Westale: Peelgrimage

Westale: Peelgrimage, developed by 两把刷子工作室 and published by 2P Games, is an ambitious indie action adventure that takes inspiration from the mythological tales of Journey to the West and infuses them with the energy of modern roguelite design. It presents itself as a chaotic, fast-paced brawler filled with transformation mechanics, waves of enemies, and a touch of mystical absurdity. Rather than focusing on a linear narrative, it builds its identity around replayability, character growth, and combat variety. It’s a title that wants to evoke the sense of divine power and spiritual evolution found in Chinese mythology, but through a structure familiar to fans of survival and loot-driven action games. The premise revolves around mythic heroes embarking on an otherworldly pilgrimage, with the player controlling one of seven distinct characters. Each hero can undergo multiple transformations as they progress, evolving through forms that grant new abilities, appearances, and combat styles. This evolutionary system lies at the heart of the game’s design—players collect “Sarira,” a mystical resource that triggers transformations and allows for new tactical possibilities in battle. The var…

I'm surprised at the mixed reviews. I'm really having fun with this game. I play a lot of bullet heavens and while this isn't one of the forerunners of the genre it offers a lot to enjoy. The art is beautiful, I genuinely love looking at the game. Player characters, enemies and abilities all look great. There are seven characters to unlock all of which have three evolutions and unique character designs for each. I also like that there are different ways to upgrade your weapons! This gives a lot of visual and gameplay diversity. I will say that the amount of unlockables is lower than I would like and the translations are a little janky. I got this game for under two dollars on sale and I've already gotten hours of gameplay and more to go. I'm also going to buy the dlc to try out the extra playable characters. Westale doesn't revolutionize the genre but what it offers is good. If you like bullet heavens (especially if you enjoy hand drawn art in games) give this game a try, don't let the mixed reviews sway you away.

Not bad

Devs didn't finish the game, abandon it then put out paid dlc.

More like slop-vivors Journey to the West deserves better than this Progression updates are pointless, souls for achievement completion bug out and give rewards an unlimited number of times, many spots of missing translation, incredibly underwhelming balance, creative weapon ideas with awful execution

Good. 2P Games in general publish unique games worth their price.