Great local and online co-op
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“literally the best local coop progression/rouguelike game we have found.”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗
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Mostly Positive · 74%Mostly Positive · 74%Klei Entertainment2026Dungeon Crawler · Hack and Slash · Roguelite
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A charming Klei co-op beat-'em-up roguelite with great art and varied weapons, but shallow runs and heavy grind. Skip it if you play solo or want deep roguelite builds.
Great for
Couch or online co-op groups who love Klei's art and enjoy gear-grinding brawlers
Main risk
Repetitive combat and heavy grinding with shallow run upgrades make it stale quickly, especially solo
What players love
Varied weapons and build options
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Every single weapon has its own unique playstyle, and even the different variants of each weapon can feel very distinct from one another.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Beautiful Klei art and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Art style is the highlight, which makes everything adorable.”
Steam review · 30.7 h played ↗
Game improved a lot since early access
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I came back after a 1+ year break and the game feels a lot fuller and more fun.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Deep progression and lots to unlock
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Progression is dreamy, with constant short, mid, long term and even stretch goals keep you constantly invested”
Steam review · 21.6 h played ↗
Satisfying, readable combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The enemies' tells are clear and it feels all around more readable”
Steam review · 21.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Heavy, tedious grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The GRIND makes this game trash. The material gather is absurd.”
Steam review · 30.7 h played ↗
Repetitive, boring combat and levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I was waving my spear for 4 hours with minimalistic combos exploring nearly identical locations fighting the same enemies over and over.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Abandoned feel, thin content, price too high
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Content wise the only thing that has really been added was 4 new bosses and two new zones.”
Steam review · 35 h played ↗
Weak roguelite upgrades, runs feel samey
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The roguelike elements made 0 difference throughout my runs and I felt exactly the same in terms of power at the start and at the finish of the run.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Unbalanced and useless weapons/gear
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The weapon distribution of this game is not balanced well, some are just so terrible compared to others like the spear.”
Steam review · 197.1 h played ↗
Mandatory data collection for online play
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Requiring the ability to harvest and monitor my data just to play online after i've already paid for the game is extremely scummy imo.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-8100 equivalent (4-core)
Memory6 GB RAM
Graphics2GB VRAM / DirectX 11+ support
Storage6 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-7400 equivalent (4-core)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics6GB VRAM NVIDIA GTX 1060 equivalent or higher
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-8100 equivalent (4-core)
Memory6 GB RAM
Graphics2GB VRAM / DirectX 11+ support
Storage6 GB available space
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