Artifact Seeker

About

"Artifact Seeker" is a 3D Roguelike Survivor RPG where you can collect and share artifacts to gain powers and challenge higher level enemies. With intense battles, evolvable skills, and hundreds of artifacts, players can create unique synergies to become a god or end the game of gods. The game features a "Artifacts sharing code function" to share your collected artifacts with friends.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

+11

74%

Audience ScoreBased on 506 reviews

gameplay31 positive mentions

monetization4 negative mentions

The game features nice graphics and flashy attacks that can be adjusted for better visibility.
It offers a satisfying meta progression system with town upgrades and a variety of builds.
The gameplay is fun and addictive, with a lot of potential for future updates and content.

The play loop is very short, averaging around 15-20 minutes per run, leading to a lack of long-term engagement.
There is minimal difficulty, even at the highest levels, making it feel too easy and repetitive.
The game suffers from poor localization and UI clutter, making it hard to track gameplay and understand mechanics.

gameplay
87 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
56%
8%
The gameplay of the game is characterized by a mix of unique mechanics and a variety of skills, items, and attributes, offering a satisfying meta-progression system. While many players appreciate the depth and customization options, some criticize the cluttered UI, lack of clear guidance, and occasional bugs that detract from the experience. Overall, the game provides an enjoyable rogue-like experience, though opinions vary on its execution and replayability.
- “The game itself is fun to play, controls are responsive, it doesn't feel like a straight clone of other games, and there is a satisfying meta progression with a town upgrade mechanic.”
- “Overall, Artifact Seeker has an outstanding gameplay loop that makes replaying enjoyable, with tons of customization and a smart progression system within the bullet heaven genre.”
- “There are many characters, the city that unlocks as you progress through the game with upgrades, artifacts, etc. The gameplay is flashy with strong attacks and spectacle, roguelite progress through a map, and meaty bosses.”
- “The gameplay isn't very clear and there isn't enough introduction to the story, plot, or why we do what we do in this game; it's just straightforward to the battles, and personally, I don't like those sorts of introductions.”
- “The gameplay is very complex and there's basically no guidance or explanation in the game at all; you are just thrown into the deep end, and boy is it deep.”
- “Gameplay is boring compared to others of this type.”
graphics
51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
41%
53%
6%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the flashy visuals and unique indie art style, while others criticize the inconsistency and cluttered UI. Many appreciate the option to tone down effects for better visibility, but some find the overall graphical quality to be mediocre or below average. Despite these criticisms, the game's engaging mechanics and enjoyable gameplay often overshadow the graphical shortcomings.
- “Bought it on a whim, discovered a really enjoyable game with cool mechanics, flashy graphics, and nice gameplay!”
- “It has good graphics, nice music, and a good developer who keeps pushing updates and fixes.”
- “Gameplay is awesome, items/abilities/graphics are amazing - gives me some Hades vibes to go with my Vampire Survivors, Death Must Die, Soulstone Survivors, and similar games.”
- “The in-game graphics are just blah, and that's what you will spend 90% of your time seeing.”
- “The art style feels inconsistent.”
- “- graphics: it's middling to below average.”
story
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
65%
13%
The game's story is generally considered weak, with many reviewers noting a lack of clarity and depth in the narrative and character interactions. While some appreciate the art and the potential for different story paths, the poor localization and minimal plot development detract from the overall experience. Players often feel that the game prioritizes gameplay over storytelling, leading to a disjointed experience that leaves much to be desired in terms of narrative engagement.
- “You put together a great story and concept with great artwork and options to take different paths, only to phone it in with the combat.”
- “I really enjoyed the art, the story, and the classic yet salty characters.”
- “The story and character interactions are paper thin, but it's nice that they are there, and the distinct tone written for each character adds some much appreciated flavour.”
- “The gameplay isn't very clear and there isn't enough introduction to the story, plot, or why we do what we do in this game; it's just straightforward to the battles, and personally, I don't like those sorts of introductions.”
- “The English translation is quite poor, with numerous grammatical errors and awkward phrasing that make the story and gameplay descriptions difficult to follow at times.”
- “The story is non-existent and the localization is 'a work in progress'.”
music
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
73%
27%
The music in the game is generally praised for being epic and enjoyable, contributing positively to the overall experience. However, several users noted that the soundtrack is somewhat basic and lacks variety, with a desire for more tracks to enhance gameplay. Overall, while the music is appreciated, there is room for improvement in terms of quantity and diversity.
