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Best dungeon crawler games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Genre
94 Torchlight II	$19.99	Very Positive	Dungeon Crawler RPG
88 Darkest Dungeon	$24.99	-	Role-Playing
-- Enter the Gungeon	$14.99	Overwhelmingly Positive	Roguelike
87 Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	15,99€	Very Positive	RPG
-- Grim Dawn	$24.99	-	Action / RPG / Hack n' Slash

Torchlight II

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Works on different OS's: Linux/Mac/Win

Torchlight II is a multi-platform game that works on OSX, Linux and Windows. Which is great for users who dual-boot as the game can be played no matter what OS is booted at the time. See More

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Limited respec system

Much like an old school dungeon crawler, there is little to no useful respec system here. You can respec the last three skill points used on a character, but that is it. This tends to lead towards plenty of skills in the skilltree that ended up going nowhere, which are just wasted points. Unless you know specifically where you will be putting each and every skill point for your build beforehand, no respec may have an impact on making a perfect build. See More

Ray's Experience

Fun game with a nice but short story. Great replay value thanks to mods. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG

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Well implemented and fun action-RPG combat

Torchlight 2 has all the typical RPG mechanics such as classes, loot, skill trees etc. However all the little touches and details come together to make playing the game really fun and a great balance between depth/complexity and being able to get started killing hordes of monsters. Killing monsters is very satisfying and the loot system keeps things very interesting without feeling like you're just grinding for better items. See More

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Limited build choices for higher difficulties

Only 1-2 build per class can really work at Elite difficulty. See More

DaringAtarsamain's Experience

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Well implemented co-op

You can team up with up to 5 other plays to take on the hordes together. There is also a PvP mode if you'd rather kill your friends instead of team up with them. See More

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Lacking in story

The characters are flat and the overall story is pretty boring/standard. While not unexpected for such a game it would have been nice to have something other than loot driving advancement in the game. See More

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Elaborate loot system

Loot in Torchlight II is varied and dependent on a wide array of circumstances. There are so many variables that come into play as to what a player will find that makes searching out better and better items a game in and of itself. See More

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Incentive to replay due to limited respec system

Much of leveling up is permanent, which not only gives a sense of connection to ones built characters but also means there is a large incentive to replay to make different builds. See More

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Varied level design

Unlike the first title there are many areas to see in the game that all have different looks. Plus there are large open ares as well as close quarter caverns. See More

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Modding support

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Darkest Dungeon

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Great monster design

There's a wide variety of extremely well-designed monsters and characters in the game. You confront bandits, skeletons, fish men, pig monsters, and all sorts of Eldritch horrors. But what's really noteworthy though is the boss monsters design. Both the art style and abilities are unique and hard to find in other games. For example, there's a boss which is pretty much a lump of flesh that can transform into a Siren and even seduce one of your allies to its side temporarily. See More

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It can be frustrating at times

Darkest Dungeon heavily relies on random events that can happen at any point in a dungeon. Some of them don't make any sense and most of them don't feel fair. For example, right after stepping inside a dungeon your characters might suddenly go hungry. If you don't feed them they'll get a penalty, setting you back for the rest of the dungeon. If you feed them you'll have used up your food but your characters might still go hungry again. You can't reliably plan around stuff like this, which can be annoying. See More

RickZeeland's Experience

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Genre:Role-Playing

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A nice challenge with plenty of depth

For players that lean more towards a challenging, satisfying experience akin to something like Dark Souls, Darkest Dungeon doesn't compromise on difficulty. The game seeks to make each victory a satisfying experience, and on that front it largely succeeds. Although the game lacks much depth in regards to armor or weapons (all Crusaders will use the same weapons and armor, all Lepers use the same weapons and armor, etc), characters can differentiate themselves thanks to their own personal quirks, their exact skillset and their trinkets carried, all of which is further amplified by the concrete class composition of each individual squad. The game will force you to experiment with squad compositions due to various afflictions preventing you from running the same squad endlessly, but this acts as a strength, since finding a good squad composition can be a rather pleasing experience. A good choice for players that enjoy strategy turn-based games, as well as those who appreciate the RNG-aspects of rogue-like games or simply want a nice challenge where unlocking certain Steam achievements truly feels like an accomplishment to be proud of. See More

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Potentially tedious

Darkest Dungeon will likely demand you level multiple characters up for a very similar experience being repeated. Part of the interest in the game is experimenting with different squad compositions and seeing what works, however, the game needlessly worsens this effect by limiting where certain heroes can go. For example, the first bosses you encounter in the game can only be beaten by level 2 heroes or lower; the moment a hero hits level 3, they'll refuse to bother. Given that there's 8 bosses below level 3, this means you can basically expect to need to make 4-8 squads just to beat them all since 1-2 victories may level the squad too high to fight the rest. Those same 8 bosses need to be fought again at levels 3-4 and then at 5+. After that, the Darkest Dungeon - the final series of dungeons - can never be revisited by any characters that succeed. For example if a squad beats the first level of the Darkest Dungeon, they cannot be used again on the second, third or fourth levels. This limitation can feel rather aggravating, especially towards the start of the game with the below-level-3 bosses since your character roster size is fairly limited, so simply juggling space to fight all bosses is a challenge in and on itself. Luckily it does get better beyond that, but this very mechanic is likely to scare off newer players who quickly tire of that needless limitation. For some players, Darkest Dungeon might feel a bit repetitive and tedious, and these rules only make the experience that much more grueling. On that same note, most character improvements are initially very expensive and downright un-affordable. The solution? Throw enough characters at the dungeon that you finally earn enough artifacts to lower the costs, then future squads of characters will be able to succeed where past ones failed thanks to sheer cost. Grinding is sadly a part of the experience. The repetitiveness shouldn't be too bad for anyone that likes games akin to Binding of Isaac for example (same run, same gameplay style, but different enemies and loadouts each time to keep things fresh), but could potentially wear on some player's patience after a time. See More

