Myrkwood: Offshoot

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Myrkwood: Offshoot is an entertaining top-down action survival game that combines defensive strategy, cooperative multiplayer, and arcade-inspired combat into a straightforward yet engaging experience. Developed and published by minota, this free-to-play title challenges players to protect a precious Gem from relentless waves of hostile creatures while improving their equipment and survival capabilities. Its accessible mechanics and retro-inspired presentation make it particularly appealing to players who enjoy fast-paced combat without complicated systems. Although its overall scope is relatively modest, the combination of escalating challenges, character progression, and multiplayer cooperation provides a satisfying foundation for repeated playthroughs. The primary gameplay revolves around defending the Gem against increasingly aggressive enemies. Players must eliminate approaching monsters while constantly monitoring the battlefield to prevent attackers from reaching their objective. This creates an interesting balance between offensive combat and defensive positioning, since recklessly pursuing enemies can leave the Gem vulnerable. As waves become progressively more difficult,…

Myrkwood: Offshoot is a game that surprised me with how much there is to do for a free top down survival game. The main idea is simple enough. I have to protect a Gem while waves of monsters keep coming towards it, and I have to fight, dodge and upgrade my character to survive for as long as possible. It has that easy to understand arcade feeling where I can jump into a game quickly, but there is enough going on to make me want to keep pushing further. The Defense mode is the main attraction for me. Enemies come in waves and I have to keep moving around the map while making sure the Gem does not get overwhelmed. Bombrats and other monsters can quickly turn a safe area into a dangerous one, so I cannot just stand in one place and attack. The combat is straightforward, with swords and other weapons giving me different ways to deal with enemies, and I liked how important movement becomes once the waves start getting busy. I also really enjoyed the progression. I can buy upgrades and items during runs, while loadouts let me change my weapons and armor between games. There are different weapon types too, including swords, throwing weapons and boomerangs, which helps keep the combat fr…

I got this game because I thought it would be fun to play with my boyfriend. It is fun! However, I hard crash every time we kill the new boss in defense mode. I haven't been able to actually earn any of the new armor or weapons I unlock during a game. I want to play this game but this crash breaks the loop that this game was built on. For me, it isn't worth playing in its current state Edit: I spoke with the dev and helped them figure out what was causing the crash. I haven't had any issues since the patch!

The developer asked me to do a game review of this, so I have. Got a 25 minute video with actual gameplay etc. here and will also do a little summary :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWG_va9Wnek The graphics are pixel but nice and crisp. The gameplay is good, it’s basically wave after wave of enemies. You start of nice and easy, and when you kill the enemy you score points to use in the shop (that is the gem you're protecting). Once a wave is complete...or even as its going on, you can pop to the shop and buy healing potions or boosts etc. As you move up the waves, the price of things also increases. I just used WSAD and mouse button to fire. The 'blob' type creatures race after you, whereas the 'cat' type ones just advance slowly, well until you have the huge cat things, as they go for you as well. One thing I like is its infinite lives, but even when you're dead, waiting to respawn, they're still attacking your gem, and you lose some money. I played on single player, on the defence mode on the Solmere map, and it was still fun. But I can guess that it’s a lot more fun with friends, as you can have them defend etc., whilst you respawn, and then you attack. Can see it being…

Its a fun loop. I like the gameplay and the upgrade in difficulty as you get further in with the bigger slimes and simple designs. A couple of notes: I think the game could be a lot more enjoyable if it was a bit more polished. On boot-up and during my second playthrough the game crashed and sometimes the enemies will just spawn on you which I think could be fixed by having them spawn off screen or in a spot that is specifically for monsters to spawn on. I also think it would be more replayable with more rewards for getting through areas and less countdowns. I usually had to wait 30 seconds before I could leave the shop area cause it wouldn't let me leave until the countdown was finished. Anyway, overall fun free game if anyone wants to play something different. With some polish it could be great. Keep making games!