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
Grand Battle
Must buy if you like RPGs!
It’s nice to see a solid, well presented and very playable game of this type appear without the usual hype and fanfare, and get plenty of attention for its gameplay rather than its sexy heroine or Hollywood guest stars. These game has made it work. I can tell this is going to be extremely replayable. There is 10 heroes and you make a party of 4 at any one time. You also choose a starting hero and your first partner varies depending on who you choose.
– Real player with 19.2 hrs in game
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The game takes a little adjusting to but honestly is really enjoyable and reminiscent of a classic old school RPG. You can stat up characters, use equipment slots and seems like there are a lot of abilities just like you would expect. Not a huge story game but seems like a fun hack and slash.
– Real player with 17.9 hrs in game
Darkest Valley
CASUAL, CHALLENGING, OR IMPOSSIBLE?
However you want to play, choose your difficulty and hack and slash through 4 story acts. Each playthrough contains pseudo-randomly generated maps, ensuring that every playthrough is different. Hidden challenge bosses, extra magical loot, and comedic stories can be found for those looking!
UNCOVER THE MYSTERY
Journey through a dark fantasy world, as you uncover the strange happenings in the valley. Help your new friends and a town of misfits face off against the looming threat that has followed you from your past.
EMBRACE THE CLASSIC
Darkest Valley is an homage to the many great 2D action RPGs from the last twenty years. The original soundtrack, the visual style, and the story is a meld of our favorite elements from the classic and unforgettable titles in this genre. Relive those experiences in this modern indie creation.
HIGHLY STRATEGIC, POWERFUL BUILDS
Wield customizable weapons and armor with 8 item types and a wide variety of potions. Skills apply weapon hits to enemies with interesting effects, combining with crafted attributes to allow huge customization in the way you attack and defend. Coordinate with your skill tree selections, stat points, and the items you salvage for crafting materials to find the perfect build for your play style.
MANY VERY DIFFERENT WAYS TO PLAY
Choose to be an agile melee fighter, a point and click ranged tank, or a strategic summoner. Build your way across an interconnected skill tree with 5 starting points: Melee, Ranged, Summoning, Defensive, and Passives. Leverage your fast reflexes, careful positioning, or thoughtful planning to defeat the hordes you will encounter.
GROW YOUR POWER WITH MAGICAL SHARDS
There is no grind-based experience system in Darkest Valley. Increase your level and grow your strength by seeking out and finding otherworldly crystals shards that bestow great power upon those who wield them.
FACE MONSTROUS CREATURES
Throughout your journey you will fight against an array of creatures, from at first seemingly harmless slimes to monstrous trees that can walk, to horrors that come from the darkest depths. Dodge traps and find unexpected allies, where danger lurks around every corner.
FAST TRAVEL THROUGH THE MUSHROOM TUNNELS
In Darkest Valley there is little need to backtrack. Each area contains a mysterious enoki-like waypoint that acts as a portal and can be used to instantly teleport you from one area to another. If you die, you can simply teleport back to the latest waypoint and continue on your journey.
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WinterBringers
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569360
About
WinterBringers is an epic ‘Hack&Slash ‘em up’ following your own custom created hero as they appear in a mysterious temporal village with only one way in and out - the Azure Portal. Create your hero from a multitude of race and class combinations such as - Sun Elf Rogue, Fomorian Voidwalker or Goblin Cultist! Then, embark on an adventure of hacking, slashing and looting as you upgrade your hero with powerful weapons and armor on your quest to stop the Pale Knight!
Key Features
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Create!
Build a hero from a variety of race and class choices and unlock more options as your progress through the game.
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Upgrade!
Slay your enemies and complete quests to level up your character and unlock powerful weapons and armor to equip.
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Explore!
Choose your own path as you embark on the ultimate quest to stop the WinterBringers! Plot your course in the campaign and save the Broken World!
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Unlock!
