Fantasy Madness

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Fantasy Madness is a single player survival role playing game with fantasy and violence themes. It was developed by Night Steed Games and was released on March 5, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath is a roguelike action-survival game where forces of nature fight against hordes of evil. Gain new skills, loot powerful items and defeat all who stand in your way… By all means!

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Audience ScoreBased on 47 reviews

humor12 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Fun, addictive gameplay with many unique and entertaining skills and builds to try out.
Charming, humorous, and cartoonish art style with satisfying gore and sound effects.
Good variety in game modes, enemies, and characters with solid controller support and smooth gameplay on PC.

Performance issues, especially on the Steam Deck, causing frequent frame drops and slowdowns late in the game.
Progression and meta-upgrades can feel grindy and slow, with some balance issues and a steep difficulty spike.
Some cosmetic and UI issues including misaligned text, lack of manual aiming, and limited content in early access state.

humor
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is widely praised for being creative, whimsical, and darkly comedic, blending gore with nerdy, subtle jokes that enhance its unique charm. Players enjoy the funny elements like riding a pig for a speed boost and amusing names, which contribute to a lighthearted and entertaining experience. Overall, the humor complements the distinctive art style and gameplay, making the game both funny and memorable.
- “The fact the game lets you ride around on a pig for a speed boost is hilarious.”
- “Awesome game - brings unique art, gameplay and humor to the genre.”
- “The whimsical graphics, tons of nerdy (but not that obvious) humor topped with enemies exploding into a bloody pulp around your character, makes this a really unique experience.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are widely praised for their unique, quirky, and cartoonish art style, which evokes nostalgia and adds to its charm. The whimsical visuals combined with humorous and violent elements create a distinctive and enjoyable experience. Overall, the appealing 2D graphics and animations are considered a strong point of the game.
- “The whimsical graphics, tons of nerdy (but not that obvious) humor topped with enemies exploding into a bloody pulp around your character, makes this a really unique experience.”
- “The game's quirky aesthetics is definitely a strong point as well.”
- “This is a very fun survivor bullet heaven game with appealing 2D graphics and decent effects.”
optimization
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant optimization issues, particularly causing severe slowdowns after level 30 and during boss encounters, with performance notably poor on devices like the Steam Deck. Developers acknowledge these problems but the underlying engine limitations suggest fixes may be challenging or unlikely. Despite these technical flaws, the gameplay remains engaging for many players.
- “After reaching about level 30, and especially when a boss is on-screen, the game frequently slows down to a near stop, which affects performance significantly despite the game's fun factor.”
- “The developers are aware of the game's performance issues and are working on them, but the engine has inherent limitations that contribute to these problems.”
- “The game features multiple modes and biomes, each requiring different builds for better performance, indicating a complex optimization challenge based on gameplay variety.”
- “Worse than trying to wipe peanut butter out of a shag carpet...this game has worse optimization than Ark.”
- “The game has performance issues and the developers are aware of it, but it is one of the worst signs when a dev already tells you they are working on it but the engine has some limitations.”
- “I want to like it but game performance is disgusting on Steam Deck.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally praised for its unique art style, humor, and enjoyable, impactful skills that keep the experience fresh through varied missions. However, some users find the mechanics basic and similar to other games in the genre, particularly vampire survivor titles. Overall, it offers smooth, fun gameplay with a familiar loop.
- “Awesome game - brings unique art, gameplay and humor to the genre.”
- “The gameplay is very pleasant, the attacks/skills are fun, original, and feel impactful.”
- “There are different missions, so the gameplay doesn't get stale.”
- “The game is fun but besides the unique art style and skills (including animations), it has nothing special compared to other games in this genre; in fact, it is very basic in its mechanics.”
- “Same mechanics as all Vampire Survivor games.”
- “What this means is you hit the gameplay loop very quickly.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some users finding it terrible, while others appreciate its light-hearted, fun, and reasonably diverse soundtrack that fits the game's atmosphere.
- “Simple, light-hearted fun with music to match the feel of the game and a battlefield that you leave covered in blood.”
- “The soundtrack seems reasonably diverse and sounds cool.”
- “The music is absolutely terrible (opinions may vary on this).”
- “Music is terrible.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story features varied missions that help keep gameplay fresh, though a notable difficulty spike begins around the third mission. While some games in the genre may offer better animations and more developed narratives, this title suffers from balance issues and minor cosmetic flaws that impact the overall experience.
- “There are different missions, so the gameplay doesn't get stale.”
- “Where Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath certainly has better animations and even a basic story, it wasn't properly tested for balance issues and minor cosmetic hiccups.”
- “Difficulty spike starting from the 3rd mission.”
- “Although there are different missions to keep gameplay from getting stale, the story itself lacks depth.”
- “Compared to Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath, which has better animations and a basic story, this game wasn't properly tested for balance issues and minor cosmetic hiccups.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The character development is praised for its appealing and well-crafted design, contributing positively to the overall experience.