Kenji8's Experience

Engaging crawler but gets a bit repetitive after a while as the gameplay doesn't change much See More

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Immersive atmosphere

Darkest Dungeon has an almost intoxicating atmosphere created by three main aspects. Firstly, it’s the visuals: the somber color palette that accompanies a sunset, the creepy environments your party of four will anxiously proceed through, and the detailed, fearsome, and sometimes disgusting enemies that will tirelessly try to slaughter you. Secondly, the audio: an eerie soundtrack filled with murmurs of otherworldly creatures, teemed with bloodcurdling sound effects that render monster strikes more impactful. Even a charismatic narrator providing insightful interjections, as uttered by his mysterious, deep voice. Lastly, it’s the highly unpredictable and sometimes unfair gameplay. Whatever short triumph you may have, it will get drowned in a sea of despair. These elements combined make it very easy to immerse yourself into the world of Darkest Dungeon. See More

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Gets really repetitive

You'll spend dozens of hours repeatedly running the same dungeon, killing the same enemies, and collecting the same loot just to progress further into the game. On top of that, if you lose a character at any point, you'll be set back by another 3 hours. If you don't enjoy grinding, Darkest Dungeon might not be the game for you. See More

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Excellent presentation, narration and music

It can be difficult to describe at times to people that haven't experienced a game, but little things like the overall presentation can really add to the experience. In the case of Darkest Dungeon, the narration lines are simply expertly delivered, and hearing the narrator react to the events of a battle really adds to the excitement and how engrossed you are with it all. A great soundtrack definitely helps too, and Darkest Dungeon has that in spades. I realize fully that most people who've never played the game won't understand how "excellent narration" could be a major point worth praising, but trust me, you won't be disappointed and you'll find yourself surprised how much something so simple can add to the experience. It's just a finely polished presentation that helps the player feel immersed. Even more basic things such as the lines spouted by the various characters really add to the experience. Whether it's the Jester breaking out into hysterical laughter after landing a crit, the Leper emotionlessly voicing a brief line that seems to reflect his world philosophy after downing a giant enemy ("Summer before Fall," "Petals must fall"), or the Bounty Hunter only remarking with a brief "Hmph" or a snort after effortlessly defeating a boss, the character's personalities are simple, yet surprisingly interesting. This adds to the experience and makes you care about some more than others, though you may want to be careful about growing TOO fond of any of them, since odds of survival are rather slim... See More

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It's too hard

Game will make you rage quit. See More

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Has some outstanding narration that adds a lot to the great atmosphere and backstory of the game

The voice actor who does the narration is excellent. He portrays an ancestor of the player character who first discovered the dungeons you are exploring but then lost his mind from what he discovered in there. This tiny bit of backstory does a lot to add to the overall Lovecraftian feel of the game. Before fighting a boss monster, the narrator will jump in to explain the backstory of that monster and the role it played in the maddening quest of the character's ancestor himself. See More

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The gameplay constantly keeps you on the edge

The rampant and merciless randomness built into the gameplay always manages to keep the player on the edge. Even the turns in which characters are allowed to do their actions is decided randomly behind the scenes. For example, you might be planning to heal one of your characters with your healer next turn, but you can never be quite sure whether you'll be able to or whether the enemy will deal the killing blow See More

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Successful unique blend of genres and concepts

Turn-based Rogue-lite-lite Dungeon Crawler RPG Town Simulator See More

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Interesting adventurer management

While the fabled heroes are off slaying dragons, battling demon kings, and saving princesses, the small-time adventurers have to clean up the dregs. You as the lord of a small settlement will employ these adventurers to clear out the mysterious dungeons surrounding your property. To clear a dungeon you’ll need to prepare adequately. This involves having decent party setup, which usually consists of at least 1 tank, 1 healer, and 2 damage dealers. This also includes having enough provisions such as torches and food. Planning out what and/or who to take with you can sometimes take as long as running a dungeon but it really makes you feel like you’re organizing an adventure. Another interesting part is the stress mechanic, causing your adventurers to accrue stress as they keep adventuring. If stress passes the first threshold, your adventurer might incur various penalties or even refuse your orders. If stress passes the second threshold your adventurer will die from a heart attack, so it’s important to relieve it regularly. This can be done by sending them to the tavern to blow off some steam or to the abbey to request absolution. Either option will make them unavailable for a week, so it’s a good idea plan ahead and have multiple parties of adventurers ready. This mechanic makes it feel like you’re managing real people rather than the indomitable figures often seen in fairy tales. See More

