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Berserker's Descent

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83%Game Brain Score
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100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

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Berserker's Descent is a single player and multiplayer arcade hack and slash game with a violence theme. It was developed by Rendah Games and was released on September 18, 2020. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Berserker's Descent is a visceral, hardcore Roguelite. Descend into The Source and engage in brutal melee combat, making the most of your diverse attacks. Tightly designed and balanced, combat is easy to pick up, and hard to master. Die, learn, and try again. Play online with your friends or strangers. Key Features: As you delve deeper into The Source, you'll find new special attacks to a…

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100%
Audience ScoreBased on 34 reviews
gameplay8 positive mentions
music2 negative mentions
  • The combat is incredibly satisfying and rewarding, encouraging skillful play and mastery of mechanics.
  • The game offers a fun multiplayer experience, making it enjoyable to play with friends.
  • Despite its simple graphics, the game has a lot of charm and depth in its gameplay mechanics.
  • The platforming sections are poorly designed and suffer from awkward controls.
  • Some items lack clarity regarding their effects and stackability, leading to confusion.
  • The game has balancing issues with certain upgrades being significantly more powerful than others.
  • gameplay
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized by its stylish, challenging, and satisfying melee combat, heavily inspired by fighting games. Players appreciate the intricate yet intuitive mechanics, including attack cancels and dodge-rolls, which enhance the roguelite experience with procedural generation and skill-based rewards. Despite its simple graphics and animations, the game offers high replay value and a compelling combat system that keeps players engaged.

    • “Stylish, incredibly difficult, and extremely satisfying gameplay.”
    • “The game is a roguelite side-scroller mixed with a brutal melee combat system—think Risk of Rain meets Dark Souls—with simple graphics and addictive gameplay.”
    • “Add to that procedurally generated roguelite gameplay, with items to build to enhance yourself, and new moves to use either dropped from bosses or bought with souls, a currency best received by keeping your style bar cranked to maximum and never getting hit.”
    • “I know it looks ugly and the animation is not exactly appealing, but it's a really fun game for replay value. It has a lot going on under the surface with the attack cancels, dodge-rolls, stagger mechanics, juggle mechanics, and other compounding upgrades.”
    • “I know it looks ugly and the animation is not exactly appealing, but it's a really fun game for replay value. It has a lot going on under the surface with the attack cancels, dodge-rolls, stagger mechanics, juggle mechanics, and other compounding upgrades.”
  • graphics
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are described as simple and crude, which may deter some players, but they are complemented by charming aesthetics and smooth gameplay. Despite their lack of polish, the visuals do not detract from the overall experience, as the game is praised for its addictive mechanics and fluid performance. Overall, while the graphics might not impress, the gameplay more than compensates for it.

    • “The graphics are simple but charming.”
    • “The game is a rogue-lite side-scroller mixed with a brutal melee combat system - think Risk of Rain meets Dark Souls - with simple graphics and addictive gameplay.”
    • “Even though the graphics look terrible, the game plays very fluently and great. It's sad that a game like this didn't get as much attention as it deserves because it's a really solid game.”
    • “The crude graphics may turn off some potential buyers, but please do not let those graphics fool you; this game feels really good, you need to check it out.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game has been criticized for lacking originality, with users noting that it appears to be random free tracks sourced from the internet rather than composed specifically for the game.

    • “No original music - correct me if I am wrong, I think it's just random free music you found on the internet.”
    • “No original music - correct me if I am wrong, I think it's just random free music you found on the internet.”
  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game lacks a traditional story, focusing instead on enjoyable combat mechanics that many players find satisfying.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Despite its unappealing visuals and animations, the game offers significant replayability due to its complex mechanics, including attack cancels, dodge-rolls, and various upgrade systems that encourage players to explore different strategies and playstyles.

    • “I know it looks ugly and the animation is not exactly appealing, but it's a really fun game for replay value. There is a lot going on under the surface with the attack cancels, dodge rolls, stagger mechanics, juggle mechanics, and other compounding upgrades.”
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Berserker's Descent is a arcade hack and slash game with violence theme.

Berserker's Descent is available on PC and Windows.

Berserker's Descent was released on September 18, 2020.

Berserker's Descent was developed by Rendah Games.

Berserker's Descent has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

Berserker's Descent is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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