Touching family story and narrator
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“the narrator's voice is absolutely perfect for the game's tone”
Steam review · 33.3 h played ↗
Children of Morta
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Dead Mage2019Roguelike · Hack and Slash · Action Roguelike
$21.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, story-driven family action roguelite with great narration and varied heroes, but simple, repetitive combat. Skip it if you play solo and want deep builds.
Great for
Co-op duos and story lovers who enjoy pixel art and a relaxed, simple action RPG
Main risk
Combat becomes repetitive kiting and grinding, especially solo, with little build depth
What players love
Gorgeous pixel art and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“I'd call this project a reference example of pixel art.”
Steam review · translated · 28.6 h played ↗
Fun combat and satisfying progression
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It gave me this "just one more round" urge.”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗
Distinct playable family members
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“characters are unique and you wont play favorites”
Steam review · 24.7 h played ↗
Great in co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I played with my girlfriend in local co-op mode, and we had the best time ever.”
Steam review · 51.8 h played ↗
Works well on Steam Deck and Linux
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“it worked flawlessly on the Steam Deck”
Steam review · 28 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, kiting-heavy combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it always boils down to hit & kite. WITH EVERY CHARACTER!”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“there is often times constant stuttering and lag spikes”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Slow, grindy meta progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the meta progression, which is necessary to advance, is sooooooo tedious”
Steam review · 20.6 h played ↗
Too much dialogue and cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“it's 15 min run, 10 min cutscene”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Co-op is buggy and laggy
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“online coop is immensely bugged losing progress, having to reconnect often, desyncs”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Co-op guests can't progress or upgrade
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“in co-op you and your friend can't progress at the same time, only the host is able to do that”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 7
Processor2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 10
Processor3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 960, Radeon RX 570 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
Storage2 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 7
Processor2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
Storage2 GB available space
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