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Outstanding narration

Even though the only character that talks in this game is the narrator, his delivery of the lines is excellent. He talks in a deep and raspy voice that is also very pleasing to listen to. The narrator usually describes the events happening on-screen such as upgrading your settlement buildings, recruiting adventurers, various dungeon interactions, and many more. Additionally, he’ll start dropping story bits every time you near a boss, creating a very minimalist approach to storytelling that is also very enjoyable. See More

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Great monster visual design

There's a wide variety of extremely well-designed monsters and characters in the game. You confront bandits, skeletons, undersea terrors, pig monsters, and all sorts of otherworldly horrors. There's a lot of gruesome detail on each and every enemy, so the longer you'll keep looking the more you'll notice. This can be bloodstains, an extra set of eyes, an appendage that looks like a tentacle, and many more. It sometimes really feels like you're losing your mind alongside the adventurers, seeing whatever fits into your schema. See More

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Can be a good low-focus/podcast game

Very engaging, but once you get the hang of it, is good to play while listening to other things has lots of gameplay that can be done without having to worry about focusing on the story. See More

Enter the Gungeon

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Satisfying replayability

Thanks to the roguelite aspects of the game, there is randomly generated levels, which means fresh gameplay each time the game is played. There is also 4 different characters available in the game, each of which has a different boss fight at the end of the game as well as different characteristics while being used. This also makes for a good bit of replayability for those that would like to see all the different bosses in the game as well as experience the different type of gameplay for each character. See More

Top Con

High difficulty

The game can be difficult, especially when first starting out. This may mean a lot of deaths and a feeling of no progressions due to having to start over a lot. While the game is not unmanageable for players who enjoy the games genres, it may be a bit of a turn off for newcomers. See More

ThoughtfulTlazolteotl's Experience

Extrodinary art and very addictive gameplay! See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

Genre:Roguelike

Co-Op:Single Player

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Gameplay is balanced well

Often in a roguelite game there can be the chance of getting delt a bum hand on any particular run, luckily Enter the Gungeon does not suffer from this issue as there is a good balance of the gunplay mechanics that sees any death by you as your own fault of not playing to your max ability. Never is it some cheap shot or some item that was not able to be picked up this run, it is just your skill and awareness of wht is being shot at you that matters the most. See More

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Co-op feels tacked on

Co-op in the game is only local (no online co-op at all), which limits who you can pay with. On top of this the way one has to go about starting a co-op game feels a bit unintuitive, which can be frustrating. Stages can also feel cramped when in co-op mode, meaning players bump into walls and objects too much. See More

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SHMUP like gameplay

A lot of the shooting elements in this game revolve around SHMUP like mechanics. Players will need to doge a juke many bullets on screen at ones. Luckily there is a roll capability that allows the player to doge when in a precarious position. This roll feature though is not just some way to make the game easier but is a tool to be used as the game is specifically designed to need this roll in certain places. See More

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Unique tone

The game is often silly with many humorous elements such as every character is based around being a bullet, that in turn own guns and fire other bullets. There is no mistaking that the game is about shooting, and the game is somewhat 4th wall breaking by taking advantage of this fact and hilariously throwing it into the players face. See More

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Easily stay in the action of the game

There are a few small features in the game that add up to making sure the player is never too distracted or pulled out of the action. Things like once a stage is cleared and all coins dropped by your fallen foes will be magnetically pulled to you, just to make sure time is not wasted running around picking up currency. Another is that each map has numerous teleporter nodes, which makes for fast and easy travel. And lastly there is a quick start in the main menu that allows the player to jump right back into the action the next time they start up the game. All these things add up to an ease of use that makes sure the player is never too distracted by the un-fun elements of play. See More

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Cool collection aspect

There are 190 guns available in the game that the player can collect through purchasing them in an in-game shop as they progress through the game. Most likely this will take multiple playthroughs with all four of the available characters, which means tons of playtime for those that like to collect everything in a game. See More

Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

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Absolutely great story telling

Baldur's Gate II has a great pace to the game. It's not too fast or too slow, the characters develop well, and the story itself is impeccable. The story telling is absolutely the main draw to the game, and it's done nearly to perfection here. See More

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Not a dungeon crawler proper

Baldur's Gate falls under the category of role-playing video games See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

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It has an insane amount of content

Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition has hundreds of hours of gameplay including all the side quests and character development. There's also a lot of added content that wasn't in the original edition that makes the game even more fun. See More

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Graphics are a little dated

Baldur's Gate II is over 15 years old, so the graphics are going to seem a little plain and dated to most people, despite the Enhanced Edition making several upgrades. See More

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Three new playable characters

A mage a monk and a half orc are the three new playable characters in the game which also have expanded stories over the original characters. See More

Grim Dawn

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Complex leveling system with thousands of possible builds

Basically you choose 1 class and select skills as you level up. At level 10 you can select a second class, which already gives you 5x5=25 character type possibilities. Each character has dozens of skills, plus you have this additional passive skill tree that you unlock through cleansing shrines. Then there is item customization with crafted "modifiers", adding additional unique stats and skills that you can use, all this adds literally to thousands / millions of character possibilities. Do you want to use a double weapon shooting lightning bolts? You can do that. Do you want to summon your creatures and support them with fireballs? You can do that as well, you can push it wherever you want. See More

