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Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery cover art

Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery

eNVy softworks · 2023-02-27

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Text

Releases: Feb 27, 2023 (Mac), Feb 27, 2023 (Linux), Feb 27, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!

89%
positive of 171 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 78% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (61 reviews).
  • · Top 33% of 26,786 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.4k–7.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 171 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.79 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 11 of 51 observed days · $1.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
616120232026Week of 2023-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$2.99$1.792023-02-272026-10-102023-02-27 — best price $2.692023-05-13 — best price $2.392023-06-19 — best price $2.392023-07-24 — best price $2.542023-08-28 — best price $2.542023-10-09 — best price $2.092023-11-21 — best price $2.092023-12-11 — best price $2.992024-01-05 — best price $2.992024-02-06 — best price $2.992024-03-20 — best price $2.542024-04-17 — best price $2.992024-05-27 — best price $2.992024-06-19 — best price $2.542024-07-17 — best price $2.542024-09-18 — best price $2.992024-10-08 — best price $2.992024-11-11 — best price $1.942024-11-27 — best price $1.942025-01-06 — best price $1.942025-02-24 — best price $2.992025-03-20 — best price $2.992025-05-12 — best price $1.942025-09-15 — best price $2.542025-10-13 — best price $2.992025-12-03 — best price $2.542026-01-15 — best price $2.542026-03-19 — best price $1.792026-04-14 — best price $1.952026-05-18 — best price $2.992026-08-01 — best price $2.992026-09-18 — best price $2.552026-09-22 — best price $2.992026-09-26 — best price $2.992026-09-30 — best price $2.992026-10-04 — best price $2.992026-10-08 — best price $2.992026-10-10 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
96.4%
earned "Take a Sheet"
26.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Greek, Spanish - Latin America

Player tags

RPGFantasyMysteryParody TabletopAdventureStory RichText-BasedAtmosphericVisual Novel

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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