Unlock a multitude of armors, weapons, races and classes use in your war against the Pale Knight.
Path of the Abyss
Path of the ABYSS is a single-player, grid-based dungeon exploration RPG.
You explore dungeons expressed in black-and-white pen drawings with your freely customized character and aim for the deepest level.
* Features *
・First-person RPG
・Real-time combatl
・Free character building
・Various mysteries and loot lying in the dungeon
* Combat *
The battle proceeds in real time.
By utilizing the skills each character has learned, you can strengthen your allies, block monster attacks, and use various other means to advance the battle to your advantage.
Since the monster’s behavior can be grasped in advance, it is also important to select the skills to be used accordingly.
The skills that can be used in battle must be set in advance in the “formation panel,” which consists of nine panels.
The type and position of the skills you set in the formation panel will greatly affect the outcome of the battle.
Which skills to set and where to set them is a major feature of this game.
* Character Build *
.Characters are selected from four classes: warrior, thief,cleric, and mage.
They can be built according to five basic parameters, weapon skills, class skills, and equipments.
Equipment can also have special abilities, which can greatly change the character’s abilities.
For example, a mage who uses self-enhancing magic to wield a sword on the front lines, a warrior who specializes in long-distance attacks, a thief who reliably kills enemies through covert action, a cleric who protects the party with heavy equipment, and many other characters can be created in the player’s imagination.
* Exploration *
.In Path of the ABYSS, you will explore a world consisting of one vast dungeon and several sub-dungeons that branch off from it.
These dungeons are seamlessly connected, allowing you to come and go as you please.
Solve the various mysteries of the dungeon, strengthen your character, and aim for the deepest part of the dungeon.
* Story *
.A small ruin in East Weltorden, which has been stolen many times and eventually decayed without attracting anyone’s attention, has been the site of many horrific monster sightings.
Those who dismissed the sightings as idle gossip and went there to test their mettle never came back.
The lord of East Weltenden sent a survey team to investigate the ruins, but the results were cruel.
Rumors of the ruins soon spread throughout the land, and many skilled adventurers began to visit the area.
You are no exception to this.
Go Fight Fantastic!
Go Fight Fantastic! is a vibrant 1-3 player hack n’ Slash game with heavy focus on teamwork and co-operation! Play as three unique characters Tank, Striker or Healer, each with his/her own set of unique abilities - both over the Internet and with friends at home (couch co-op).
Story Mode
Unfold the story of what the alien invaders want and do your best to stop people from getting taken from their homes. Explore for meteorite upgrades you can use in any game mode to modify your character and their abilities. Face enemies, bosses, challenges and events!
Horde Mode
Challenge yourselves and go for the high score as an onslaught of enemies try to take you and your team down! The longer you play, the harder it gets.
Customize your character
Exploring for and finding Meteorite upgrades allow you to upgrade your characters and their attacks. Meteorites are persistent between games and level up as you play, allowing you to build your own collection of upgrades and customize the characters to your specific play style and needs.
Want to build a DPS Healer or make a Striker that can take every hit to the face without being downed, meteorites are the way to go!
Join the community
Join our official Discord Server and let us know what you think of the game! Come hang out, join contests and get the latest news about the development.
http://discord.gofightfantastic.com/
Heroes Raid
Raid
Enter story-centric raids by yourself, or with friends. Level up, Collect loot, get rewards, and summon more power after a successful raid.
Open World
Dominate the open world in a time where nations are at war, find hidden dungeons and discover quests with epic rewards.
Deep Builds
Sacrifice your summoned heroes to gift their abilities to other heroes, with over 75 base stats including elemental and status modifiers,
unique bonus traits per summon such as fire attack or lightning defense, design your ultimate build. From a lightning swordsman to a
poison archer.
Team or Solo PvP
Take a break from the raids and dominate other players in 4v4, 3v3, 2v2, and 1v1 PvP modes, with ladders and rewards.