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No dedicated servers

Specs

Genre:Action / RPG / Hack n' Slash

Co-Op:4 Player Online / 4 Player LAN

Controller Support:Full

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Great homage to old school ARPGs

This game is very dark, and grim. It harkens back to games like Diablo 2 or Titans Quest. While other ARPGs have come out since then, none have hit all the marks of what fans of the genre have been asking for. For those that wish for an updated version of Diablo 2, Grim Dawn is the game for them. See More

Top Con

Lots of trips to town

The majority of loot in the game can be useless, with odd stat restrictions or repeats of vendor items. This means the user will need to make many trips into town to sell it all off in order to have room for even more loot they will not necessarily need. See More

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Supports offline gameplay

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Static pre-rendered levels

This may cut down on replayability a bit as all the levels in the game are pre-rendered, meaning that each playthrough will have the exact same layout, making for something that can get tiring and too familiar. Similar games have gone with randomized levels, which can keep the game fresh. While Grim Dawn is meant to be a throwback to earlier games in the genre, some newer features found in more recent released would have been welcome. See More

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Drop-in co-op (online and local)

Co-op is pretty convenient as players can drop in and out of your gaming session at any time. This way there is no wasted time jumping out of ones game in order to find players to play with. See More

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Exploration

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Mod support

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Highly modifiable

Relevant in modern gaming because the community can keep products like this fresh and varied, even if the developers eventually decide to slow down their updates (which they have not!). The possibilities are great with modding, while the experiences in Diablo 3 and Path of exile are a lot more static. See More

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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Great replayability

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Lacks mouse support

No mouse support is a very odd exclusion for a PC title, especially when it is an expected and natural control method for this type of game. See More

Specs

Co-Op:2 Player Local

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Addictive

With an arcade style feel and fairly quick play through the game makes it easy to sit down and play for hours. See More

Top Con

It's creepy

The game to be put nicely is not really scary but just plain creepy. Definitely not a game recommended for children. See More

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Powerups combine in very unique ways

There are tons of unique power ups, and most of them interact with each other to create really interesting combinations. The main attack in the game is shooting a projectile, and modifiers on top of that stack making for really interesting attacks. For example, you can have a homing, multi, laser attack that shoots in both directions by combining multiple treasures. You can build really interesting strategies this way and that keeps the game feeling fresh. See More

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Horrible art direction

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One of a kind

One of the best roguelikes out there. Difficult to beat completely and oh so very satisfying. Gazillions of unlocks, secrets, bosses, power-ups and item combinations. Limited co-op (BoIR only). The game can be genuinely terrifying and dark, especially if you take a moment to ponder what's really going on with its backstory and characters. See More

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Incredible amount of content

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has all of the original games content as well as many new add ons such as the Wrath of the Lamb expansion as well as many extra characters. Lots of characters each with their own unique starting abilities, plus many challenges gives the game really high replay value. See More

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Challenges you both in game and out

The game its self is very challenging. Plus its story is cryptic and up for interpretation to give you something to think about when your not playing. See More

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Has single-player and local co-op game modes

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has a single player campaign as well as a 2 player co-op game mode See More

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Character upgrades are really fun

One of the best parts about Binding of Isaac is collecting upgrades and watching your character evolve. This can be nuances in the physical appearance of your character, adding a cute hat, changing its skin tone to green, or even lodging a rock into its skull. It can also be modifications to the way your tear bullets look and shoot, changing their color, speed, firing arc, or even turning them into a massive laser. It’s just really cool seeing your character turn into something entirely different by the end of a playthrough. See More

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Very creepy themes

Binding of Isaac is a story about insanity, religious fanaticism, ritual sacrifices, and even worship of the devil. Once you start paying attention to the various details, it can be genuinely terrifying and dark. See More

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Addictive gameplay that keeps you entertained

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is very easy to pick up and play with each playthrough lasting about 30 minutes on average. It’s just really fun shooting enemies, collecting treasures, and dropping the occasional bomb, making it really hard to stop playing. One playthrough will turn into ten and many hours will have passed before you know it. See More

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Great replay value

The levels in Binding of Isaac are randomly generated. They will have different layouts, monster combinations, upgrades, secrets, and bosses each time you start a new playthrough. You can even change characters to mix up the playstyle, swapping to a really fast but fragile character or a very durable but weak character. As a result, no two playthroughs will ever feel the same, allowing you to replay the game countless times without getting tired of it. See More

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

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Highly interactive world

Divinity: Original Sin has a highly interactive world. This ranges from NPC interactions, elemental spells that can affect the environment, to a cornucopia of in-world items and objects that can taken or moved. There are so many things you can do; it's very easy to immerse yourself and have a great time. See More

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Turn based

Specs

Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG

Co-Op:2 Player Local / Online

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High replayability

Huge availability of different classes, magic options, conversation choices , moral values and environmental interactivity. See More

Top Con

Mechanics take some trial and error

There is a basic tutorial, but it doesn't explain some of the finer aspects of the game such as using spells. Most spells can be used in and out of combat, giving you access to locked or hidden areas. For example, if you want to get into a locked door, you can burn it down. If you want to save a burning ship, cast a rain spell over it. While this is an intuitive mechanic, it may take a while to get used to. Until then you might spend some time scratching your head, trying to figure out how to proceed. See More

