Witchaven

An ambitious medieval first-person hack-and-slash built on the Build engine, though the execution feels a bit rough around the edges. Exploring dark dungeons and fighting goblins is fun in a nostalgic way, but the clumsy melee combat and weapons breaking too fast make it tough to enjoy all the way through.

I only discovered this game when I heard it was being delisted from Steam. Is Hexen better? Sure. But for the price, I had a lot of fun with this game.

Playable on Windows 11 but shows its age. First, check the controls before starting the game so you know the key bindings. The map is fun with multiple paths and hidden rooms, like a small room behind a waterfall with armor inside. The movement isn’t smooth but acceptable,occasionally there are frame drops. Only melee weapons are available, each has limited durability so management is essential. Also it’s easy to die in this game, and I died twice even with armor left, so save often. However, saving can be risky, too, I entered an empty room and opened the menu to save, then combat sounds played in the background and I died for no reason. For the gameplay, you need to rhythm the attack with your melee weapon and retreat at the right moment to avoid enemy attacks. You don’t need to defeat everyone, for me since my health is low, I simply collect the key and open the portal, most combat becomes hit-and-run and searching for potions. In the end, I died while trying to save the game. [u] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43342176-Why-Not-Games/#browse] My curator page[/url][/u]

Unironically great game that nobody understands plagued by your standard 1990s game design failures. You can actually walk and climb on the arrows and basically no big youtuber realized that that was a primary mode of movement. This game is not easy and is not for everyone and is absolutely punishing for you to manage your resources very closely.

it has a random chance to jumpscare you at any given moment, almost every weapon is unusable and the ones that aren't are bordering, and it's also been delisted from the steam store. play now!

Yeah it slams buy it.