Deep, flexible build variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“buildmaking is far deeper than 3 classes with 3 subclasses each would imply since there are 100 weapons for each class”
Steam review · 108.8 h played ↗
The Slormancer
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Slormite Studios2025Hack and Slash · Dungeon Crawler · Action RPG
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
Cheap, charming pixel ARPG with deep build crafting and free respecs. A mandatory grind wall before the final boss and repetitive maps and enemies sour many; skip it if you hate grinding.
Great for
Theorycrafters who love build experimentation, loot and grinding in a solo, no-MTX ARPG
Main risk
Mandatory grind wall before the final boss, with repetitive maps and few enemy types
What players love
Addictive, satisfying progression loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Insanely addictive. It's 'just one more instance, then to the forge.'”
Steam review · translated · 35.7 h played ↗
Charming art, humor and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The pixel art has a lot of charm, the humor works for me”
Steam review · 17.5 h played ↗
Great value for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“For what it costs, there’s a really solid amount of game here.”
Steam review · 17.5 h played ↗
Free respec and easy experimentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“You can respec everything anytime. Misunderstood a skill or want to try a complete different build? Just change.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Friendly, deep crafting system
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“the crafting system is, without a doubt, the best I have ever used in any game”
Steam review · 110.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive gameplay and endgame
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the game starts strong and turns into a complete boring grindfest with no changes to gameplay after the first 10 hours or so”
Steam review · 32.1 h played ↗
Forced grind wall before final boss
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“No new dungeon, no silly quest or any story-driven excuse to progress, just a mindless statement.”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
Few enemy types and map layouts
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“5 or 6 mob types in the whole game. ridiculously grindy”
Steam review · 67 h played ↗
Bugs, performance and Steam Deck font
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Up to a certain number of enemies it runs perfectly fine, but above that fps suddenly drops HARD”
Steam review · 103.8 h played ↗
Brutal endgame bosses and modifiers
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“That boss is stupid and completely out of place for where the challenge sits in the game.”
Steam review · 43.9 h played ↗
Little new content or updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“This genre is defined by continuously updating content.”
Steam review · 197.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support450 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 and Above
ProcessorDual-Core 1.8 GHZ or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512 Mb
Storage450 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 and Above
ProcessorQuad-Core 2.4 GHZ or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics1 Gb
Storage450 MB available space
OSWindows 7 and Above
ProcessorDual-Core 1.8 GHZ or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512 Mb
Storage450 MB available space
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