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You can co-op the game together with a friend

Divinity: Original Sin lets you play through the campaign with a friend through local or online co-op. This is incredible, since the game is so expansive and interactive, opening up many possibilities for different types of experiences. You and your friend are essentially members of the same party, going out on quests and discovering the world together. It's such a neat addition to include co-op for such an open-ended RPG, which is expected to be a single-player experience these days. See More

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Morality based gameplay that actually impacts the game

You'll be confronted with moral choices during your quests. These choices change how other characters perceive you, affecting the overall story and ending. This makes the story feel more realistic and immersive since actions have consequences. See More

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Self-deprecating humor allows the game to stay lighthearted despite many serious overtones

The writing in the game is often entertaining and humorous as the game does not take itself too seriously. There are quite a few inside jokes to be found for this type of genre game as well as many situations that lighten the mood, such as talking pets that hand out light-hearted quests. See More

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Turn based

Rogue Legacy

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Lots of upgrades to buy

The upgrade system in Rogue Legacy works by spending the money you gained in the last level (you lose all your money when you start a new one), with upgrades passing down through generations by being either upgrades to the family manor, or family heirlooms. See More

Top Con

Keyboard controls are a bit finicky

The game is better played with a controller. It is possible to play with the keyboard, but it's a lot more precise and responsive with a controller. See More

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Tons of replayability through procedurally generated levels

Rogue Legacy has procedurally generated levels, which means every time a player restarts the game it will be a different experience that plays out making for a ton of replayability. See More

Top Con

Repetitive gameplay

Upgraded monsters are just palette shifts of old monsters that throw more projectiles. Even with the upgrade tree and armor/runes, the game always feels the same. See More

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Player does not loose purchased loot

The upgrade system in Rogue Legacy works by spending the money you gained in the last level (you lose all your money when you start a new one), with upgrades passing down through generations by being either upgrades to the family manor, or family heirlooms. This way even when the player dies (which happens a lot) the player will not loose their purchased items allowing them to continue without starting completely over. See More

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Lineage affects gameplay in an interesting way

Rogue Legacy has an interesting mechanic where each play-through is with a new descendant from the previous character, and they each have various traits and disabilities they inherit that effect how they play. See More

Divinity: Original Sin II

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Huge amounts of content and choices

The main campaign has a staggering amount of content. The maps you'll explore are massive with various routes, containing numerous quests, battles, secrets, and even ambushes along the way. Even if you rush through the story, a single playthrough will last you about 50 hours. D:OS2's greatest strength, however, is the ability to choose. This includes choosing your character, your companions, what builds to use for them, what route to take when exploring the map, how to solve various encounters and quests, and many more. Every single choice affects how the story progresses, and a bad decision early on can come back to haunt you later. As a result, there's enough variety to keep multiple playthroughs new and exciting from start to finish. See More

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Slight learning curve

Very few game worlds have the same interactivity as D:OS2. Because of this, it can be easy to forget that using fire near an oil barrel will cause it to blow up in your character's face, or if a fire is blocking your way, you can just douse it with water. As a result, it might take a while until you get fully used to the interactivity. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Turn-based RPG

Co-Op:2-4 Players

Controller Support:Yes

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Great soundtrack

D:OS2 has an expertly composed soundtrack, giving the world a great amount of color and atmosphere. From the mellow flute permeated with ambience and a divine chorus when you travel down a road, to the upbeat strumming of string instruments as you ransack a tavern, to even a ominous orchestra during a confrontation with a dragon. Wherever you are in the game, the soundtrack is a joy to listen to. See More

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Excellent and thorough voice acting

Every single dialogue line in D:OS2 has a voice-over. From the prattling of an overzealous city guard, to the lines a sketchy shopkeeper feeds you, to even the conversations you have with forest animals. You even get a narrator to read out long walls of text for you. On top of that, each and every voice actor's performance is superb, providing depth and nuances even to obscure side-characters, which is hardly ever experienced in games. See More

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Very deep turn-based combat

Winning battles in D:OS2 is equal amounts of preparation and tactics. When preparing for battle, you need to consider your group setup, your formation as you enter the battle, and even what equipment you bring with you. For example, during one battle you fight against an ice dragon that constantly freezes the ground. Any character that steps on the frozen ground will slip. To avoid this, you can equip spiked shoes on your characters before the battle, allowing them to retain footing. During combat, you always need to keep in mind things like turn order, positioning, height, and how various magical effects interact with the environment and characters. For example, standing on a cliff increases your range and visibility, using a lightning spell on a puddle electrocutes all characters standing in it. Fast characters will get a turn first, so a group of fast characters could end a battle without letting enemies retaliate. As a result, the combat has enough depth and variety to satisfy any RPG fan and even entice newcomers of the genre. See More

Dungeons of Dredmor

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Combines punishing roguelike game mechanics with silly and satirical humor

The core mechanics of Dungeons of Dredmor are roguelike, but added on top of that is a silly humor that creates and endearing atmosphere. See More

