Cladun X3

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Cladun X3 is a single player hack and slash game with fantasy and comedy themes. It was developed by Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. and was released on September 26, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Since the series debuted over 15 years ago, Cladun has powered up to over 3x its original power! A fully-evolved Cladun X3 takes the stage! Make use of various weapons, magic, and abilities to delve into dungeons, avoid traps, and defeat monsters!

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95%Audience ScoreBased on 44 reviews

music8 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Deep and complex customization system allowing creation of characters, weapons, armor, wings, and music with pixel art editor, appealing strongly to fans of build optimization and creativity.
Engaging dungeon crawling and combat with a unique Magic Circle system involving strategic placement of sub-characters to boost the main character, combined with varied and challenging randomized dungeons with traps, enemies, and events.
Significant improvements over previous entries including smoother PC performance, functional controller support, better options menu, and continued post-launch support with new collaborations and network features allowing shared content downloads.

The network and community sharing features are limited and unintuitive, with lack of cross-platform compatibility, isolated western servers, and a poorly designed character sharing system, reducing access to a vibrant existing community.
The in-game pixel art editor is clunky and unintuitive with limited palette options and missing basic features like undo, making customization frustrating for less skilled artists.
The game offers minimal story content and largely recycles mechanics from previous editions with few major innovations, which may lead to a feeling of 'more of the same' and reduce appeal for newcomers or those seeking a big departure.

music
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
58%
The game's music is highly praised for its quality, extensive customization options, and nostalgic retro vibes. Players can create, edit, and add their own compositions using MML, with a vast library of downloadable tracks available, enhancing replayability and personalization. Overall, the soundtrack combines classic tunes with new, enjoyable songs, complementing the deep customization and fun gameplay.
- “You can use MML to make your own dungeon crawling music.”
- “So not only is the game good with huge layers of depth but you can play as any character you want with any song you want all built with the in-game systems, no modding required.”
- “The ability to completely draw your own characters, maps, and compose your own music is also a huge bonus.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
40%
30%
The gameplay remains largely unchanged from previous entries, retaining its core mechanics, customization, and progression that fans appreciate, but with smoother execution and added elements like new magic circles and tougher challenges. Difficulty scales well, starting easy and ramping up to demanding puzzles and fights. Overall, it offers a fun blend of familiar mechanics with engaging loot and dungeon systems, delivering a solid experience for longtime players.
- “The difficulty scaling is pretty good, starting off with tutorial-level ease then ramping up by explaining mechanics over time; by the third set of dungeons, it's already quite difficult, and the later puzzles and fights are challenging as well.”
- “The gameplay is about as fun as it has always been, offering a vaguely 2D Zelda-like experience combined with Diablo-style looting, and despite it being a long time since I played the prior games, nothing negative stands out.”
- “It's the core gameplay, customizability, and progression that have always been solid from before and continue to carry this game.”
- “So same classes, same gameplay loop, same everything but executed just a little bit more smoothly this time around.”
- “There are weapon types that were added to Sengoku that were removed (even with a ninja class existing...), and at its core the gameplay is just the same as it's always been with not a lot new added at all, really.”
- “I remember it having a lot of the same over the top mechanics from Disgaea.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The story in this game is minimal and largely secondary to the core gameplay, which focuses on dungeon crawling, loot optimization, and intricate build systems. While the plot is considered weak or nonexistent by many, the hand-crafted stages and varied encounters keep the experience engaging. Fans of deep combat and loot mechanics will find the story sufficient as a backdrop for the main gameplay.
- “It doesn't just drop off in difficulty, but instead gives you even more variety in how to build out your characters, tackle encounters and so on, none of which feels wasted or meaningless even later into the game's main story dungeon paths or even the randomized mapgeons.”
- “The plot isn't really too important in these games, it's all about the dungeon runs and getting better equipment and finding crazy combos in the gear to make something genuinely overpowered.”
- “The story is... okay, so far.”
- “New equipment, new characters and a new goofy story.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is extensive and may feel tedious for those not fond of optimizing character builds and managing stats. However, fans of mystery dungeon, roguelikes, or deep menu management will appreciate the satisfying grind and customization opportunities. Overall, it offers a rewarding experience for players who enjoy investing time into character progression.
- “However, if optimizing and looking for the 'perfect' build for your characters, along with managing stat growth, seems tedious - then maybe not for you.”
- “Do not skip if you are a fan of mystery dungeon/roguelikes or even just NIS style menu management where you spend a bunch of time after grinding reworking your entire inventory and bonus effects for your characters.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are retro, reminiscent of 90's pixel art, which complements the game's nostalgic feel. While not modern or visually advanced, the pixel style effectively enhances the excitement of loot and dungeon exploration.
- “Pixel graphics with incredible dopamine hits when you get rare loot and manage to escape with it.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's optimization aspect is praised for its depth and complexity, offering extensive strategic options and build customization that enhance gameplay as players progress.
- “But as you progress, the systems and options to customize your builds open up with surprising complexity, revealing a sprawling game of strategy and build optimization.”