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Entropy Survivors is a single player and multiplayer survival hack and slash game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Moving Pieces Interactive and was released on December 4, 2024. It received positive reviews from players.

Survive the forces of Entropy solo or with friends to save the universe! A sword-wielding mech. A sharpshooting space frog. Control both characters simultaneously against the forces of Entropy in this bullet heaven roguelike. Though your defeat may come swiftly (and often), you’ll bring these two unlikely heroes home using nothing but the unstoppable power of friendship (and an arsenal of mind-b…

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Reviews

81%Audience ScoreBased on 335 reviews
gameplay20 positive mentions
grinding15 negative mentions

  • Unique dual-character combat system combining melee and ranged attacks adds depth and interactivity compared to typical auto-attacker survivors games.
  • Large variety of classes, weapons, and quirky, creative abilities (e.g., garbage trucks, pinball, katamari ball) offer fresh gameplay and build diversity.
  • Well-polished with smooth performance even on mid-range PCs and handhelds, robust multiplayer implementation facilitates fun and cooperative play.
  • Extensive meta-progression with multiple upgrade currencies, ability to influence drop chances for upgrades, and meaningful skill trees encourage long-term engagement.
  • Bright, colorful, and distinct visual design helps maintain clarity amidst chaotic bullet-hell action; satisfying and unique audio design complements gameplay.
  • Good pacing with runs of approximately 20-30 minutes; game balances challenge and accessibility well, requiring skill while enabling enjoyment.
  • Multiplayer suffers from tethered camera mechanics causing forced positioning and teleporting players which can frustrate cooperative play.
  • Lack of rerolls or ability to skip undesirable skills can result in frustrating randomness during level ups and reduce build variety.
  • Early game progression and combat feel slow and clunky, with slow movement during shooting and sometimes unresponsive cooldowns hindering fluid gameplay.
  • Balance issues exist with certain weapons and abilities being overpowered or underpowered, making some builds feel mandatory and others ineffective.
  • Visual clutter and excessive particle effects can make it hard to track gameplay at times, especially in multiplayer when the screen fills with effects.
  • Some users report crashes, save data loss, and occasional bugs, which may affect reliability especially in online/co-op modes.
  • gameplay

    60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 55% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    Gameplay receives mixed feedback, praised for its addictive, unique mechanics, customization options, and engaging combat, though some find it slow, cluttered, and occasionally frustrating due to poor clarity and tedious moments. The dual-character control and variety of upgrades provide depth, but issues like screen clutter, slowdown, and some gimmicky elements impact overall enjoyment. Despite flaws, many appreciate its polished, quirky bullet-hell style and strategic gameplay loop that makes it rewarding and fun for fans of the genre.

    • “Now to gameplay for 4 bucks so much to choose from and everything looks like it was at least tested and balanced. There is a fair amount of systems in the game between skill tree, weapon upgrades and classes, and the ability to go into all of them and enhance further.”
    • “Each class and weapon has perks that radically affect gameplay, so you could be playing with a friend using the same class, melee, and gun, but different perks that alter your gameplay quite a lot.”
    • “This game is awesome. It has engaging combat mechanics and reasons to explore the maps beyond just trying to beat the boss. Enjoyable upgrades are unique, from having garbage trucks slam through waves of enemies to ever-expanding fireballs, and a large amount of character customization and permanent upgrades.”
    • “The maps are quite unique, however can be really confusing with gameplay landmarks being difficult to find.”
    • “The gameplay is just boring and frustrating for me, too many particles on the screen making it impossible to see what's happening.”
    • “Auto-aim and auto-character switch in settings are basically required for this to not be tedious, and even then gameplay suffers from the slowdown you get when your frog does anything.”
  • graphics

    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    71% positive mentions, 18% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally praised for their unique, colorful, and polished art style, vibrant visuals, and fun, quirky designs that enhance the game's identity. However, several users note that the visuals can become overwhelmingly chaotic and busy, especially with multiple players or effects, sometimes impacting clarity and performance. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's enjoyable and inventive atmosphere but could benefit from options to reduce visual clutter.

    • “The art style is unique and nice, it's different and quirky.”
    • “Very polished all-around, great animations and clean graphics.”
    • “The graphics are very crisp and fitting, a lot of fun and a bit over the top - I love it.”
    • “The game becomes a pure mess visually; everything has all colors, so you just don't know what's going on. Adding more players adds more chaos, but not in a good way.”
    • “The visuals can get incredibly busy, especially with multiple players. A way to turn down or turn off some effects would help a lot with headaches, though it's a fun mess at first.”
    • “I appreciate the creative power-ups and skills, but it gets old fast because the graphics aren't amazing and there are just too many colors at the same time, making it both boring and visually oppressive.”
  • story

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    22% positive mentions, 61% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The game features little to no traditional storyline, focusing instead on mission-based progression and gameplay mechanics. While some players find the lack of narrative disappointing, others appreciate the structured missions and evolving skill-based challenges. Overall, the story is minimal and may not satisfy those seeking a story-driven experience.

    • “For a survivor game with bullet hell, and I do mean bullet hell, this game is top notch.. a great concept with a weird story.”
    • “There isn’t a traditional narrative in Entropy Survivors, which may turn off players looking for story-driven roguelikes.”
    • “I do however find that the game itself is lacking in other areas, such as there being not much of a storyline.”
    • “The story... I'm not sure there was one, but who cares.”
  • grinding

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is a prominent and sometimes tedious aspect, with slow progression and repetitive farming required to advance skills and upgrades. While some players find the meta progression meaningful and enjoy the challenge, others feel it becomes overly grindy and can hinder progress, especially early on. Overall, if you enjoy grinding and gradual power-ups, this game can be satisfying, but it may deter those looking for a faster pace.

