Entity Researchers

Entity Researchers

Newbuild-C · 2022 · CRPG, Exploration, Dungeon Crawler, Roguelite, Perma Death

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Very Positive91% · 58
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About Entity Researchers

We are the Entity Investigation & Research Institute.


You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, unknown entities that have invaded our world. A dark sci-fi dungeon crawling RPG with themes of exploration and survival.

Explore: Investigate procedurally generated maps for entities and items. Improve your loadout with over 180 standard items and countless randomized Uniques.

Research: Discover more about the entities to unlock over 20 different moves with unique Critical bonuses. With over 150 standard entities, extra randomized bosses and elite modifiers the threat is imminent.

Battle: Destroy entities to gain XP, currency and items, unlock and defeat bosses to receive high rarity rewards. With hybrid real-time/turn-based combat every second counts.

Features:

  • Hybrid real-time/turn-based battles.
  • Random maps.
  • 90 basic entities and 60 bosses.
  • 10 secret entities.
  • Random Unique items and 180+ standard items.
  • 20+ moves with unique Critical bonuses.
  • Random Bounty bosses.
  • Hardcore mode.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 27, 2024
[b]Entity Researchers[/b] is what you would get if you mixed Diablo, Earthbound & Pokemon into a cauldron, sprinkled in some crack and left it to simmer for several years (in a good way of course). Being a self described [b]'Dark Sci-Fi RPG'[/b], the game nails its atmosphere, visuals & music to an extent few other indie games ever achieve. While there are some missteps along the way (notably the amount of grinding & glitches), I would personally say the positives far outweigh the negatives for this extremely unique experience which has led me to recommend it in my review. Below I will go over some of the aspects of why I have chosen to recommend it a bit more thoroughly to give you a better understanding of the game before deciding on a purchase: [b]Atmosphere:[/b] Entity Researchers is set in the distant future, in which humanity is fighting a losing battle against "unknown visitors" also known as the entities. The setting is bleak & barren with the player taking control of uncanny robots also known as 'EIRI' in order to fend off the entities with an actual chance of survival. Few other humans are met by the player throughout the game, and the ones that are, are usually cyberne…
4 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 1, 2024
who up researching they entity rn
4 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 1, 2024
If you're looking for a unique and challenging old school survival game, don't read any further. Just get the demo, play it, and form your own conclusion. I highly, highly recommend this title in spite of it's repetitive/grindy nature. Entity Researchers takes place in a world very similar to SMT, the SCP Foundation, and Gantz. People pilot bio-mechanical beings from another dimension that has merged with ours, in an event that wiped out the vast majority of humanity. You are one of these pilots charged with beating back the hordes of entities. There is also a permadeath mode, and as of this writing I believe I am still 8th place in the permadeath category. It's a slow, difficult grind that involves killing entities for their loot and experience. Killing an entity not only levels up your ERX Unit, (The thing you're piloting) but also improves your resistance to the element of the entity you've killed. If you kill the right types of entities ahead of time, you can avoid mistakes down the road as the difficulty ramps up. (Scanning entities for the first time grants free ability points. There are unique entities you can scan just for this purpose to stay ahead of the difficulty curve…
4 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 23, 2026
Entity Researchers is an indie roguelike RPG developed and published by Newbuild-C that builds its identity around discovery, experimentation, and the constant tension between preparation and unpredictability. Set in a bleak sci-fi world where mysterious lifeforms known as “Entities” have begun to infiltrate and destabilize reality, the game casts you as a researcher operating under a shadowy organization dedicated to studying and neutralizing these threats. Rather than focusing on cinematic storytelling or heavy exposition, the narrative unfolds through context, enemy encounters, and the gradual accumulation of knowledge, reinforcing the theme that understanding is your most powerful weapon. The structure of the game revolves around procedurally generated expeditions into hostile territories. Each run places you in a different configuration of rooms, corridors, and event spaces, ensuring that no two ventures are identical. This randomness is not merely cosmetic; it directly affects item acquisition, enemy placement, and the pacing of progression. The uncertainty keeps tension high, as players must weigh the risk of pushing deeper into unexplored areas against the need to conserve…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 25, 2025
I'm really enjoying the game so far. Don't really understand what negative reviews were expecting from the game but classic dungeon crawler mixed with earthbound and kinda smt is really interesting. I'd say get it if you have 9.99 and want something unique and fun
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 22, 2024
its rough. Refining materials over and over gives me a RSI. im not sure what part of this game is meant to be fun

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