Necroking

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Necroking is a single player action game. It was developed by KORO.GAMES and was released on September 4, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Necroking" is a single-player Adventure game where you become the Necroking, harnessing dark necromancy powers to command an army of undead minions and conquer desecrated settlements. With real-time tactical gameplay, vast skull deckbuilding, and roguelite elements, every playthrough is unique with procedurally generated levels and unpredictable challenges. The pixel art visuals immerse you in a beautifully haunting world.

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78%

Audience ScoreBased on 343 reviews

gameplay35 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

Charming art style and engaging animations that bring the game to life.
Fun and addictive gameplay with a unique blend of deck-building and auto-battler mechanics.
Offers a variety of units and strategies, allowing for different playstyles and replayability.

The game can become repetitive and lacks depth, especially after the initial playthrough.
Difficulty scaling is inconsistent, making early battles too easy and later ones potentially frustrating.
Deck resets after each level can feel punishing and diminish the sense of progression.

gameplay
95 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
37%
55%
8%
The gameplay has been described as a mix of engaging mechanics and frustrating simplicity, with many players appreciating the art style and core loop but criticizing the lack of depth and content. While some find the mechanics interesting and the deck-building aspect enjoyable, others feel that the game suffers from repetitiveness, insufficient strategic complexity, and a lack of meaningful challenge. Overall, the game shows potential but requires further refinement and content to fully realize its gameplay experience.
- “Overall, it is a cool little puzzle game that has a satisfying core gameplay loop with some details that are nice touches.”
- “I'm loving this game, very fresh, the difficulty ramp is very enjoyable across the first few wins, it transitions from introducing you to the mechanics to challenging you to think strategically and improve your plays at a very enjoyable pace.”
- “The gameplay is really fun and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys deck-building roguelikes!”
- “I see this game having the foundations of a neat and interesting deckbuilder, yet it is stifled by how the mechanics of the game seem to work against each other.”
- “Could be a really fun game but suffers desperately from a lack of content: not many unit types, almost all actions are one use, not many map events, not many fight mechanics; it's just too simple unfortunately.”
- “It's not that there isn't effort put into the game, but there's a lack of descriptions and direction, and the gameplay does not make up for it. There isn't really a difficulty curve that encourages players to develop better strategies, and there's a glut of excess resources and mechanics that feel tacked-on.”
graphics
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
78%
14%
8%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming pixel art style, which many players find visually appealing and full of character. The aesthetic is described as cute and nostalgic, enhancing the overall experience despite some criticisms regarding gameplay depth and localization issues. Overall, the art style is a standout feature that contributes positively to the game's atmosphere and enjoyment.
- “I was immediately drawn in by the charming art style, and it only gets better as you play and encounter more units and monsters.”
- “The pixel graphics and animations are excellent, smooth, and charming.”
- “I love this game: it's simple, fun, super cute, and I dig the pixel fantasy aesthetic.”
- “I was charmed by the pixel graphics, but the gameplay wasn't challenging for me.”
- “Really hovering on that 'maybe' recommend, but the aesthetic and low price point tip it into a yes.”
- “Love the old-school style graphics too.”
story
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
56%
12%
The game's story is generally perceived as underwhelming and simplistic, revolving around the quest of an undead lich to defeat an evil king, with repetitive acts and minimal character development. While some players appreciate the charming artwork and the lighthearted twist on typical necromancer narratives, many feel the narrative lacks depth and relevance, often serving merely as a backdrop to the gameplay. Overall, the story is seen as a minor aspect of the experience, with potential for improvement.
- “Charming story where the lich for once is not the antagonist.”
- “Interesting variety of enemies, nice story and escalation of difficulty.”
- “It has a well-made turn-based combat and a fun and flexible deck-building mechanic with resource management aspects that adds more to the strategic aspect of the game, a good challenge depending on the difficulty level with many different biomes, a great assortment of cards and a story that develops in complexity along with your progress, the characters are simple yet quite appealing in an exquisite pixel art style.”
- “So, the storyline is a dud.”
- “There is a 'story' but it's just text in between swapping areas.”
- “Also, the story is next to nonexistent.”
music
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
40%
15%
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating its calming and fitting nature, especially in relation to the pixel art style, while others find it repetitive and lacking depth, particularly during combat. Although the soundtrack is described as nice and functional, it tends to become stale over time, with some players expressing a desire for more engaging compositions. Overall, while the music contributes positively to the atmosphere, it does not elevate the gameplay experience significantly.
