Lost Sea

The roguelike genre is one that is not only hard to play, but one that is hard to develop for.

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"Lost Sea is a action-adventure game set in the Bermuda Triangle where you must escape by recruiting a crew, navigating dangerous islands, and upgrading your ship. The game features procedurally generated islands, challenging gameplay with permadeath, and various abilities and items to help you survive. Minimum system requirements include a dual core processor, 2 GB of RAM, and a GeForce 460 graphics card."

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

48%

Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews

graphics5 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game features a charming art style and enjoyable music that enhances the overall experience.
It offers a fun roguelike hack and slash gameplay with a good balance of difficulty and progression.
The randomized maps and enemy diversity provide a sense of exploration and challenge, making it suitable for casual play.

The game suffers from repetitiveness and lacks depth, leading to a tedious gameplay experience over time.
There is no mid-progression save feature, which can be frustrating and discouraging for players after investing time.
The companion AI is poorly designed, often leading to frustrating situations that detract from the overall enjoyment.

gameplay
14 mentions
21 % positive mentions
57 % neutral mentions
21 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by simple mechanics focused on experience and gold collection to unlock skills and inventory space, but it suffers from shallow depth and numerous flaws that detract from the overall experience. While some players appreciate the colorful visuals and unique mechanics, many find the gameplay dull and frustrating, particularly due to rogue-like permadeath elements that can lead to a sense of loss. Overall, the gameplay shows potential but ultimately falls short of delivering a satisfying experience.
- “Very simple mechanics: by gaining experience and gold coins, players can unlock skills, expand their inventory, and recruit crew members that act as power-ups.”
- “Gameplay strongly depends on the speed that players can achieve by upgrading their skills.”
- “The colorful world and unique mechanics leave the player with a sense of satisfaction-- until they die and all of that slips away in an instant.”
- “The game's mechanics are incredibly shallow.”
- “There's just a lot of gameplay flaws that make this one fall flat.”
- “A pleasant visual style and an interesting premise don't make up for this dull and disappointing gameplay.”
graphics
8 mentions
63 % positive mentions
13 % neutral mentions
25 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their vibrant art style and decent quality, with some reviewers highlighting the gorgeous cel-shaded visuals and thematic coherence. However, there are concerns about the lack of diversity in visual elements, excessive hardware demands, and performance issues that can lead to save file loss. Overall, while the visuals show potential, they are marred by technical shortcomings and repetitive design.
- “The game has a great art style that matches the theme pretty well.”
- “Gorgeous cel-shaded visuals, fun roguelike hack and slash gameplay.”
- “Fantastic music, beautiful visuals, unique gameplay in short bursts.”
- “The game's graphical style and quality are decent, and here and there parts of the gameplay show promise if further polished, but none of that promise is realized.”
- “Everyone's game-development experience has to start somewhere, I guess, and this game's graphical designers have earned their share, but for this joyless and unredeemable game to price itself in the $20 range is an insult.”
music
5 mentions
20 % positive mentions
20 % neutral mentions
60 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally described as relaxing and enjoyable, though some users note that the tracks tend to sound similar to one another. While the overall quality is appreciated, it lacks variety. However, one reviewer highlights the music as fantastic, complementing the beautiful visuals and unique gameplay.
- “Fantastic music, beautiful visuals, unique gameplay in short bursts.”
- “The music is okay, but all the songs are pretty alike.”
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “The graphics are nice enough, even if the tile elements repeat a lot, and the music is alright.”
grinding
4 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, often feeling stuck in a cycle of battling the same few creatures without meaningful progression. While combat can be enjoyable, it lacks depth, and the extensive exploration is marred by monotony, leading to a frustrating experience overall.
- “A tedious game, incredibly repetitious and lacking any depth.”
- “Have fun grinding the same five creatures forever!”
- “In practice, however, its combat is fun but shallow, its exploration is extensive but tedious, and its world is beautiful but repetitive.”
story
2 mentions
100 % positive mentions
-150 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
The story of "Lost Sea" revolves around the theme of perseverance in the face of adversity, emphasizing that one should not give up despite challenges. It features an intriguing premise involving procedurally generated stages and a quest to find tablets to escape the Bermuda Triangle, adding depth to the gameplay experience.
- “The moral of the story is that you never know what life has in store for you. If I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “Lost Sea had an interesting premise from the get-go, with its use of procedurally generated stages and the quest of finding the tablets in order to escape the Bermuda Triangle.”
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks a coherent narrative, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “Character development is minimal, leaving the players feeling disconnected from the story.”
- “The plot twists are predictable and fail to deliver any real surprises or emotional impact.”
stability
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including excessive hardware demands that can lead to screen freezes and potential loss of save files. Additionally, it is plagued by bugs and lacks support for controllers beyond Xbox 360 and PlayStation models.
- “The graphics are cool and colorful, but even though there isn't much diversity of elements to see, it demands excessive hardware, and the screen can freeze, causing the deletion of the save file if the program is closed forcefully.”
- “The game is still buggy right out of the gate and doesn't support any controllers other than the Xbox 360 and PlayStation controllers.”
replayability
2 mentions
50 % positive mentions
-100 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
Reviewers indicate that "Lost Sea" struggles to capture the addictive nature of roguelikes, leading to a lack of meaningful progress and diminishing replayability after a few hours of gameplay.
- “While this may have been aimed at increasing the replay value of the game, after a few hours of play, it still feels like little to no progress has been made.”
- “The game lacks meaningful choices that would encourage players to replay it; once you've seen everything, there's little incentive to return.”
- “Despite the various modes available, the core gameplay remains the same, making it feel repetitive and diminishing its replayability.”