Chains of the Goddess
Ten Trillion Triangles · 2023 · RPG, Roguelike, Roguelite, 2D, Anime
PC
6 user reviews83% · 6
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About Chains of the Goddess
For centuries, the residents of your quiet little village have sent their strongest into the Labyrinth, where a powerful Goddess is bound. It is said that those who reach her can persuade her to bless the village… But the Labyrinth is a treacherous place, full of illusions, lies, and insane spirits. Today, it is your turn to descend into the Labyrinth. The thought fills you with eager anticipation, for you know that you are different from every other would-be hero that has attempted this journey.To you, this is all a game.
Generate a random hero, then descend into a labyrinth full of monsters. Your hero will attack on their own — your job is to figure out which powerful items to loot, which upgrades to purchase, and which dialogue options to pick. If you are persistent in your efforts, you will reach the Goddess, time and time again. However, each time you interact with the Goddess, the whole world will change, little by little.
Perhaps you will change, too?
This game is intended to play over and over again. Each successful run will advance the story and increase difficulty.
The presence of a player in a game is a hostile and disruptive force, and will be dealt with accordingly. Tread carefully. We warned you.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Players praise Chains of the Goddess for its compelling roguelite loop, striking hand-drawn art, and surprisingly deep item-based decision-making that drives character progression and run viability. However, critics complain that combat is largely passive and automated, stat systems lack clarity or meaningful impact, and the overall experience feels shallow beyond its story, with limited agency outside of equipment choices that often have obvious optimal answers. The game divides opinion sharply between those who find the roguelite addictiveness engaging and those who feel it wastes time with
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Combat itself is effectively idle, so don't expect an action game. However, the roguelite experience and character development can be surprisingly addictive, Your item choices are the most consequential decisions you make, but sometimes you roll the dice with event dialogues, and it makes or breaks a run.5 found this helpful
This game makes me feel like the writers of Black Mirror got ahold of my favorite childhood RPG games and are going to distort my memories.5 found this helpful
I didn't know what to expect going into Chains of the Goddess, but I was pleasantly surprised at how deep the mechanics go. At the beginning you get to choose a hero from a pre-defined bunch of stats, you can re-roll if you want to try for better stats. Once chosen, you engage in combat against various different enemies which are beautifully hand drawn images. The attacks are handled for you but after each section of fighting you are presented with a piece of armour, a weapon or amulet to take onto the next part of the journey with you. Each item can change your load out. The objective is simple, make your way to the goddess in the labyrinth who is bound by chains. As you defeat each enemy, you acquire gold which can be spent at the main menu to upgrade your starting stats, such as health, agility, strength, wisdom & more. This is where the games core loop mechanic comes into play by demanding multiple playthroughs. It's a good hook, and it does hook you in. Each run will want to see you improve each time. You can choose to rest at the tree of life & continue your run at a later time or continue onto the goddess. I really like the sub story moments as well that the game throws …4 found this helpful
Very cool game. Love the art and gameplay!4 found this helpful
Does the dev find this fun? I'm honestly baffled. There's nothing to this game beyond the story, which isn't worth the price of admission. You have nearly no decision points throughout the entire game, save for what equipment you choose, except that even that has very clearly optimized answers because Wisdom and Intelligence are useless, so you always want to pump up Strength and Agility. Not that I'd know if Wisdom or Intelligence did anything. There's no clear correlation between raising stats and their actual effect. Coupled with enemy stats being hidden and their attack speed being inexplicably high even after you've dumped an entire level into Agility, and you have a game that just wastes your time deliberately instead of trying to entertain you. Please don't play this game. Your time is more valuable than watching an autobattler with minor input for an hour, only to wipe due to an enemy just out-stat-checking you.1 found this helpful
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