Heroes Raid
With the ability to summon different heroes and thousands of variations of heroes and equipment, as well as the ability to take abilities from other heroes, the possibilities are endless.
The Slormancer
A good, and promising ARPG. There are a lot of original mechanics, and concepts compared to other games of the same genre that make the game play quite enjoyable. Many of the flaws I am seeing in the game are because of its early access status rather than poor game design which leaves this title with much promise in the future!
Please note that some of the cons listed below are more easy to ignore for me because of its “early access” title although that may not be the same case for every player. Nothing wrong with wanting a “complete game”, and if that is you then I highly recommend looking elsewhere in potential titles such as ‘Grim Dawn’ or ‘Chronicon’. Also please note that everything listed below is highly subjective to change at any time. I’ll try to update this review whenever I can, but some of the bullet points can become invalidated with future game updates before I can follow through on my part. If you are interested in someday buying this game while being hesitant to pulling the trigger on a purchase then I encourage you to look into recent update logs rather than Steam reviews before doing so.
– Real player with 29.1 hrs in game
While the game today, on release, is quite fun, and the mechancics feel solid, there is always one big issue: Early Access.
Now, I bought the game because it seemed fun, first and foremost. Of course some buyers will have some sense of pride in the dev team because of their nationality, especially when you know of Wolcen. I still shudder to think about the sheer mediocrity, and even complete incompetence of this dev team. That said, one could say they had nothing concrete under the hood in the first place, and we should have all went away after they did some weird shit in the early stage.
– Real player with 27.7 hrs in game
Warhammer: Chaosbane
Update january 7th 2020:
youre welcome to read the full review, but let me say that after 130h clocked in this game, playing god knows how many relic hunts on chaos 3-5 with max modifiers, ive yet to achieve more than 3-4 greens on a char, out of 10 possible wearables.
this game is straight up just boring. i am a huge warhammer nerd, and ive had so much hope for this game, it had the potential, might still have. but its so much reusing the same stuff, main story is basically the same story and progression four times. were talking with so little difference you hardly see it.
– Real player with 149.9 hrs in game
REVIEW : WARHAMMER: CHAOSBANE
ACHIEVEMENTS : 43 / 43 (100%)
SCORE : 6/10
This game is if Diablo 3 had no expansion, was the first game of the studio and just threw a fine and well Warhammer coat of paint on it. This is by all means a good Warhammer RPG game, but this is no true Hardcore RPG experince alikes to POE or GD
… why should I even get this?
If you’re REALLY having a diablo itch and nothings doing it for ya, this will probably be a very good time for you. This is not a hard game with really not a whole lot of setting up to do with builds or complications with how things really work. This is a great introduction to the Diablo-Like Top Down RPGS for a basic, repetitive but overall fun experience
– Real player with 127.0 hrs in game
Anima : The Reign of Darkness
The Opposite of PoE!
Playing Path of Exile since 8/2011, it slowly derailed for me from hack and slash to build (or better copy) , buy , and now study bossfight phases and anounced abilities.
If you want to go back to the roots and frag some stuff 2 sec. after you logged in and dont want to plan heists or syndicates or 10 other timewasters - this may be your game for the next hours.
pro:
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copied the right stuff from 20 other games for a unique feel
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nice Itemsystem ( merge the stats of 2 items and upgrade items 40x 5% in Power)
– Real player with 649.9 hrs in game
This game is an ode to the original ARPG’s like the original Diablo. It’s a ton of fun and I’ve blown almost 10 hours into it already and seems like I’ve been playing for a couple hours tops. The drops are fun and even has lower level legendary and set items to loot and at just a bit over $10.00 is well worth the price. So far at early leveling I have one large tower like dungeon with
many different levels to explore and quests given in town with merchants and NPC. It’s a fun
game and I see a lot of mixed reviews. I think considering the price and the fun it’s well worth $10+
– Real player with 228.5 hrs in game