Top Con

Minor interface issues

The interface feels very unintuitive with aspects such as having to change the default action feeling overly complicated and unecissary. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

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Skill-based class system improves replay value

A character has seven selected skills, which effectively define that character's class: they have access to every skill selected, and no others. The base game contains dozens of skills, with many more available through both mods and official expansions. See More

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Several community mods were bundled as a free official expansion pack

In a testament to the quality of the Dungeons of Dredmor modding community, one official expansion pack consists almost entirely of user-created content. It was released for free, since they're not total capitalist jerks. See More

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Configurable difficulty accommodates both casual and hardcore play

In addition to basic difficulty adjustment, the player can choose whether death is permanent (in classic roguelike style) or merely resets the current level. There is also a mode called "No Time to Grind" where experience points are increased from all sources, but in compensation, levels are smaller. See More

Crawl

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Unique gameplay, blend of cooperation and betrayal

Crawl has one lone hero enter a dungeon with objective to find the dungeon boss and strike it down. However, other players wish to take that glory as well, and will use all means possible to take the soul and spot in the story of the hero for themselves. Whoever players the hero, must struggle trough the dungeon, killing monsters and gaining money and experience to get new equipment and grow stronger. All the while other players will take control of monsters and traps to kill the hero. Monsters will make attempts cooperate to get the hero, but to get the soul one must strike the last blow and prepare defend themselves when roles change, one cannot be too cooperative with the temporary allies. See More

Top Con

No online multiplayer

Obviously the game is designed around multiplayer play but sadly there is no online multiplayer included. See More

RickZeeland's Experience

Utter chaos for only 2,99€ at the moment! See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Controller Support:Yes

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Retro graphics

The art style of Crawl is reminiscent of 8bit games of yore and yet are still detailed enough to have very different designs for the different monsters in the game. See More

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Replay value

As the game is played, different monsters are unlocked and dungeons change for each playthrough with different bosses making the game stay interesting as time goes on. Available items change each play-trough as well, players cannot choose same play-style each time as different weapons require different tactics. See More

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Local (couch ) 2-4 asymmetric multiplayer

Crawl has built in support for local 2-4 player asymmetric multiplayer with 3 out of the 4 playing co-op against the main player. See More

Crypt of the NecroDancer

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Unique gameplay

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a rhythm rogue-like dungeon crawler. All actions can only performed on the beat. Adding rhythm as an element to a dungeon crawler allows having each enemy move in a different patter related to the beat and interesting powerups such as tempo increases. See More

Top Con

Beat detection can be a bit spotty

The game allows using own music, but the automatic beat detection can often be quite off and has to be adjusted manually. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Co-Op:2 Player Local

Controller Support:Full

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Lots of options for different skill levels and play styles

Characters such as "Bard" provide an easy mode without making the game feel lame. Other characters provide an extreme challenge for more advanced players. Lots of different weapon and armor combinations keep the game feeling fresh and support different play styles. Players also respawn after each level, meaning a less skilled player is rarely out of the action for too long. Great tutorials for both basic and advanced strategies. Good difficulty curve. See More

Top Con

Be prepared to share

Coop requires players to share money and items, which can leave two under-equiped characters instead of one well equipped character. Players also share one screen, meaning they need to agree on which general direction to proceed in. Going in different directions can cause players to get stuck or attract multiple groups of enemies. Players also share one beat counter, making combos harder to achieve. See More

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Supports USB dance pad

Fun for a couple or a group to get up off the couch and use a dance pad. Special dance pad mode to make the game a bit easier to get started on. See More

Transistor

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Engrossing atmosphere

The plot, art-style & the soundtrack come together to make a very atmospheric game that does a great job at drawing you into the world. From the design each stage an its beautiful cyberpunk sprawl to the intricate look of the enemies it is difficult to no be enveloped by the atmosphere of the game. See More

Top Con

Not as engaging as previous title

The story in Transistor often seems unclear which results in the player feeling less engaged. See More

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Beautiful soundtrack

This game features a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack. It fits right in to the world the player inhabits. It ties in very well with the gameplay and art-style to create a very immersive atmosphere. See More

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Unique gameplay

No tutorial, you are dropped into the game, guided through it by an unseen narrator and intuition. See More

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Awesome turn based + real time gameplay

Transistor is primarily a hack & slash style action RPG, but has an interesting twist in that you can pause time to plan out your next moves. This ability gives Transistor an element of strategy to the core battle mechanics as well as fluid gameplay. See More

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Complex, but simple, customization gives much to imagination and strategy

Throughout the game, you get these abilities, called Functions(), that are modular in design. They can be used in one of three ways: Active(): The activated version, or the base version. You use the Slash function, you slash. You can have up to four of these. Upgrade(): Use the current Function on an Active one. You can stack two upgrades on a single Active. Stacking the Slash() function on a Laser() will cause the Laser to now cut people in half. If you stack the Heal() function on it too, you now also get health back. Passive(): These usually only effect the protagonist, Red, and are not activated manually (although some activate an effect upon receiving damage). Put Get() with Bounce(), you now have an attack that will shoot a bullet that bounces to nearby enemies and pulls (gets) all the enemies hit to you. Add a stun upgrade, like Crash(), and you now have a pile of sleeping enemies in front of you. You can now hit them all with a massive explosion. The game can be beat with simple combos that don't require much setup or strategy, but it definitely rewards you for good thinking. See More

