Famaze

Famaze

Oryx Design Lab · 2014 · RPG, Roguelike, Free to Play, Indie, Casual

PC
Mostly Positive79% · 402
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About Famaze

Famaze is a retro themed puzzle adventure game. The game combines charming SNES era visuals and sound, randomized "roguelike"mazes, strategy and puzzles, rpg elements, and a fun lighthearted story. The game is simple to pick up but offers endless replay because of the procedural nature of its levels.

The story of the game involves a mad king who has captured the happy rutabagas of the land and has turned them into evil monsters to guard his kingdom while he searches for the elusive perfect recipe for rutabaga pudding. The heroes of the land (a knight, thief, or wizard) must delve deep into the king's domain to rescue the rutabagas, find the gem of truth to unravel the secret recipe and put a stop to the mad king's plot.

Original soundtrack by Disasterpeace
Artwork by Oryx
  • Procedurally generated puzzle dungeons created infinite replayability.
  • Environmental variables including treasure chests, pit traps, healing blocks, and magic beacons.
  • 3 heroes to choose from with powerful unique abilities.
  • Useful items including potions, fireballs, teleport orbs, and magic crystals.
  • Collectible hidden artifact pieces meta game with artifact summary screen.
  • A fun, lighthearted story line.
  • An original soundtrack including 23 unique tracks by Disasterpeace
  • Detailed stat tracking including gold, high scores, types of monster kills, etc.

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Apr 10, 2026
Famaze, developed and published by Oryx Design Lab, is a compact roguelike dungeon crawler that blends puzzle design with strategic movement in a way that feels closer to a tactical board game than a traditional action RPG. At first glance, its pixel-art presentation and simple controls suggest a light, accessible experience, but the game quickly reveals a more methodical core built around careful planning and calculated decision-making. The central gameplay loop revolves around navigating procedurally generated mazes filled with enemies, hazards, and resources. Each run presents a new layout, ensuring that players cannot rely on memorization and must instead adapt to the situation at hand. Movement is grid-based, and every step carries weight, as health and resources are limited. This creates a constant tension where progress is not just about reaching the exit, but about managing risk—deciding which paths to take, which encounters to engage, and when to conserve strength for later challenges. One of the game’s most distinctive features is its dual-layer presentation. Players move their character based on a top-down map that dictates positioning and navigation, while a separate …
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Recommended Jan 12, 2026
I enjoy parcouring it very much ! Thank you for this. ^^
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Recommended Jul 9, 2026
Famaze is a nod back to old school rogue-likes but with more graphical flair. It feels severely limited at times, the gameplay is little more than simple arithmetic plus item management, but it's also very addictive. Worth a spin if you like quirky indie games or rogue-likes.
Recommended May 13, 2026
ok yeah this is a pretty fun little game. I wasn't looking a the map at first and got confused. I like the power pill mechanic.
Recommended Nov 24, 2025
I can play it only for short period of time in one sitting, but I still can recommend it. Also I can see myself reaching the ending in one sitting in one day. Well, maybe I can't play it for longer in one sitting because the gameplay is simple, which includes the combat (moving towards the enemy to deal damage to it) and it becomes tedious. Plus situation where you get trapped between enemies and can't avoid them when you have low health doesn't help with that situation.
Recommended Oct 29, 2025
Игра 'Famaze' - это отличный выбор для любителей головоломок и неспешного геймплея. Простые правила, но сложность постепенно возрастает, заставляя хорошенько подумать над каждым ходом. Визуальное оформление минималистичное и приятное, не отвлекает от процесса. Очень понравилось, что не нужно спешить и можно спокойно планировать свои действия. Несмотря на кажущуюся простоту, игра может затянуть на часы. Уровни достаточно разнообразны и предлагают разные вызовы. Хорошая оптимизация и отсутствие багов также порадовали. Единственный небольшой минус - хотелось бы большего разнообразия в визуальном оформлении, возможно, какие-то альтернативные скины или темы. В целом, однозначно рекомендую всем, кто ищет увлекательную и расслабляющую головоломку. Отлично подходит для коротких сессий в транспорте или для вечернего отдыха после работы. Отличная игра!

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