Leman

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Leman is a single player open world role playing game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by MDH Software and was released on April 1, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.

A turn-based open-world RPG, based loosely on the books of the same name.

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83%

Audience ScoreBased on 42 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Engaging tactical combat with a lot of depth and diverse class options, including powerful magic that evolves through the game.
Dynamic and rich sandbox world with multiple factions, unique quests, dungeon exploration, and meaningful world events that influence gameplay.
Developed by a passionate solo developer with responsive support and continuous improvements, creating a polished experience with a strong attention to detail.

Balance issues, particularly with archers being overly dominant and combat difficulty feeling inconsistent or overly random.
User interface and information presentation can be unclear or insufficient, making some mechanics and gear choices confusing for players.
Technical issues such as poor resolution support, occasional lag, and some bugs that detract from the overall experience.

story
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
68%
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The story offers more focus and unique quest lines compared to similar games, featuring various mission types such as escort, guard duty, and faction-specific tasks. However, the strategic impact of these missions and world events remains limited, with repetitive gameplay of traveling between towns and combat encounters. Despite some engaging elements, the narrative progression feels somewhat static and predictable.
- “There is a static overworld map, not procedurally generated like in Battle Brothers, where you move your party from location to location in search of missions, enemy parties, treasures, etc.”
- “There are various other quests such as guard duty or the ability to go onto a ship with the potential of random fights.”
- “As for the missions, there is the standard caravan guarding, explore mission, kill bandit/orc/beast, but there is also a guard duty and unique missions for factions.”
- “When I say that things don't really change, what I mean is that while there are occasionally world events you can choose to participate in, the mission, reputation system, and strategic gameplay do not seem to evolve much from the beginning of the game.”
- “Doing escort or instant combat missions back and forth between cities until a world event or mission prompts you to engage in a specific fight feels repetitive and lacks narrative depth.”
- “You cannot stop or redirect your group while moving toward a mission on the map; the party just mindlessly charges toward the mission even if it is on a different continent.”
gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
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The gameplay is heavily inspired by similar titles, offering solid mechanics and notable depth, but it suffers from imbalance and occasional repetition that can hinder engagement. While some find its complexity rewarding, others feel the mission and strategic elements lack meaningful progression, leading to a less dynamic experience overall.
- “It's got very similar mechanics, obviously inspired a lot by it, but plenty of unique features too.”
- “The only thing I would like to see is some sort of in-game encyclopedia with information on the different traits, stats, abilities, and mechanics beyond the random tips you get on the main menu because this game has a lot of depth.”
- “I really like BOTG's gameplay, and it has enough complexity to keep me wanting to play (I think I played about 5 hours in a row upon purchase, and lots more offline).”
- “When I say that things don't really change, what I mean is that while there are occasionally world events you can choose to participate in, it didn't seem like the mission/reputation system/strategic gameplay changed much from the state it's in when you first start playing.”
- “I have encountered this on guard duty town fights also which prompts at least 40 reloads since buying this game since it stops the gameplay.”
- “No depth, boring items and a shallow gameplay.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
23%
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The game's graphics feature a hand-drawn, stylized art style that complements its medieval fantasy setting, offering a visually appealing but simple aesthetic. While generally well-received for fitting the game's tone, some users note room for improvement in terrain visuals and occasional lag between menus despite the graphical simplicity.
- “Graphics have a hand-drawn style that blends well with the fantasy medieval world setting, similar to games like Urtuk: The Desolation.”
- “Enjoyable tactical combat with nice stylized graphics.”
- “The game features a nice simple graphic tone.”
- “Oddly laggy between menus considering the graphical simplicity.”
- “Recommended for those who are into sandbox/turn based games and don't mind taking some punishment, because don't be fooled by cartoony graphics your butt gonna be kicked.”
- “Graphics: in the style of another bros-like, urtuk, the desolation, the graphics have that hand drawn style which somehow blends well with the fantasy medieval world setting.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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75%
The music is generally considered good and fitting, though not particularly outstanding. It effectively supports the game without being intrusive or memorable.
- “Music is actually quite good.”
- “The sound and music isn't anything special but again, it's all in place and it just works.”
- “My general experience is game music is either okay or really jarring, and I prefer to avoid aural nightmares.”
- “The sound and music isn't anything special, but again, it's all in place and it just works.”
- “Sound: Not really sure since I automatically turn music off on most of my games.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding is notably time-consuming, often requiring significant effort and multiple attempts, which may feel tedious for some players.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users generally find the game to have promising replay value, suggesting it offers enjoyable reasons to play multiple times.