Beautiful pixel art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The pixel art is just stunning, I think it's the best I've ever seen.”
Steam review · 122.3 h played ↗
Stoneshard
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Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%Ink Stains Games2020Roguelike · RPG · Strategy
−30%$24.99$17.49
US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A deep, brutal turn-based survival RPG with great pixel art and build variety, held back by a harsh save system, tedious travel and slow development. Skip it if you want quicksaves.
Great for
Patient players who love hardcore Battle Brothers-style tactical survival and trying many builds
Main risk
Sleep-only saves plus long walks make deaths cost lots of time, and the game is still unfinished
What players love
Huge build variety and skill trees
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the variety of build u can try, the different playstyle”
Steam review · 1003.9 h played ↗
Deep, rewarding hardcore survival
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the game is very hardcore, you have to actually prepare for battles: Bring enough food, bring enough meds”
Steam review · 70.2 h played ↗
Satisfying tactical turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“the most satisfying turn-based combat I've ever played in a video game”
Steam review · 503.2 h played ↗
Lots of content and regular updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“it got much better over the years, devs actually managed to fill it with interesting content and good mechanics”
Steam review · 45 h played ↗
Save system is fine once you adapt
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Saving in this game is completely fine, and it only adds to the game's incredible tension.”
Steam review · 25.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Endless early access and slow development
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“But the fact that it’s been stuck in Early Access for over five years is starting to feel absurd.”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
Restrictive save system wastes time
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“hamstrings itself by insisting on a cumbersome and punishing save system that requires you either waste some of your time tediously working around it, or waste a lot of your time by not.”
Steam review · 16.8 h played ↗
Punishing RNG and unfair difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“A "low level" mob in the first dungeon can just outright kill you all by itself due to bad rng.”
Steam review · 53.3 h played ↗
Tedious, slow walking between locations
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“you will spend most of your time walking”
Steam review · 312.9 h played ↗
Character creation never delivered
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Bought in 2022 and was promised a character creator. It's 2026 and still none”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Tiny inventory and no respec
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Excessively restrictive inventory system where half of your inventory is filled with consumables and you can barely take any loot”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10/11 64bit
ProcessorIntel i3 5050U or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GT 430 or equivalent
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10/11 64bit
ProcessorIntel i5 3150 or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 or equivalent
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10/11 64bit
ProcessorIntel i3 5050U or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GT 430 or equivalent
Storage1 GB available space
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