Weighty, skill-based parry combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The combat just feels great. Really weighty, thoughtful, and satisfying.”
Steam review · 38.9 h played ↗
Curse of the Dead Gods
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Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%Passtech Games2021Action Roguelike · Roguelite · Action
−80%$19.99$3.99
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A slow, methodical, skill-based Hades-like roguelite with excellent parry combat and a curse system, but thin content, grindy progression and heavy RNG. Skip it if you want story or variety.
Great for
Players who like deliberate, Souls-like combat and challenging roguelites without story
Main risk
Content runs thin and repetitive, with grindy meta-progression and late-game padding through tanky elites
What players love
Good weapon variety and builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A major highlight is the weapon variety.”
Steam review · 39 h played ↗
Interesting curse and light mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The corruption mechanic makes this very unique and every action has a consequence.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
Great dark, stylish art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Fun new concepts, brilliant gameplay, and gorgeous artwork!”
Steam review · 26.8 h played ↗
Satisfying boss fights and challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“super satisfying to clear a new boss.”
Steam review · 38 h played ↗
Great on Steam Deck and low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“Runs perfect on SteamDeck”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive content and low variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“You just fight stronger, tanker versions of the same enemies and repeat the same gimmicks all the way to the final boss.”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Heavy RNG and unbalanced weapons
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“everything is random to the point of stupidity.”
Steam review · 75.8 h played ↗
No story and inferior to Hades
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the authors forgot completely about the story and characters and it turns out those were important too.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Grindy, weak meta-progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I'm not going to play for two hours to unlock one permanent upgrade.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Stamina system and stunlocks feel unfair
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
Tanky elites and brutal endgame padding
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“once you hit two or three rooms before the third boss, the game spawns practically nothing but elites.”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2125 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz)
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon R7 370
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i7-3820 (3.6 GHz)/AMD FX-8350 (4.0 GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB, GeForce GTX 760/Radeon R9 280
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2125 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz)
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon R7 370
Storage2 GB available space
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