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Shadowlings

82% positive of 98 Steam reviews

Released: 2018
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Games From The Deep.

About the game

Shadowlings - is a slaughter to heavy metal in decorations of Medieval Japan. Hardcore battles, in which everything depends on your skill, ancient ninja's martial arts, sharp swords, strong spears and mysterious Shadow Magic.

Tagged by players

Ninja
Assassins
Swordplay
Fighting
Action Roguelike
Spectacle fighter
Hack and Slash
Fast-Paced
Difficult
Roguelite
Action RPG
Top-Down

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Shadowlings

82% positive of 98 Steam reviews

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Released: 2018
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Games From The Deep.

About the game

Tagged by players

Ninja
Assassins
Swordplay
Fighting
Action Roguelike
Spectacle fighter
Hack and Slash
Fast-Paced
Difficult
Roguelite
Action RPG
Top-Down

What players say

Recommended
I like this nice combat concept, based on physics and fair weapon's collizions. But the gameplay quickly becomes repetitive. Also, there are some problems with collizions - sometimes you can permanently stuck in a wall and then you have to start from last save. And I don't like the music (but maybe it's just me). I simply turned it off.
3.5 h played when written. 16 found it helpful.
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Recommended
This game can actually be a better one if not done like this. The combat is the core of the game and I like it: it rewards skill, fluid and fun, and can be deep if done correctly. However they did it wrong. the wrong part, from my point of view, are these: 1. Every single level is tediously long and feeling repetitive. it takes me 10 minutes to finally experience something new like the blinking enemy and new weapon,…
35 min played when written. 5 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Shadowlings had a nice appeal for the first 15 minutes. It looked nice and felt nice. The way combat is done felt like something new. Sadly the initial appeal wears off very quickly and slowly declines into a boring grindfest. You get loads of money and XP with no real need for either of them. I kept waiting for game to become more interesting, but it never did. I even thought the final boss was just a prelude to…
8.6 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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