- “Very good epic music.”
- “Music is very good, graphics are nice, the game is not too hard but you can crank it up if you wish.”
- “It has good graphics, nice music, and a good developer who keeps pushing updates and fixes.”
- “The music is pretty basic and there aren't enough songs.”
- “I can't remember the music.”
- “The music is pretty basic and there aren't enough songs.”
character development
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
80%
10%
10%
Character development in the game is marked by appealing character designs that attract players, though opinions vary on their edginess. While some players appreciate the aesthetics and the variety of upgrades, others feel that the characters lack distinctiveness and depth, leading to a somewhat repetitive experience. Overall, the character designs are a highlight, but they may not offer enough differentiation to keep players fully engaged.
- “Fun bullet heaven game with nice character designs and a lot of upgrades to unlock.”
- “I was drawn in by beautiful character designs, stayed for fantastic gameplay.”
- “I like the character designs, not as ugly as in other survivor games.”
- “The character designs are way too edgy for me to tolerate, and I ended up just alt-f4ing the game when it kept showing me random systems with little to no explanation on what was even happening.”
monetization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The monetization aspect of the game has received mixed reviews; while some players initially perceived it as a cash grab, they later acknowledged the game's depth and fair pricing, noting the absence of microtransactions. Overall, the game is considered fun and reasonably priced at launch, despite feelings of it being somewhat rushed.
- “The game is still in a decent spot on release; it's fun, the price is fair, and there are no microtransactions.”
- “It feels like a rushed job and a cash grab.”
- “It feels like a rushed job and a cash grab.”
replayability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The game offers exceptional replayability, driven by the ability to minmax artifacts and create tailored builds for speedruns. With a wealth of content, upgrades, and diverse skills, weapons, and synergies, players can engage in extensive grinding and experimentation, ensuring a fresh experience with each playthrough.
- “Fresh and stylish game, a lot of content and upgrades, tons of replayable and long grinding variations.”
- “It is this one single concept that gives the end-game almost endless replayability, as you could spend forever min-maxing your artifacts to make your perfect build for some specific speedrun.”
- “It's staggering just how much replayability I can already see across the different skills, weapons, and artifacts/synergies.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players note that while the game offers a wealth of content and replayability, the grinding required for unlocking upgrades and gems can feel excessive and somewhat mindless, especially given the game's overall ease. This grindy aspect is acknowledged as typical for the genre, but it raises questions about its necessity in enhancing gameplay.
- “The between runs unlocks are a bit grindy to unlock, but that is the nature of the genre, I suppose.”
- “All that is left is just some brain-dead grinding for gems so you can unlock stuff and just make your runs easier with passives and talents. What's the point considering how easy it is already?”
- “Fresh vs style game, a lot of content and upgrades, tons of replayable and long grinding variations.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
The game's optimization features allow players to reroll affixes at resting camps and discover optimized artifacts throughout their journey, enabling a degree of min-maxing if desired. Overall, the controls are praised for their fluidity, with no performance issues reported, contributing to an enjoyable gameplay experience.
- “Interesting progression here will be that your affixes can be rerolled in resting camps, and you will be able to start with some of these artifacts or have a chance to find these optimized artifacts in your playthrough.”
- “You could min-max the systems, trying to get the most optimized version of a build going, but there's no reason to.”
- “I like it... great controls, fluid fighting, no stuttering, gorgeous colors... go for it.”
- “You could minmax the systems, trying to get the most optimized version of a build going, but there's no reason to.”
- “You could minmax the systems, trying to get the most optimized version of a build going, but there's no reason to.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game presents an innovative concept within its genre; however, it suffers from significant stability issues, being described as a "buggy mess" by users. Additionally, the community forums have drawn some negative attention due to inappropriate behavior among certain users.
- “The game is a cool concept and an evolution of the genre, but it's a buggy mess.”
- “The game is a cool concept and an evolution of the genre, but it's a buggy mess.”
- “It's kind of buggy.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is initially well-received, with players finding it amusing during their first experience. However, the reviews do not indicate whether this humor maintains its appeal over time.
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviews indicate a lack of emotional engagement in the gameplay, as players feel no strategic depth or tension due to the quick defeat of enemies, which diminishes the sense of challenge and investment in their choices.