Great co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Having an absolute blast playing this with my wife, plus a friend and his wife.”
Steam review · 77.2 h played ↗
Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Arrowhead Game Studios2014Dungeon Crawler · Hack and Slash · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $2.99
The verdict
A simple, short arcade dungeon crawler that shines in 4-player co-op and nostalgia, but is thin on content and progression. Skip it if you play solo or expect Dark Legacy.
Great for
Friends or couch co-op groups wanting cheap, simple arcade dungeon crawling on sale
Main risk
Short, repetitive content with little progression, and not like the classic Gauntlet games you remember
What players love
Nostalgic nod to the arcade original
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“A prime example of an EXCELLENT reboot of a classic arcade game.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Good looks and smooth performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Even 12 years after release it looks decent, runs great even in 4k”
Steam review · 33.1 h played ↗
Easy to pick up, simple and fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Short and simple. Nothing too deep or complicated, just Gauntlet.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Distinct heroes and fun wizard
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“There is a character for everyone's play style in here.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Great price on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“It's also only $3 on sale at the time of this review and only $6 for you to get a four pack of the game”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Not like classic Gauntlet or Dark Legacy
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Complete garbage compared to Dark Legacy.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Short and repetitive content
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It is a very short, very empty, and very unfinished game with a pitiful amount of content.”
Steam review · 25.4 h played ↗
Little progression, pointless grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“everything is very grindy and it doesnt even improve your gameplay.”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗
Slayer Edition update removed content
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“all the work that everyone did in 1.0 to unlock character masteries was rendered completely pointless now.”
Steam review · 24.1 h played ↗
Annoying Death and boring bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the game already introduces an enemy you CANNOT fight and must run from. Incredibly un-fun”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Bad fixed camera and hard to see your hero
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Your player isn't highlighted, so when you're in a lobby of 4 people going in different directions and a room full of mobs, it's almost impossible to tell where YOUR character is.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista / Windows 7
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista / Windows 7
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB NVIDIA 460 / AMD Radeon 5870
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows Vista / Windows 7
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Storage2 GB available space
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