- “Beautiful bit aesthetics pair nicely with a simple soundtrack--it just works!”
- “The soundtrack is nice too, which is an achievement in this kind of game where you hear the same songs many times.”
- “What I like though, is the concept, art style, music (which is quite groovy) and the atmosphere.”
- “Don't let the 8-bit music and pixel art charm you into buying this like it did me, there is no substance here.”
- “The music direction, while not directly offensive, gets really stale after a while. The game is just too easy, and yet from what I hear, the hardest difficulty isn't really even 'hard', just really long and tedious.”
- “The overworld music is somewhat cute, but the 'music' during the fights, even the boss fights, is just really boring.”
replayability
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
80%
20%
Overall, the game is praised for its high replayability, with many players enjoying the variety of cards and gameplay mechanics that encourage multiple playthroughs. While some users noted a lack of replay value after completing the game, the majority found it fun and worth revisiting, especially for achievement hunters. The balance of gameplay and engaging art style further enhances its replayability appeal.
- “The variety of cards and combinations offer a great replayability value.”
- “Tons of replayability, solid pixel art, fun gameplay loop, amazing price!”
- “Well turns out to be pretty fun, well balanced, and replay value is also high.”
- “I would rank this 8/10, fun game, very enjoyable, but those minor flaws take a toll on the score. Now that I've finished the game, there's no replayability to it, I would guess.”
- “In-game or map events could also increase replayability.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The game's optimization is criticized for being poorly designed, forcing players to either optimize their strategies or face significant difficulty. While there are numerous units to develop, the abundance leads to repetitive team compositions, and attempts at optimization can slow down gameplay significantly, especially on higher difficulties where resource management becomes crucial. Overall, players feel that the optimization mechanics detract from the experience rather than enhance it.
- “There's a bunch of different units to gather and develop, but there's such an abundance of units that you're free to quickly build the same, optimized team each time.”
- “On the highest difficulty, at the most optimized level of play, where the player is forced to be as conservative as possible with their resources, fights that are four to five enemy 'waves' long can take dozens of rounds.”
- “Badly optimized for this kind of graphics.”
- “It's the worst kind of forced optimization in that you either do it or you don't play the difficulty.”
- “Even in spite of every aforementioned problem the game has, I may have yet persevered and learned, and optimized my gameplay, until I realized that doing so would dramatically slow the game down.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and monotonous, with initial entertainment quickly giving way to repetitive farming tasks. While there are more units to unlock, they are often hidden behind extensive grinding, leading to frustration and a sense of stagnation in gameplay. Many feel that a better balance of available content at the start could enhance long-term engagement.
- “All in all, this game is entertaining for an hour; after which it becomes a tedious grind.”
- “But unfortunately, it quickly turns into a farming game.”
- “I see that there are more units in the game, but they're hidden behind hours of grinding.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The atmosphere of the game is characterized by a playful and immersive quality, enhanced by its unique art style, groovy music, and procedurally generated levels. Players appreciate the freedom and creativity offered by the gameplay, which, combined with the pixel art aesthetic, contributes to a vibrant and engaging experience.
- “There's a lot of freedom in Necroking, and this really lends to the playful atmosphere of the game.”
- “What I like though, is the concept, art style, music (which is quite groovy), and the atmosphere.”
- “The roguelite elements, procedurally generated levels, and an extensive unlockable skill tree ensure fresh, unique runs, while its pixel art creates an immersive atmosphere.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features a charming sense of humor, highlighted by the presence of amusing characters like the "sp00ky skeletons" and the "funny bone man," which contribute to an overall enjoyable experience. Users generally rate the humor positively, with scores around 8/10.
- “Has genuinely good humor, and the spooky skeletons are always the best, especially the spooky funny skeletons.”
- “I like the funny bone man! 8/10 :)”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users express frustration with the game's auto-pause feature, which interrupts their engagement during battles, detracting from the emotional immersion and flow of gameplay. This mechanical interruption can diminish the intensity of the experience, making it feel less impactful.
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization aspect of the game has been criticized for deceptive advertising and poor design, leading reviewers to recommend avoiding it altogether.
- “I have to recommend that people avoid this game due to deceptive advertising as well as the fact that it's not a well-designed game at all.”