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Excellent narration

Transistor uses narration to move its story along with the help of a talking sword. While it may seem strange at first, it really gives substance to an otherwise empty feeling world. The soft voice of the sword is also pleasing to listen to. If you ever feel like the sword is too talkative, you can disable the narration. See More

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Deep customization that rewards imagination and strategy

In Transistor you'll get abilities called Functions(). They have three primary effects: the active effect, the upgrade effect, and the passive effect. These effects can be combined to produce really fun to use skills. For example, the Get() active effect pulls an enemy close to you. If you add the Bounce() upgrade effect, it will jump to more enemies, pulling them all to you. If you add the Crash() upgrade effect, the enemies pulled will also fall asleep. The game can be beat with simple combos that don't require much setup or strategy, but thinking up great combinations feels rewarding. See More

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Good cyberpunk

Good cyberpunk is better than bad cyberpunk. See More

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Deep storyline

Fantastic story line that is heavily cyberpunk themed. When beginning the game the player is dropped right into the action finding that their voice has been stolen to then slowly learn through gameplay and storytelling who exactly stole it. See More

Path of Exile

Top Con

Anti-experimentation for new players

The game heavily punishes any experimentation for new players. Unless you have near perfect understanding of late game and the various viable build-options you are more or less unable to experiment your way into viable builds (and the options for correcting mistakes are limited at best). So, unless you are fine with having to scrap a bunch of characters for being sub-optimal, you are more or less forced into following player-made guides to learn the game rather than through engaging with the game itself. This may or may not be a problem for you. See More

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Frequent content updates and patches

Patches are quite regular, and new content (free expansions, unique "leagues" with special content, new unique items, new skills) are also very regular. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG

Top Con

Endgame can get really repetitive

It takes an exceptionally long time to get any wealth, useful items, or access to endgame bosses in this game. You endlessly farm the same maps, hoping you'll get lucky with a few good items, but that usually won't be the case, which can be really discouraging to keep playing. This is made worse by the fact that your character progression comes to a grinding halt near the upper 80s of character levels, requiring you to buy insanely expensive items to feel any progression at all. If you don't like grinding, you'll get quickly bored of Path of Exile. See More

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Not pay to win

The developers have a strict "no pay to win" mindset on this game, which is greatsince everyone has a fair chance at winning. Microtransactions are almost exclusively cosmetic, but can also get additional stash tabs (NOT inventory space), non combat pets and weapon graphics. Note that free accounts already start off with a lot of stash space. See More

Top Con

Very high learning curve

There's quite a lot to learn when starting to play Path of Exile. There are the mechanics, the crafting system, and the skill gem system. However, the most intimidating factor is the massive skill tree with over 1000 skill nodes, 6 classes and 19 subclasses, allowing you to create hundreds of unique builds. Unfortunately, creating a functional build is really difficult, taking hours of theorycrafting, so it might be better to stick to guides as you're starting out, unless you're fine with possibly messing up. See More

Top Pro

Completely free to download and play

Just install steam and download the game. No purchase required and the only thing locked behind paywalls is cosmetic accessories and inventory slots of which you can waste money on cosmetics, but you won't fall behind if you don't want to spend money. See More

Top Con

Some aspects of the graphics look dated

While the graphics have received updates over time, a lot of the visuals still lack polish you'd see in most AAA games. Some textures are fairly low res, certain character models look weird when they have armor on, and the animations feel somewhat stiff and clunky. You probably won't notice this during active gameplay, but when you stop for a moment to look around it becomes painfully obvious. See More

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Completely free without pay to win mechanics

You can just download and install the game without any purchases. On top of that, there are no pay-to-win mechanics and the only things locked behind paywalls are cosmetic effects, pets, and additional storage space. You can easily play the game for hundreds of hours without spending a dime. See More

Top Con

Clunky trading system

The western PC version of Path of Exile currently requires using an external site to find deals or sifting through scam attempts in the trade chat. After you find an item you want to buy, you need to message the seller, and if they respond, enter the same area as them to make a direct trade. There is no auction house, no mail, no automated trading posts, and to sell stuff you have to buy a premium stash tab via a microtransaction. See More

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Hundreds of possible character builds

There's a staggering amount of builds and skills you can try out in Path of Exile. There are 7 classes, 19 subclasses, 194 active skill gems, 107 support gems, and over 1000 skill nodes on the expansive skill tree. As a result, there are hundreds of possible combinations, allowing you to spend hours theory-crafting just to create the perfect build. Even if you don't feel like planning out a build from scratch, you can just look up one of the many guides online and get straight into the action. See More

Top Con

Graphics are a bit stale

While not the worst, the graphics do not really stand out as polished and look somewhat dated. While it does fit within theme of being a grimy universe with many foul creatures, it does not compare to many AAA dungeon crawlers out there such as Diablo III. See More

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Regularly updated

Every 4 months or so, Path of Exile has major updates, adding new interesting mechanics, skills, items, and various other content. As a result, every time you come back to Path of Exile after taking a break, it feels like a new game. See More

