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Hollowdeep

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80%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

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Hollowdeep is a single player survival hack and slash game with horror, fantasy, medieval, historical and others themes. It was developed by Kyle Burgin and was released on September 18, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Hollowdeep is a first person dungeon crawler inspired by oldschool games of the ps1 era. There is a large focus on fast gameplay and parrying mechanics. Parrying You can parry most enemy attacks which knocks back enemies and leaves them open for a follow up attack. parrying enemy projectiles is key to survival. Spell Casting There are loads of spells in Hollowdeep. Many aren't just useful for …

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94%Audience ScoreBased on 36 reviews
atmosphere3 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Strong King's Field-like atmosphere with a haunting and immersive dungeon-crawling experience.
  • Rewarding exploration with many secrets, optional areas, and a metroidvania-like structure that enhances player engagement.
  • Solid and satisfying combat system combining melee, magic, and parrying mechanics that improve with progression.
  • Levels are often too large and empty, leading to excessive backtracking and slow pacing that can affect immersion.
  • Lack of features such as a map, keybind settings, and video options, along with occasional bugs like sprint glitches and stuck UI elements.
  • Basic enemy AI and combat simplicity, with some weapon balance issues and low draw distance that can cause confusion and frustrate navigation.

  • atmosphere

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is consistently praised for its strong, King’s Field-style vibe, characterized by slow, deliberate exploration and a punishing yet rewarding dungeon-crawling experience. Players find it immersive and integral to the game's old-school RPG charm.

    • “A solid old-school RPG with strong King's Field-style atmosphere, slow exploration, and punishing but rewarding dungeon crawling.”
    • “Strong King's Field-like atmosphere.”
    • “Overall an enjoyable game with great atmosphere.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is simple yet well-suited to the game's tone, effectively complementing the overall experience.

    • “The music suits the game well.”
    • “The music is simple but it actually fits the tone of the game, unlike lunacid's soundtrack.”

  • gameplay

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

    The gameplay is engaging and evolves in challenge, with the parry mechanic becoming increasingly rewarding against tougher enemies. It offers a short but enjoyable adventure featuring good locations and bosses, characterized by modern controls and fast, accessible mechanics.

    • “The parry mechanic didn't interest me at first, but as the enemies and bosses got stronger, it became much more worthwhile to use and was very entertaining.”
    • “It was a short but great adventure, with good locations, good bosses, and good gameplay.”
    • “I'd compare the game more to Lunacid than the King's Field series, with the modern control scheme and fast, simple to pick up gameplay.”

  • graphics

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

    The graphics feature a simple PS1-style aesthetic that appeals to dungeon crawler fans, though the visuals are somewhat lax and the art style may feel overly basic to some players.

    • “Game has lax visuals and monotonous ambient (sfx is okay).”
    • “The art style is almost too simple.”
    • “Overall a really fun game if you like dungeon crawlers and the PS1 aesthetic.”

  • story

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

    The story is straightforward and minimal, focusing mainly on defeating the evil below without extensive plot development. However, some plot threads remain unresolved, leaving certain elements unexplained.

    • “One caveat is that some plot threads are left open, such as the reason we're here and why we never fight the hooded necromancer who stalks us at various points.”
    • “There's not much story beyond 'evil stuff is below, destroy it!' and there doesn't need to be.”

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is initially met with skepticism but ultimately found to be somewhat amusing by users.

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Hollowdeep is a survival hack and slash game with horror, fantasy, medieval, historical and others themes. Common tags for Hollowdeep include first-person, 3D, demons, magic, exploration and others.

Hollowdeep is available on PC and Windows.

Hollowdeep was released on September 18, 2025.

Hollowdeep was developed by Kyle Burgin.

Hollowdeep has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Hollowdeep for its atmosphere but disliked it for its graphics.

Hollowdeep is a single player game.

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