Runehaven

Runehaven is a voxel roguelike. [b]Story[/b] 1/10 Completely nonexistent. [b]Playtime:[/b] 5/10 It takes about 3 hours to try out most of the mechanics, and around 10 hours to see absolutely everything the game has to offer. [b]The Short Answer: Is It Worth Buying?[/b] I’d say it’s worth picking up, but grab it on a sale. [b]Mechanics and Gameplay[/b] 7/10 At its core, it’s a standard physical roguelike with fully destructible environments. Think of it as a 3D version of Noita. The game’s standout, unique mechanic is its enchantment system: you can apply buffs to any weapon by literally drawing a rune. There's a solid variety here, with about 40 different runes to discover. As for the arsenal, there are around 9 weapon classes, totaling about 40–50 individual weapons. When it comes to the gameplay loop, the core mechanic of having to go all the way down and then climb back up felt incredibly tedious. The map layout itself is pretty mediocre, though it does feature a lot of hidden areas you can blow open and explore. [b]Enemies and Bosses[/b] 4/10 The enemy variety spans from simple skeletons to some highly annoying mobs. The bosses, unfortunately, don't feel special—they are …

Despite the main spell-drawing gimmick, the game does not offer much in terms of variety and experimentation. There is no need to pick and choose your runes, because in later stages you have so many slots for a single spell you can just use them all. Why experiment, when you can just craft a Spread-Exploding-Seeking-Earthly-Lifesteal-Manasteal magic missile, and kill every enemy in one shot (or three shots if its a boss). I really wish there was more reason to use weird, wacky spells lie the ones that make you magic missiles heavier or slower, or return towards you, but as it stands you would be using them only as some sort of self-imposed challenge. TL;DR: despite great amount of runes to collect and craft spells with, there is no spell variety

It's a fun little dungon crawler. I enjoyed it but more variety in enemies is soreley needed. Some crafting would be cool. Multiplayer would rule!

Very quick game if you game the system. Made a nuke wand and a life/mana steal wand to clear every threat in two or more hits. I loved experimenting with the spells and that whole aspect feels like a more lowkey version of Noita. I will say some of the runes seem kind of useless. For example, the returning rune. There doesn't seem to be a use for it. Overall, very nice game, could have more to it, but otherwise very worth the money I paid for it.

crashed the game within 2 hours of playing by duping spells A+

This game is way deeper than I thought it would be