Great fun with friends in co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“this has been my most played game and is so fun to play with friends.”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Crackshell2018Roguelite · Action Roguelike · Dungeon Crawler
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A pixel-art co-op action roguelite with addictive town and cross-character progression, but heavy grind and flaky online play. Skip it if you hate grinding or need stable co-op.
Great for
Players who enjoy grindy meta progression and co-op runs with friends
Main risk
The grind feels endless, and online co-op disconnects often
What players love
Rewarding meta progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Progression (on both town and character) and randomized loot always engages you, and the "team guild buff" encourages you to try out different classes.”
Steam review · 147.9 h played ↗
Varied classes and builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Nine different classes with very different gameplays, all very fun to play.”
Steam review · 39.1 h played ↗
Huge content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“An very good co-op roguelike, with a huge amount of content.”
Steam review · 317.7 h played ↗
Satisfying combat and bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Combat feels good and there is good variety in playstyles and enemy types.”
Steam review · 36.8 h played ↗
Good pixel art and easy pickup
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The pixel art is very well done. The game is easy for casuals to pick up.”
Steam review · 74.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Excessive grind and slow progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“it's ruined by a borderline insulting level of grind.”
Steam review · 52.4 h played ↗
Multiplayer disconnects with no rejoin
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the multiplayer has game-breaking bugs in multiplayer (specifically, constant disconnects without the ability to reconnect).”
Steam review · 112.1 h played ↗
Crashes and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Game crashes on or after startup.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Repetitive levels and shallow items
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“it gets super repetitive after a few runs. The enemies are not very diverse and the "procedurally generated" levels look the same to me each time I play.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Gold tax on sending loot home
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Tax is a stupid mechanic which absolutely does not need to be in this game or any other.”
Steam review · 52.4 h played ↗
Save loss and corruption
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“6 years after release and the game still has save corruption issues.”
Steam review · 51 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel Core™ Duo or faster
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.2+ / DirectX 11+
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel Core™ Duo or faster
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.2+ / DirectX 11+
Storage500 MB available space
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