Great co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I think as a co-op game it is actually more fun than StS2. The game feels built for co-op.”
Steam review · 233.2 h played ↗
Across the Obelisk
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 80%Very Positive · 80%Dreamsite Games2022Turn-Based Strategy · Casual · Adventure
−50%$19.99$9.99
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep party-based roguelike deckbuilder with great co-op and replayability, but weighed down by pricey, intrusive DLC and multiplayer desync bugs. Skip it if DLC upsells bother you.
Great for
Friends who want a co-op Slay the Spire-like with party builds and lots of replayability
Main risk
Pricey, intrusive DLC and multiplayer desync bugs spoil the experience
What players love
Huge replayability and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“There's an absurd amount of content just in the base game that's able to get you *at least* 100+ hours”
Steam review · 475.5 h played ↗
Deep party builds and synergies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The amount of variety you can build with different combination of characters is great”
Steam review · 850 h played ↗
Base game is worth it without DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The base game is still very much playable and fun even without purchasing any DLC, there is plenty of content”
Steam review · 33.6 h played ↗
Adjustable difficulty and meta progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Thanks to the extensive possibilities to tweak the difficulty it is something to challange you or to just play casually”
Steam review · 1116.2 h played ↗
Active devs and community
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 positive reviews
“amazing game with an even better community where ur able to learn a lot. the devs are also very active there to help with problems”
Steam review · 544 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced, excessive DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“$5 for a new character. $10 for a new map. $20 for a bit of both.”
Steam review · 131 h played ↗
Buggy patches and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“After the new update I cant play. Right after the town when I move to the first fight I crash.”
Steam review · 136.1 h played ↗
DLC ads and locked content in base game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You'd follow a path leading to a flashing exclamation point only to be met with a credit card prompt.”
Steam review · 84.2 h played ↗
Multiplayer desyncs and town bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The multiplayer desync means this is currently a single player game.”
Steam review · 429.1 h played ↗
Paradox launcher and EULAs
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Did you really need to add the Paradox launcher for this?”
Steam review · 21.6 h played ↗
Grindy, front-loaded, long and slow
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The majority of your decision making is front-loaded and playing optimally means knowing everything that's going to come up.”
Steam review · 115.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
Processor2.0 Ghz
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics1Gb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 10
Processor2.0 Ghz
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics1Gb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
Storage1 GB available space
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