Fantasy Survivors

Grindy but fun. Harder than other bullet heavens. Still getting updates, so that's a huge plus.

Fantasy Survivors takes the familiar swarm-survival formula and expands it with dungeon exploration, equipment management, persistent upgrades, crafting, secrets, and cooperative multiplayer. Developed and published by ButtonSoft, it starts with an easy-to-understand premise: enter a dangerous area, destroy increasingly large groups of enemies, gather experience and equipment, and strengthen your character enough to survive. What gives the experience more personality is that simply staying alive is not always the entire objective. Escaping successfully, finding special routes, collecting resources, and gradually expanding your arsenal all contribute to the larger progression loop. Combat follows the satisfying escalation expected from this style of action roguelite. A character who initially feels vulnerable can eventually become powerful enough to erase entire crowds through a carefully assembled combination of weapons and upgrades. Experience gained during a run allows equipment to improve, creating that addictive transition from cautious early-game movement to late-run destruction. Large enemy populations continually pressure the player, so positioning remains important even af…

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Criminally underrated survivor game.

I am not a big fan of Vampire Survivors-like games, but this one is a blast! It has a lot of content and characters to go through, many items to gather around and armor sets to mix and match with, and plenty of challenging mapsets with many secrets hidden! If these type of games are your deal and enjoy the fantasy setting, it's a must recommend!

The progression is so slow in this game it may as well be an idle that you have to actively play. Combat is slow and boring, and the items and artifacts just don't inspire any kind of enjoyment whatsoever.