Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A charming, addictive action roguelike where swapping skulls and stacking item synergies drives big replayability. Skip it if you hate heavy RNG, visual clutter, or repeating early levels.
Great for
Roguelike fans who love theorycrafting builds, tough bosses and "one more run" loops, especially Dead Cells fans
Main risk
Heavy RNG, repetitive levels and cluttered screens can make runs feel unfair and grindy
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the variety of skulls and items allows for countless different strategies and builds, which keeps the gameplay feeling fresh even after hundreds of hours.”
Steam review · 298.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Fun, addictive, always just one more run.”
Steam review · 85.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“One of the harder Roguelikes, but so incredibly rewarding.”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the story was remarkably well written (albeit appropriately short)”
Steam review · 37.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the pixel art is awesome, but it is on a whole other level here because of the character sprite work.”
Steam review · 103.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“This game runs amazing on Steam Deck played over 40 hours of it and love it.”
Steam review · 50 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“adventurers being a run killer is so bad, literally the only reason i am giving negative review”
Steam review · 55.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Areas don't change much / at all on subsequent runs, giving each run an incredibly samey feel.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You're either a god that has unlimited sustain and spits on the enemies, or you get 1 tapped by a random boss because you got unlucky with resources, skulls, items, or all 3.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Explosions, flashes, projectiles cover the screen, and it's impossible to tell what's gonna hurt me and track enemy attacks.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“some skulls (and certain abilities) are so utterly useless you cannot properly play the game until you get a better skull.”
Steam review · 63.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“gotta remap the button layout completely to have it make any kind of sense and even then this game does not feel good on keyboard.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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Recommended
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+ Nostalgic classic that still holds up
− Rebirth is better; buy that instead
analyzed 2 h ago
+ Great value, especially on sale
− Heavy microtransactions and paywalled QoL
analyzed 5 h ago
+ Holo House minigames add variety
− Repetitive, shallow, similar to Vampire Survivors
analyzed 5 h ago
+ Great blend of roguelite combat and cult management
− Shallow, mediocre combat and management
analyzed 1 d ago
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