Dredgers
This is tough, because I love this game and it’s concept. It’s so fun! I have a lot of praise for it.
Unfortunately, I feel like I can’t recommend it at this time for two reasons:
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Missing basics like any type of saving, which pretty much everything I’ve played since the days of shareware has had, seems quite sloppy. The display of the amount of hours I’ve played isn’t really correct: most of that has been on pause because I didn’t want to exit and lose all my progress on the run.
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Do you know how my last run ended? No? Neither do I. Based on all the information I had, it didn’t make sense. Many key things are just not explained, so new players are going to go through several baptisms by fire, creating a lot of frustration.
– Real player with 152.5 hrs in game
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Pretty solid roguelike with emphasis on speedy playthroughs and choosing your next step, though that can be its weakness too. Its big selling points are the 30+ races and crazy class combinations which are very very satisfying to play with, as well as actual honest-to-god necromancy where you can have a zombie horde if you want. Or you could skip zombies altogether, dominate the minds of your enemies, send them at your foes, blow up their (animate or inanimate) corpses into a huge mess when they die and then revive them and your former foes as skeletons. Full crafter build is viable, and thats before we get onto races. Pretty much anything that spawns in the dungeon is something you can unlock and play pretty quickly. Only exception afaik is the slime MAN (you can be a regular slime) but I suspect that’ll be implemented in time.
– Real player with 61.1 hrs in game
Avencast: Rise of the Mage
Avencast: Rise of the Mage is a decent game overall, but most people wouldn’t bother with this game and would most likely try something more mainstream.
Avencast is a game about a young mage who gets enrolled into Avencast Academy, where the young mage will learn about magic and the fantasy world they live in.
! Later in the game, the academy gets attacked by daemons and you must help fight off the daemons.
The story itself is pretty bland along with most of the dialogue (the funniest thing about the dialogue is Dolcina complaining about her imp). There are quite a few sidequests that you can do in the game. Most of the rewards are near worthless because you usually find better things along the way, but it will most certainly help you because you also gain XP from completing them, along with defeating any enemies along the way.
– Real player with 36.1 hrs in game
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I really dont get why this game has a low rating!!! The game is fantastic. There is litteraly nothing wrong with it!! There are no buggs, the storyline is smooth and great, always keeping you interested, the controls are perfect and on top of that they are also custamizable! (if u think that they are bad) You can even roll in the game!!!! Whats not great about that, hue xD
If people dont like to play a mage dont get this game, this game is all about mages; its a Hogwarts school like game but without wands. There are 3 types of magic, Blood magic, (spells that buff ur staff, so close combat) Soul Magic (spells and ranged combat) and Summoning (that works with both Blood or Soul, depending on what you wana go with)…….well u can pretty much guess that one. The story is interesting from the start of the game and the many hours I have played the game (at this date and time) you can tell that the game is properly thought through.
– Real player with 28.6 hrs in game
Space Hack
Overall, after spending 45 hours grinding through this game and going through all 15 BioSpheres and all 45 levels, I can say for sure that Space Hack isn’t worth the experience in present times or at least has aged horribly.
TL;DR: This game is extremely tedious and repetitive and although I had fun in a few places I can’t really recommend this to anyone unless they are looking to complete a random game and they are willing to spend hours and hours battling with the same stuff. Even for a 2005 game it suffers from horrible pacing which shows the lack of interesting mechanics to play with.
– Real player with 45.2 hrs in game
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I’ve been playing ARPGs for a long time. This sucks as an ARPG.
These are my problems with it:
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No chest system. Biggest problem in my case. I like to save items I might or not use in the future in some place. This game didn’t have that. I ended up using my base to save good gear, by the end I had over 50 items laying around.
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A lot back-tracking. Get this: the inventory is 10x5. A bit tiny except some items can be 2x4 in size, and as mentioned before, no chest system. So let’s say you find 5 items with size 2x4, and then a 2x2 item. You’re done, you can’t pick up the 2x2 one. You have to go back to your base (for which you have a thing called “hi-techs”, which are basically spells; most are good and useful, some don’t use your energy), deal with items however you want to deal them (again, no chest system), go back to the quest, rinse and repeat. I think at the fourth or fifth time it happens in the same map, you’re allowed to swear at the devs.
– Real player with 34.6 hrs in game
Adventure of Tuck
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Adventure of Tuck is a roguelite game in which you play as Tuck.
Tuck wants to be a writer, but he has no inspiration. This is when Tuck decides to go into the forest for an adventure of his own. Once he gets into the forest, the ideas start flowing, but this quickly comes to an abrupt end. This is when his true adventure begins.
Fight a wide variety of enemies with unique attack patterns. Upon defeating the enemies, Tuck will write more information down about each enemy with some of his own silly little comments. Tuck has a basic attack, three different basic abilities and an ultimate ability. These basic abilities are upgradable!
Explore different types of biomes which have different enemies. Each biome also has a couple unique special tiles, which makes it worth exploring!
Make friends with cute little characters. Some of these will help you on your journey by giving you quests, upgrading your weapon, upgrading your abilities, and more!
Each biome contains a unique boss with different attack patterns and multiple phases. These epic boss fights are definitely not something you should underestimate!
For Sparta
PROS:
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A decent variety of enemies. There are about 3-4 different skins for each monster, but they each have varying attacks and behaviours to keep things interesting.
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A large selection of craftable perks to potentially obtain.
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The controls handle well. Dodging and attacking feels responsive and enjoyable.
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Action-packed generally speaking. Enemies spawn in waves throughout a day, but if you take too long, the next wave will spawn in to keep you on your toes.
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Satisfying and appropriate sound effects.
