Koler

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Koler is a single player and multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by Jenkins Gage and was released on May 24, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Slay the infected creatures with your own build of tons of Relics and Color Shards or cure them and make them your companions on your adventures in this rogue-lite stylized world. Invoke more Color Shards, combine with powerful relics, cure the most loyal companion, and finally defeat the Void Lord.

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Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

gameplay3 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The combat is fun and satisfying once players get the hang of it, with unique magic and crafting systems that allow for creative builds.
The game shows a lot of potential for improvement and has a dedicated developer who has been working on it for three years.
The variety of enemies and the unique spells add depth to the gameplay, making it enjoyable for those who appreciate experimentation and broken builds.

The game suffers from significant bugs, crashes, and unresponsive controls, which can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences.
There is a lack of story and context, making the game feel empty and disconnected, with recycled enemies across different worlds.
The visuals and audio are inconsistent and uninspired, with issues like a generic character design, repetitive music, and a poorly optimized camera.

music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has been widely criticized for being uninspired, repetitive, and generic, with many players finding it boring and unengaging. Some users noted technical issues, such as the music continuing despite being muted, further detracting from the experience. Overall, the soundtrack fails to enhance the gameplay and leaves much to be desired.
- “Music is fire, lowkey.”
- “The music is uninspired and repetitive, and there's this gross motion blur that's on by default that ends up ruining the already pretty basic visuals.”
- “I understand this one will be rough for a one-man developing game, but the music in this game is so generic and boring.”
- “The soundtrack is honestly not that good, it's just a bit uninspired and all over the place, and just is not fun to listen to.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is criticized for its lack of a coherent story or context, leaving players feeling disconnected from the gameplay. While a deep narrative isn't necessary, reviewers express that some personality or introductory elements would enhance the experience. Overall, the absence of a compelling story detracts from the game's appeal.
- “I saw your game and heard your story from Iron Pineapple's recent video.”
- “As far as I can tell, there's no story or even context behind anything you do in-game.”
- “Without any sort of story to follow, you would hope that the gameplay or atmosphere would step up to the plate, but those were disappointing as well.”
- “You don't need a deep story, but a little personality and introduction beyond a wall of text goes a long way.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players finding the lack of a story and procedurally generated levels disappointing, as they fail to offer engaging mechanics. However, the dodge roll mechanic is highlighted as a central and satisfying feature, providing health regeneration and invincibility frames, which some players found enjoyable despite initial confusion. Overall, while there are concerns, the gameplay loop shows potential for future improvement.
- “The dodge roll is clearly supposed to be a central mechanic; unless you find an ability, doing a perfect dodge roll is the only way to regenerate health outside of random item drops, and one of the only things that's explained in the tutorial is that dodge rolling gives you i-frames.”
- “These were really my only issues, and it's just from my first impression; even then I still found the mechanics to be really satisfying and fun, and I hope to see more come from this game in the future.”
- “The gameplay loop seems quite interesting.”
- “Without any sort of story to follow, you would hope that the gameplay or atmosphere would step up to the plate, but those were disappointing as well.”
- “The dodge roll is clearly supposed to be a central mechanic; unless you find an ability, doing a perfect dodge roll is the only way to regenerate health outside of random item drops. One of the only things that's explained in the tutorial is that dodge rolling gives you invincibility frames (if I hadn't already known that term, it would have been extremely confusing).”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game has been widely criticized, with users noting a lack of engaging elements and a disappointing overall experience, especially in the absence of a compelling story.
- “Without any sort of story to follow, you would hope that the gameplay or atmosphere would step up to the plate, but those were disappointing as well.”
- “The atmosphere is pretty bad.”
graphics
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The graphics have been criticized for being basic and negatively impacted by a distracting motion blur that is enabled by default. Additionally, the game struggles with performance when all graphics settings are set to maximum, leading players to adjust them for a smoother experience.
- “The music is uninspired and repetitive, and there's this gross motion blur that's on by default that ends up ruining the already pretty basic visuals.”
- “Actually, all of the graphics settings are set to maximum by default, which made the game chug hard until I turned them all down.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from poor optimization, as settings reset to default upon reopening, and menu navigation on the Steam Deck is cumbersome, requiring touch screen assistance. Additionally, it drains battery quickly, offering only about 2.5 hours of playtime, though this is not considered a major issue by some players.
- “It does work on Steam Deck, although navigating in the menu is not optimized. You'll have to use the touchscreen to help you in the menu. It also consumes a lot of power; a full battery gives you around 2.5 hours of battery life, so this is not optimized either, but it's not a game breaker for me.”
- “The game suffers from severe optimization issues, leading to frequent frame drops and stuttering, which significantly detracts from the overall experience.”
- “Despite the interesting gameplay, the lack of optimization makes it nearly unplayable on lower-end systems, as it struggles to maintain a stable frame rate.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability has been criticized for being buggy, particularly in its early access phase, with issues reported in the save system that occasionally prevents players from saving their progress.
- “The game is quite buggy, especially since it's in early access.”
- “The save system is a little buggy; sometimes your game won't save properly.”