Chronicon

Played a long time ago (~2020), decent base game. Came back while considering the DLC that has since been developed, and in so doing found out the developer felt the need to implement DRM beyond what Steam offers natively because their highly successful offline game might have players using cheating tools (achievement unlockers, Cheat Engine mentioned specifically) to play their offline game in ways other than how the developer would prefer. That's their right, but other games usually have the decency to lay this out via a ToS/EULA or anti-cheat disclosure rather than retroactively adding DRM. As someone who doesn't support this kind of anti-consumer practice (remember, this is an offline game without competitive multiplayer), regardless of this being a "weird take" according to the developer, I'm adding this review for better awareness.

Don't let the style fool you, this is a very deep ARPG. It leans somewhat into "survivors-like" territory as it has very high mob density and fast area clearing mechanics, but more character building and loot that typical survivor games. A great time killer especially on the Steam Deck.

diablo like with many customizations: skill trees, items, item sets, tinkering in multipe ways with items, pets, so on. yes its a bit grindy at the end, but the endgame is almost the main part of the game

Genuinely one of the best arpgs I have ever played, if you like arpgs this game is worth your time.

Not a fan of set bonuses giving infinite stacking damage debuffs, feels like a cheap way to skip balancing the game. The classes and specalizations all feel very much the same across the board making for very poor rerun experience when trying out a different class. Sure, there's some differences, but majority of the spec defining abilities are very early in the tree and max level is so high you end up having all the minor unique abilities you want from other trees. There's more gripes I have with the game but these are the fundamentals that are so twisted and odd for a single player arpg.

5 large and varied acts with each their own storyline to play through 4 unique classes: The Templar, Berserker, Warden, and Warlock Procedurally generated dungeons and areas – each playthrough is different Local co-op up to 4 players (same machine, requires 1 Xbox 360/one controller per additional player) Remote Play Together fully supported Over 400 unique+ items with designed special powers Over 700 items with randomized enchants & qualities, build-changing powers, and powerful set items! Over 900 skills, abilities, and perks to learn and improve Infinite character progression via endless Mastery ranks Hardcore mode Deep crafting - Enchant, Gem, Empower, and inscribe your equipment with Runes! Endgame content including randomized dungeons, bosses, and endgame-only crafting mechanics Full Xbox 360/one controller support (optional) Very little of this is accurate. The story is so pointless it's a waste of time. Crafting is not explained in ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM, enchanting, socekting etc nothing is explained. This dev didn't care to even put in flashcards like Diablo 4 does. DOn't buy unless it's drastically reduced. you have been warned