Top Con

As any ARPG worth mentioning, you'll eventually have to invest time into character builds

There is a lot of loot dropped. Most of the loot you get is junk. Even the rares and many of the uniques. While free to play. You have very limited inventory space. No auction house. To sell to other players you will have to buy premium inventory stash pages to use with a web site. So at the very least you will feel the need to spend 20 bucks on inventory space to even have a prayer of managing your inventory. See More

Top Pro

As good as Diablo

Top Con

Rubberbanding disrupts play

Online play with melee classes may lead to some "rubberbanding" when latency causes the player's computer to desync from the server. See More

Tales of Maj'Eyal

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A lot of depth through many character classes and quests

ThoughtfulAkras's Experience

Huge game world with tons of options, lore, and fairly intuitive as far as roguelikes go as well as customization though add-ons and expansions. Spent a lot of time with it and am nowhere close to seeing all there is to see. See More

Specs

Genre:Rougelike

Co-Op:Single Player

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Variable difficulty levels and play modes

In addition to a few different difficulty settings, it has a few options for number of lives. Can be played as a straight-up rogue-like, but if you just want a chance to get through the story, it has an "adventure mode". Also has a (default) limited-lives mode if permadeath is a little too harsh feeling for you, but you want incentive to play cautiously. See More

ImpartialZemyna's Experience

Massive amount of game lore that just grows larger with every update. Generally tough-but-fair, if you pay attention you learn from your deaths and do better the next time. See More

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Ongoing balancing and development

The game has been around for years, but still sees fairly regular new expansions, bug-fixes, and balance updates. See More

Top Pro

Easier to learn than some other roguelikes

The graphical menu system helps a lot. See More

Bastion

Top Con

Combat is mundane

Like a lot of hack and slash titles the combat itself can be pretty repetitive and bastion is no different here. There is a lot of button mashing going on in this game, which can get boring pretty quick. See More

Top Pro

Incredible soundtrack

Bastions soundtrack sets the atmosphere perfectly. It's so good that although supergiant games had no intentions of releasing the soundtrack, demand from fans resulted in it being released and some tracks having over a million plays on Spotify. See More

Specs

Genre:Action RPG

Top Con

Story could be better

The story feels a bit lacking and does not really make great use of making the player care. See More

Top Pro

Fun varied gameplay

The RPG elements combined with the battle mechanics make the core gameplay fun and varied as the weapons/items/abilities/upgrades play out very differently from each other. See More

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Beautiful art style

Bastion has a hand-painted art style that is very colorful and unique. See More

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Innovative narration

The games narration is dynamic based on what you're currently doing. See More

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Great story

The game uses an interesting way of telling the story through a narrator, which has an exceptional effect. Has an odd universe, something like a post-apocalyptic "Alice In Wonderland" during the cowboy era. See More

Legend of Grimrock

Top Pro

Tile based combat

Much like tradition dungeon crawlers the combat is tile based where in each move is one tile at a time, just as an enemies. This makes for a good way to plan ahead of time by counting how many moves it takes to get to certain point or how many hits to kill an enemy. See More

Top Con

Enemy AI can be easily exploited

Basically it is easier to run up to enemies hit them and then run away waiting for the cool down to expire than planning out tactics for each enemy. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Pro

Lots of interesting and varied puzzles

There are many elements in game that require much puzzle solving through the use of hidden switches, locked doors, etc. See More

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Lighting is dynamic

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Atmosphere

Has the atmosphere of a classic dungeon crawler. See More

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Good graphics

Spelunky

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Expanded gameplay through mods to improve replayability

Ranging from Mega Man to Metroid, there are a tone of great mods for Spelunky all of which make for a new experience in the game which vastly expands the replayability. See More

Top Con

Difficult to the point of frustration

Spelunky is pretty difficult and some could say abusive, but with practice and a desire for masochism the game can be mastered. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Platformer / Indie / Roguelike

Co-Op:4 Player Couch

Controller Support:Full

Top Pro

Quick sessions so you can play in short bursts

Being that Spelunky is at its heart a roguelike the gameplay sessions can tend to be quick as the player will die quite often. This makes for something that can be played in quick bursts throughout the day. The convenient saving also lends to this as a game that is still ongoing can be quickly saved in order to be picked up at a later time. See More

Top Con

Co-op is boring and confusing

In co-op this game is very confusing with little instruction on how to play. With little to spice up the game play, it gets boring quickly. See More

Gauntlet: Slayer Edition

Top Pro

Multiplayer isn't limited to pre-formed parties

Gauntlet has online lobbies for you to find your perfect party if you're an adventurer or two short. See More

Top Con

No true end-game

There's no overlying goal to the game other than completing the story, which is short. This is a game you get so you can go wreck people with some buddies, and let everything else fall to the wayside. See More

Top Pro

Unlimited playability

There's 3 difficulties. Easy, Normal, and Hell. On top of that, Gauntlet gets harder and harder every time you clear a map. The added difficulty really helps to keep the game fresh and fun. See More

Top Pro

Fast-paced and action packed

It's a Gauntlet game. You go fast, you slaughter tons of enemies, and have to deal with the dangers of the opposing forces. There's environmental effects and magic to watch out for, and loot to horde. See More

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