Excellent co-op teamwork
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 positive reviews
“I've had more fun with this playing with friends than any other game.”
Steam review · 87.9 h played ↗
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Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%BetaDwarf2013Hack and Slash · Action · RPG
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A punishing co-op arena brawler with orb-based puzzles that shines with 3-4 friends. Skip it if you'll play solo, use multiple controllers, or hate retrying levels for challenges.
Great for
Groups of 3-4 friends who enjoy challenging, communication-heavy couch or online co-op
Main risk
You lack a regular co-op group, or hit broken controller and multiplayer connection issues
What players love
Challenging, rewarding difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Devilishly challenging yet fair, this here is a masterpiece.”
Steam review · 29.3 h played ↗
Clever orb mechanic mixing puzzles and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“You have to solve puzzles with Balfus the ball while dealing with combat.”
Steam review · 45.5 h played ↗
Distinct classes and flexible skill builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“What's impressive is that each one feels distinctly unique yet equally effective.”
Steam review · 32.8 h played ↗
Varied levels with replayable challenges
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“There is a large variety of different challenges rooms with various objectives.”
Steam review · 30.3 h played ↗
Great value, especially on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Got a 4 pack in sale a while back, money well spent.”
Steam review · 22.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bugs, crashes and lack of polish
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Great game in principle, but unplayably buggy. In a single half hour session we encountered something like 5 game breaking bugs.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Unfair, cheap difficulty and stun-locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You can be combo-ed infinitely by enemies, getting chained from knockdown to knockdown without a chance to retaliate, which leads to death”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Online co-op connection and netcode problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Netcode on the game is absolute garbage. The game become a stuttering mess - enemies teleport and abilities do not work.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Controller and local co-op broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Widespread local co-op controller issues - tried everything marked as [Solved] but nothing works, this game just doesn't want to recognize a second controller no matter what it is.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Forced replays for challenges and time trials
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Waste of time. Too many puzzles and it is nescessary to complete extra chalanges in the campaign mode to fight the final boss.”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Poor or unplayable solo
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“This shouldn't have been allowed to call itself a single-player game, in my opinion.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, Windows 8
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or equal at 1.6GHz or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c-compatible, SM 3.0-compatible
Storage5 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7, Windows 8
ProcessorQuadCore 2.0 GHz +
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS or better, 512MB+ VRAM
Storage5 GB available space
OSWindows 7, Windows 8
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or equal at 1.6GHz or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c-compatible, SM 3.0-compatible
Storage5 GB available space
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