Corpse Keeper
- May 28, 2024
- Melancholia Studio
- 26h median play time
Get on Steam"Corpse Keeper" is a dark comedy management simulation game where you play as the Grim Reaper's assistant. Collect and manage souls while building and expanding your necrotic estate, all while avoiding the watchful eye of the Grim Reaper. Engage in various activities, from fishing in the River Styx to conversing with otherworldly beings, to ensure your souls are happy and productive. As you progress, unlock new areas, expand your mansion, and uncover hidden secrets in this afterlife adventure.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Corpse Keeper features a unique blend of roguelike mechanics and fighting game elements, providing an engaging and challenging gameplay experience.
- The art style and atmosphere are well-received, contributing to the game's distinct identity and immersive experience.
- The combat system is praised for its depth and fluidity, allowing for strategic play and rewarding skillful execution.
- The game suffers from a steep learning curve and a lack of clear onboarding, making it difficult for new players to grasp the mechanics.
- There are concerns about the game's long-term support, with reports of abandoned development and a lack of communication from the developers.
- Combat can feel repetitive and shallow at times, leading to frustration, especially in later stages where resource management becomes more critical.
- gameplay42 mentions
- 48 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by an engaging and addictive loop, blending elements from various genres such as fighting games and roguelikes, reminiscent of titles like Mortal Kombat and Sekiro. While some players find the combat mechanics a bit shallow and the abundance of systems overwhelming, many appreciate the unique atmosphere and diversity of playable characters. Overall, the game offers a solid experience that becomes more enjoyable as players familiarize themselves with its mechanics.
“The gameplay is awesome and I cannot recommend enough to at least try out the demo (which is an amazing thing from developers these days).”
“Once the mechanics clicked, I genuinely enjoyed this unique game.”
“It's a mashup of many mechanics, an instanced dungeon scroller, rogue-like aspect where the game loop starts you off fresh with new bodies to use, items that allow your next runs to have permanent progression similar to Hades, and parrying and dodging similar to Souls games.”
“Where you will do the very rinse and repeat gameplay loop.”
“Frustrating to play with mechanics that (although in the tutorial) you'll forget as the game overloads you with 'this item does this.'”
“A warning - there are a lot of systems and mechanics, and many of them are very opaque.”
- graphics24 mentions
- 42 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game's graphics feature a distinct and appealing art style that enhances its dark and moody atmosphere, though some players find the visuals to be somewhat blurry, even at high settings. While the graphics may not be groundbreaking, the overall aesthetic is well-received and complements the gameplay effectively. Many users appreciate the unique visual direction, despite expressing a desire for potential graphical improvements.
“Very fun game with a great art style, extremely challenging (sometimes frustratingly so) both in resource management and its combat.”
“What drew me initially was the art style - love the look of the game.”
“The graphics are nothing incredible, but the art style and direction is superb.”
“And also I would love to see graphical improvements; it's a little blurry even with 4K settings enabled.”
“Took me a while to get over the art style, but it clicked fairly quickly after that.”
“Besides the current visuals, I really like the setting and morbid atmosphere.”
- story10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The story in the game is described as minimal and bare bones, providing only a basic understanding of the world and purpose for gameplay. While some players acknowledge that narrative depth is often secondary in rogue-lites, they express a desire for more lore and story elements to enhance the experience.
“The story is very minimal, giving your gameplay a purpose and a basic understanding of the world you're in.”
“Smaller things that would be cool but aren't as pressing are: more story and lore stuff.”
“The story is very minimal, giving your playing the game a purpose and a basic understanding of the world you're in.”
“That's a basic summary of the story.”
“While I understand that the story in a rogue-lite can very much be an afterthought, what is here is extremely bare bones.”
- atmosphere8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is characterized by a distinct visual style that complements its engaging combat and gameplay mechanics. Reviewers appreciate the morbid and darkly moody setting, noting that the simple yet effective graphics enhance the overall immersive experience.
“The game has a very distinct visual style that lends itself well to the type of gameplay and atmosphere.”
“I really like the setting and morbid atmosphere.”
“The graphics, while simple and understated, perfectly capture the game's dark and moody atmosphere.”
“Besides the current visuals, I really like the setting and morbid atmosphere.”
“And the graphics, while simple and understated, perfectly capture the game's dark and moody atmosphere.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be quite tedious, as combat often involves repetitive actions like "whailing on the enemy until their guard breaks." While grinding for enemy skulls can enhance character strength, it contributes to a sense of monotony in gameplay.
“The combat can get a bit tedious at times, as it often feels like you're just 'whaling on the enemy until their guard breaks.'”
“Your lack of skill can be compensated for by grinding out the skulls of your enemies to make them stronger when you build them.”
“It can be very grindy.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is enhanced by the unique and randomized movesets of each corpse, providing a fresh experience with every playthrough. However, the removal of a recently introduced game mode intended to boost replay value has disappointed some players, as there are no plans to reinstate it.
“They released an additional game mode to increase replay value and pushed a sale to celebrate the new content, but they have retracted the game mode with no plans to implement it.”
“I really enjoy how each corpse has a varied moveset and feels unique, and the fact that the moves are randomized for each new corpse adds another layer of replayability to it.”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is noted for its haunting quality and impressive sound design, effectively enhancing the atmosphere. However, players express a desire for more music variety and additional tracks to enrich the experience further.
“The sound design is equally impressive, with haunting music and sound effects that will send chills down your spine.”
“My main suggestion would be more music would be nice, and more variety in rooms would also be nice.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The optimization of the user interface (UI) for room selection in challenge mode has been positively noted, indicating improvements that enhance user experience and streamline navigation.
“The UI of the room selection in challenge mode has been optimized, making it much more user-friendly.”
“The optimization of the room selection UI in challenge mode significantly enhances the overall experience.”
“I appreciate how the room selection UI in challenge mode has been optimized for better navigation.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game experiences occasional freezing issues on PC, which has been noted by multiple users as a significant stability concern.
“The only problem is the game sometimes freezes on my PC.”
“The only problem is the game sometimes freezes on my PC.”
