The Game Census
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Games Hut · Plug In Digital · 2016-09-28

Steam

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 19, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

With classic ARPG-inspired combat, this hack n' slash roguelike RPG puts you in the shoes of a powerful hero on the rise. Make your own creative decisions in epic battle encounters, ponder moral choices, acquire fantastical items, and even customize your own town.

58%
positive of 64 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
$7.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 75% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 64 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.39 at GreenManGaming (2019-12-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 22 of 42 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620162026Week of 2016-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$7.99$0.392016-02-192026-08-172016-02-19 — best price $5.992016-04-27 — best price $5.992016-06-20 — best price $3.992016-08-29 — best price $7.992016-11-22 — best price $3.592017-01-04 — best price $7.992017-04-10 — best price $2.712017-04-18 — best price $2.712017-06-22 — best price $1.992017-12-21 — best price $1.992019-06-25 — best price $1.992020-01-27 — best price $7.992020-11-25 — best price $1.992021-01-06 — best price $7.992021-05-24 — best price $1.992022-02-03 — best price $7.992022-06-24 — best price $1.592022-08-22 — best price $7.992023-01-05 — best price $7.992023-03-16 — best price $1.592023-05-16 — best price $7.992023-07-25 — best price $7.992023-10-17 — best price $7.992023-12-21 — best price $1.592024-02-26 — best price $1.592024-04-16 — best price $7.992024-07-11 — best price $7.992024-09-24 — best price $7.992024-11-27 — best price $0.952025-01-20 — best price $0.672025-04-12 — best price $0.952025-06-27 — best price $0.952025-09-12 — best price $7.992025-11-21 — best price $0.632026-02-02 — best price $7.992026-03-26 — best price $7.992026-06-14 — best price $7.992026-08-03 — best price $0.672026-08-17 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

Player tags

RPGDwarfIndieAction

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.