Faithful Symphony of the Night feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This is THE spiritual successor for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Team Ladybug, WSS playground2021Metroidvania · Platformer · RPG
−55%$19.99$8.99
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A short, beautifully animated Symphony of the Night-style metroidvania with a fun fire/wind switching mechanic. It's linear and easy, so skip it if you want deep exploration or a challenge.
Great for
Castlevania SotN fans and Lodoss War fans wanting a short, polished, relaxed metroidvania, ideally on sale
Main risk
Short, linear and easy with little depth, so veterans may find it shallow for the price
What players love
Gorgeous pixel art and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Absolutely GORGEOUS pixel art!”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the soundtrack is bangin'”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Engaging boss fights and tight controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The bosses are where the game shines.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Fun fire/wind element-switching mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This makes combat a fast-paced kind of dance, where you quickly switch back and forth between elements to dodge, heal, deal effective damage, etc.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Short and tight, respects your time
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“A wonderful Metroidvania that doesn't outstay its welcome.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Linear, shallow exploration and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The level design is some of the worst I've ever seen.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Too easy, button-mashing bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“EVERY SINGLE ONE can be killed, easily, simply by button mashing.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Too short, little replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it's quite short. I've completed the game in about 4 and a half hours”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Samey weapons and meaningless leveling
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“levelling is pointless weapons are pointless, every single one so far is just a stat stick”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Harsh late difficulty and unreadable bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the difficult really ramps up towards the end of the game”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Story is confusing without Lodoss knowledge
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“If someone didn't explain the plot to me I really wouldn't have understood.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable50 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpen GL compliant video card
Storage50 MB available space
OSWindows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpen GL compliant video card
Storage50 MB available space
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