Atmospheric gothic-steampunk setting and art
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“An excellent action role-playing game with a Victorian noir atmosphere and steampunk elements.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
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Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%NeocoreGames2013Hack and Slash · Action RPG · RPG
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, cheap, atmospheric gothic-steampunk Diablo-like with witty banter, but balance spikes, a repetitive back half and bugs hold it back. Skip it at full price or for co-op.
Great for
Diablo-like fans wanting a short, funny, atmospheric ARPG on a deep discount
Main risk
Brutal enemy swarms and balance spikes, plus a repetitive, short campaign and bugs
What players love
Funny companion Katarina and witty dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Lady Katarina absolutely steals the show with her humor.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Great voice acting and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Excellent voice acting, original atmospheric music”
Steam review · 24.7 h played ↗
Fun, punchy Diablo-style combat and loot
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“A really good ARPG, with a nice skill tree and crunchy combat.”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗
Great value on sale, short and easy to finish
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Pick it up in a sale (I think it's worth full price), drop 20ish hours into”
Steam review · 23.6 h played ↗
Build variety and skill customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“There's amazing build variety!”
Steam review · 22.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, boring combat and shallow builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It's the same thing over and over and over and over.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Brutal enemy swarms and poor balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You constantly get bombarded by 50 billion enemies with 50 billion health each”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Bugs, quest breaks and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“How can a game so old still be riddled with so many game breaking bugs?”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Poor optimization and settings issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“game is terribly optimized and i ran into game breaking issues here in 2025.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Broken or unreliable multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I bought this game just to play with my friends. But the multiplayer doesnt work right.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Classes locked behind paid DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Out of 3 classes of heroes - 2 are locked away in DLC.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3, Windows 7, Windows 8
ProcessorDual Core CPU 2.0 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 8800, Radeon HD4000, Intel HD4000 (min. 512 MB VRAM)
Storage20 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 (64 bit), Windows 8 (64 bit)
ProcessorQuad Core CPU 2.5 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 560 or Radeon HD5800
Storage20 GB HD space
OSWindows XP SP3, Windows 7, Windows 8
ProcessorDual Core CPU 2.0 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 8800, Radeon HD4000, Intel HD4000 (min. 512 MB VRAM)
Storage20 GB HD space
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