– Real player with 15.8 hrs in game
Great little arcade game. It’s difficult and has a lot of random elements that can make it anywhere from challenging to near impossible, but with games being so fast/short and the ability to restart in a couple of seconds it’s not normally frustrating.
If you like old school keyboard bashing this is for you.
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game
Gods Will Fall
I will say this right off the bat this game is definitely not for everyone. This is not diablo don’t play if you cannot stand losing or think this is a simple button masher. (WARNING: This game was designed for a controller, although it is not impossible to play with a keyboard it will take practice, dont hesitate to reconfigure the keys to something you are comfortable with)
The basic premise is you have 8 randomly generated warriors and 10 gods to kill, to kill one you must choose one warrior to control and traverse the dungeon of said god and then face him in combat, be warned once inside there are only three endings. Victory, capture or death. The catch however is that on each playthrough the strength of the boss will vary each time, the boss that was super easy in your first playthrough might be the strongest in the next one, worst of all you have no way of knowing until you send someone inside and once inside there is no backing out.
– Real player with 40.7 hrs in game
A challenging game full of charm and atmosphere. Note: I bought this on special with 40% off.
I finished Gods Will Fall last night and was pleasantly surprised at the fun journey I had just had. I bought this game despite the mixed reviews because I saw something in the trailers that just clicked with me and I think a lot of the negative reviews are there because the game isn’t what most gamers were expecting.
Yes the game has rogue-like elements and dare I say it, is a little souls like, but over all I think the game sets out to do it’s own thing in a way that put some players off because again, they weren’t expecting it.
– Real player with 26.8 hrs in game
Lethal Honor Essence
Brutal, obscure, and punishing action-adventure roguelite with a dark atmosphere and gothic hand-drawn graphic novel art.
The player will be an agent of Lethal Honor, a secret organization in charge of investigating and destroying the paranormal files of the governments of the world.
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Strategic action-adventure game
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Roguelite gameplay
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Eight different biomes and eight different main characters with their own storyline and events
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Dozens of different abilities and combat styles
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Beautiful hand-painted gothic graphic novel art characters in 3D scenarios: EMBRACE THE COMIC!!
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Mature, dark and complex story
Leyline Knights
If you like Roguelikes like Hades, you’d enjoy this. A couple of patches can get it working well cause I did encounter a couple a couple of bugs (in fact I only stopped playing because of one). I didn’t quite understand what are the things you select before you start the “Dungeon Run” but its fun. Managed to fight (and not always defeat) a couple of bosses which from my experience in 1 hour of play were all different so that nice. Also I have no idea how you can get back with your gems, I wanted to buy some permanent buffs but when I died I always lost everthing (not sure if intentional but usually you get to keep a small percentage if you don’t make it till the end)
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
I’d recommend this game, it’s a nice action roguelike game with a nice replayability value through the possibilty of different builds.
Your goal is to climb the Great Tree to do so you’ll fight enemies through different areas and maps and fight your way against bosses.
You have access to numerous upgrades,items and combining various elements to help you through it and advance to the next level of an area.
You’ll encounter NPCs that will help you and tell you a bit more on the lore.
You can also tailor your playstyle with the purchase of upgrades and such.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Night Blade
The game is great for a start but needs a lot of upgrades. Especially ‘‘Character Health’’. In my opinion if these improvements happen, it will make great progress.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
The Batpack played this today and have to say we had a ball! The game is top notch fun with friends with many modes to play. Can play CTF, CTP, TDM, DM and also play with bots if you can’t find a match. The gameplay flows really nicely and the controls are very intuitive. The soundtrack is also fantastic which ties the game together beautifully!
At any price, grab a copy of this game! You won’t regret it!
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Rules of Alchemy
Rules of Alchemy is a spell combo roguelike with thousands of items, deep rpg systems, fast-paced strategic combat, and a procedurally generated world full of secrets. Mix your spells with each other, the environment, and your weapon, as you master thousands of combinations to decimate your foes!
MASTER THE ELEMENTS
Unlock over 100 spells on the Runegate and discover even more hidden spells as you play the game. In Rules of Alchemy spells are cast by combining other spells in real time. This unique system will have you experimenting with tons of different loadouts. Learn to counter enemy spells and turn them into your own. You can even use the environment or items as part of your combo.
9 WEAPON CLASSES
Find your perfect playstyle among the 9 classes and their weapon types. From sword and shield, to dual lances, each weapon class provides a unique combat system that evolves the further you progress in the game. Experience the unique combo system and master every weapon’s perks and techniques. Discover legendary weapons and use them to augment your spells, reach hidden areas, and defeat secret bosses.
THE PERFECT BUILD
Craft, transmute, trade, equip and level up thousands of procedural items. Combined with a deep rpg stat system, a massive spell tree, and 7 procedural biomes, Rules of Alchemy will have every run feeling fresh and exciting. Meet a wide range of NPCs and access different rare items, epic quests, boss fights and climatic endings, all based on the dialog, items, and stats you choose.
BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY
A dark force has corrupted the land and the torn have begun to invade. It is said only the Philosopher’s Stone can repair this broken world and drive out the dark forces. Discover the mysteries of an ancient people and seek out answers to your immortality. Unlock the power of the runegate and find the traitorous alchemist within your ranks.
FEATURES
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Massive Spell Tree
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Thousands of procedurally generated items
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7 procedurally generated biomes
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9 dynamic Weapon Classes
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Hundreds of unique spells
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Branching dialog with real rewards and consequences
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Unique spell casting and combo system
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Roguelite progression system
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In-depth RPG stat system
***Many features listed are not available in the demo