    • “The game's main problem that keeps me from moving forward is the limited levels where you gain the skill currency and how few of them you get from farming those levels.”
    • “From there, it’s basically AFK farming until you’re strong enough to move on to better upgrades and gear.”
    • “The scaling was a bit wonky and made the game super grindy.”
  • humor

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is characterized by its absurd, over-the-top design and quirky, ridiculous concepts like a frog piloting a mech with bizarre power-ups, which players find both original and entertaining. While some find the humor repetitive or cringe-worthy in its randomness, the comedic elements are deeply intertwined with the gameplay, making the experience fun, funny, and mechanically sharp. Overall, the humor enhances the game's uniqueness and enjoyment.

    • “Its tone leans heavily into humor and absurdity, not through cutscenes or dialogue, but through its design: a frog with a sniper rifle, guns that shoot bees, power-ups that transform your character into a literal pinball—everything is ridiculous and over-the-top, but in a way that’s deeply enjoyable.”
    • “That being said, this is one of those but it is not at all a clone, the theme of this game is hilarious and awesome: you're a frog, riding a mech, running around fighting aliens and eating cosmic butterflies.”
    • “Hilarious skills and abilities: converse sneakers dropping from the heavens, garbage trucks slamming into massive groups of enemies, giant hands that crowd control so you can lob a rocket in... it's so fun and so satisfying.”
  • optimization

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The game boasts impressive optimization overall, handling complex graphics and numerous enemies without major performance drops. However, performance can significantly decline with excessive on-screen activity, particularly in multiplayer or on less powerful devices like a deck. Recent updates have improved stability, but some users still report optimization issues in intensive scenarios.

    • “Performance-wise, the game is remarkably well-optimized.”
    • “It has more enemies on screen than any other game I've tried in the genre, but your performance doesn't tank as much as those.”
    • “It did get somewhat better after a performance update early December.”
    • “But... it is absolutely not optimized for the Deck.”
    • “My only issue is performance can really drop if there's too much on the screen and with multiplayer it can get as low as 30 FPS.”
    • “This game has zero optimization.”
  • music

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The music is generally praised for being thematic, epic, and enhancing the game's identity without being intrusive, though some find it repetitive and overshadowed by overlapping sound effects. Users appreciate the diverse soundtrack and sound design but desire more audio control options, such as separate volume settings for UI sounds. Overall, the soundtrack is well-liked but could benefit from better mixing and additional content.

    • “It has a cool and diverse soundtrack/sfx.”
    • “Music is epic and thematically suited without being obnoxious.”
    • “Incredible game, well put together graphics, mechanics, and also love the music.”
    • “The sound quickly devolves into multiple overlapping "boom" explosions and gunfire and occasionally obnoxious enemy sounds overlapping the droning and boring music, consisting mostly of repetitive blooping sounds.”
    • “One last thing is the volume is still way too loud at 10 out of 100, would really like to tune out separate audio tracks; currently there is only 'music' and 'sfx' - being able to turn down UI sfx would be really nice!”
    • “My only complaint is that the game is too cheap for what it is; please add OST or supporter packs or something!”
  • replayability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game offers some initial replayability but lacks depth due to its linear progression and absence of features like endless mode or ability customization. This results in limited long-term engagement, especially as higher difficulty modes become too easy without strategic variety. Overall, replay value is modest and may not sustain interest beyond a casual playthrough.

    • “It's a pretty solid game for its price and has some sort of replayability.”
    • “++++ replayability!”
    • “There isn't much replayability to it after that.”
    • “The lack of an endless mode and any sort of reroll/ban function in ability select makes this a linear and non-replayable game for me, and the hardest endgame difficulty gets trivialized even without anything near an 'optimal' setup or classes, so nice and casual and end of the road for me.”
  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is generally stable with minimal bugs, providing smooth performance on devices like the Steam Deck and the ROG, though high settings may impact FPS. One rare Unity crash was reported but did not significantly affect the overall experience. Stability contributes positively to the fun and cooperative gameplay.

    • “Pretty fun survivor rogue-like, and almost bug-free, so yay devs. One weird Unity crash right as I was completing the (kind of annoying) final weapon unlock, but oh well.”
    • “I am playing the game on my ROG and it runs great. Steam Deck is also working fine, but I cannot run the game on high settings without tanking the FPS.”
    • “Runs great and makes for a fun co-op experience.”
  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional aspect of the game evokes a mix of surprise and intrigue, highlighted by unexpected and intense moments like sudden bulldozer attacks. Players find themselves engaged and immersed, appreciating the game's solid and captivating experience even in solo play.

  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's monetization is straightforward and unremarkable, aligning with typical genre standards without introducing any innovative or groundbreaking features.

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The character development is widely criticized for poor design, unappealing animations, and an overall lack of engagement, contributing to a negative gameplay experience.

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Play Times

20h Median play time
20h Average play time
20-20h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Entropy Survivors is a survival hack and slash game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. Common tags for Entropy Survivors include indie, score attack, trading, roguelite, action roguelike and others.

Entropy Survivors is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Steam Deck, Windows and others.

On average players spend around 20 hours playing Entropy Survivors.

Entropy Survivors was released on December 4, 2024.

Entropy Survivors was developed by Moving Pieces Interactive.

Entropy Survivors has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Entropy Survivors for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.

Entropy Survivors is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Temtem: Swarm, Soulstone Survivors, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, Time Wasters, Yet Another Zombie Survivors and others.