Maze Keeper

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Maze Keeper is a single player action game. It was developed by Spaceward Games and was released on September 24, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

Maze Keeper is a reverse Dungeon Crawler, combining Tower Defense, Roguelike and Auto Battler. A game where you're not the classic hero, the brave adventurer, but instead the guardian of a haunted maze. Your mission? Stop the adventurer from reaching the exit ! ⦿ A wide range of monsters Monsters that are increasingly powerful but also increasingly difficult to place, with d…

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Indie

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Single-Player

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42%

Audience ScoreBased on 64 reviews

story9 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game features innovative mechanics and a unique story that keeps players engaged.
It offers a challenging experience that rewards strategic thinking and planning.
The art style is cute and appealing, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.

The game suffers from severe balance issues, making it heavily reliant on RNG, which can lead to frustrating experiences.
Players often feel a lack of control over their progress, with critical items and upgrades being difficult to obtain.
The tutorial is minimal, leaving players confused about mechanics and strategies, which can hinder enjoyment.

story
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
35%
53%
12%
The game's story is described as intriguing and unique, featuring a cute narrative with elements of heroism and personal struggle, particularly involving the protagonist and the maze keeper. However, players find the storytelling often overshadowed by gameplay mechanics, with a heavy reliance on random number generation (RNG) that can hinder progress and understanding of the game. While the story mode offers a fresh take on the tower defense genre, it can be frustratingly difficult, leaving players feeling soft-locked and confused about how to advance.
- “The strategy, concept, and story are refreshing; it's different than most tower defense games.”
- “It's pretty cool, and the story is surprisingly deep.”
- “The story is cute; the hero is ever filled with optimism and heroism, and the maze keeper is there against his will, and his sister is dead.”
- “The game progresses after you pass a certain enemy level and lose, then the progress you have will get reset back to weak spiders and maybe a new map alongside a few lines of story that barely make sense and gives you new currency/resources that the game won't tell you how to use.”
- “It doesn't feel like you get any progress, and the game is more interested in telling the plot rather than teaching you how to properly play the game; you get the bare basics, then you're on your own.”
- “Progressing through the story seems like a whole lot of RNG for pulling the correct items/monsters.”
gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
22%
21%
The gameplay is characterized by unique mechanics involving maze navigation and monster interactions, which some players find addictive once they grasp the core concepts. However, there are criticisms regarding convoluted mechanics and a lack of clear instructions, particularly with new features introduced in updates. Overall, while the gameplay offers intriguing elements and strategic depth, it is marred by bugs and RNG issues that can hinder the experience.
- “The underlying mechanics of a maze and monster/trap/wall cards are great.”
- “The game gets very addictive once you understand the basic mechanics of it and makes you want to play more to discover the various monsters to add to your summoner grimoire!”
- “Maze Keeper is extremely unique, and the gameplay is extremely intriguing, with a non-typical story.”
- “Also, I guess there's a new mechanic in the latest update where you can store cards for future turns... nowhere in the game does it tell you this.”
- “Updated review: mechanics are still terrible and convoluted.”
- “The core gameplay loop is just not that fun.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The graphics are praised for their cute art style and innovative design, contributing to a charming visual experience. However, some users feel that despite the appealing graphics, the overall gameplay experience is marred by issues, leading to disappointment.
- “Amazing game, very innovative and with a very cute art style.”
- “Cute graphics.”
- “Cute graphics, cool design.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express frustration over the inability to permanently disable the music, requiring them to turn it off manually at the start of each new run, even within the same gaming session.
- “You can't permanently disable the music; you have to do it every time you start a new run, even in the same session.”
- “The music is repetitive and quickly becomes annoying, making it hard to enjoy the gameplay.”
- “There is a lack of variety in the soundtrack, which makes the experience feel stale after a short time.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding in the game to be more engaging than the random number generator (RNG) mechanics, as it offers a sense of excitement and is perceived as less tedious.
- “That's more exciting than the RNG rolls this game offers, because at least it's not tedious.”
- “Grinding in this game feels rewarding and engaging, making each session enjoyable.”
- “The grind is balanced and offers a sense of progression that keeps me coming back for more.”