Netherworld Covenant

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Netherworld Covenant is a single player tactical hack and slash game with fantasy, medieval, historical and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by madgoatgamestudio and was released on June 18, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Netherworld Covenant is an action roguelike game currently under development, where players utilize the souls of fallen comrades and dimensional traversal to conquer formidable adversaries. In the game, players will engage in battles alongside a variety of empowered spirits, deftly evading attacks while seeking opportunities to strike down foes that stand in their path. The Ethereal Torch, an e…

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77%

Audience ScoreBased on 155 reviews

gameplay17 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

Combat is smooth, responsive, and skill-based with a satisfying mix of Souls-like and roguelike elements.
Boss fights are unique, challenging, and fun, providing rewarding encounters.
The game features a dark fantasy atmosphere with solid replay value and a good progression system between runs.

The game currently lacks variety in environments and enemies, leading to repetitive gameplay and reused map areas.
Issues with controls, input responsiveness (especially dodging), and occasional bugs hinder the overall experience.
The upgrade and progression system feels shallow and does not significantly change gameplay, and the story and UI are underdeveloped.

gameplay
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
37%
50%
13%
The gameplay is fast-paced, challenging, and skill-based, blending roguelike and Souls-like mechanics with responsive combat and satisfying variety in builds and abilities. While mechanics like the ghost companion and parry add depth, some players find certain features awkward or underdeveloped, with occasional issues in balance and targeting. Overall, it offers an addictive dungeon-crawling experience praised for its smoothness and design, though it could benefit from improved mechanic clarity and further balancing.
- “Challenging, yet an addictive fast-action dungeon crawler RPG, with twists on Dark Souls/roguelite elements that require quick reaction mechanics throughout runs.”
- “A nice short slasher (took me 10h to beat the final boss) with interesting mechanics - the auras (passive and active abilities), the ghost companion (and the interaction with his abilities), and my personal favourite, health potions (yes, you heard right - heal potions are back to being crucial and not just dust in the inventory).”
- “Fantastic game, it's like Hades but with much better movement, responsiveness, bad-ass combat feeling, fast-paced progression and very satisfying combat. While it starts slow and feels a bit boring, as you learn the mechanics and combat, it gets fun, especially the teleport to your ghost and the slow-motion effects. Real good work from the developers to pull things like that off.”
- “Upgrade selections have minimal effect on gameplay and are utterly boring.”
- “The game isn’t very dynamic for now — the gameplay stays the same from the first floor to the last.”
- “Together with the terrible feedback and the awkward ghost mechanic it just is not fun at the moment.”
graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
37%
37%
26%
The game's graphics receive mixed feedback, with praise for its art style and solid visuals that complement the roguelike combat, but criticism for repetitive environments, dated or low-effort visuals, and occasional lack of polish. While some find the aesthetics appealing and fitting the game's tone, others feel the graphics are clunky or underwhelming, particularly given its PC platform. Overall, the art style is appreciated, but graphical variety and quality leave room for improvement.
- “No bugs, nothing seems off, runs like a very solid dungeon ARPG. Gameplay, mechanics, soundtracks, graphics: 10/10!”
- “Really solid roguelite with challenging, souls-like combat and nice graphics!”
- “I also like the environments and graphics, and I think the level of challenge on normal is perfect.”
- “The gameplay is okay but the AI artwork sucks, horrible visuals, zero effort art direction, ugly as hell.”
- “Definitely lacks in terms of visuals (it's mostly the same few rooms that repeat over several floors but with different lighting).”
- “The graphics are terrible.”
story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
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The game's story is generally seen as shallow or nearly nonexistent, with many users hoping for more content, narrative depth, and immersive elements like cinematics and music in future updates. While some praise a unique and passionate underlying spirit story and innovative design, most feel the current story fails to engage and limits replay value. Early access status is acknowledged, with anticipation that the promised roadmap will enhance the storytelling over time.
- “This game is very special among many roguelike games because it has a quite deep spirit storyline, very innovative and passionately detailed monsters and bosses, and a great Souls-like fighting system which works absolutely fluid and is very fun.”
- “I loved the premise and I think they should expand on the story elements during early access.”
- “A solid foundation—add more customization and a stronger story, and this could really shine.”
- “My biggest gripe is there doesn't seem to be a story hook.”
- “Wish to see some more content in the future and maybe even some story (there is practically none).”
- “Story elements and dialogue, there was some in the start but it quickly got quiet.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some users rating soundtracks highly as part of a solid overall experience, while others find the music and sound design mediocre or placeholder-like. Many acknowledge that, as an early access title, music may not be the current focus but suggest improvements like better music and enhanced audio to boost immersion.
- “No bugs, nothing seems off. Runs like a very solid dungeon ARPG, with gameplay, mechanics, soundtracks, and graphics all at 10/10!”
- “Storyline could use some cinematics or music design to help immersiveness. I understand it's early access and was probably not the main priority, so this is just a personal opinion.”
- “I'll wait until they add good music and better graphics.”
- “I initially gave this game a good review because it has good combat and decent boss fights despite middling to bad music, graphics and sound.”
- “The game features almost no voice acting, and the NPCs, environments, sound/music, etc. are husks or placeholders.”
- “Storyline could use some cinematics or music design to help immersiveness. I understand it's early access and it was probably not the main priority, so no criticism, just a personal opinion.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features a dark, gritty atmosphere that effectively combines rich dark fantasy elements with immersive art direction. Its blend of fast, dynamic combat and engaging environments creates a captivating experience reminiscent of Diablo and Hades. Overall, the atmosphere strongly enhances the game's addictive and immersive qualities.
- “It nails everything: fast and dynamic combat, a rich dark fantasy atmosphere (gives me Diablo vibes), and an art direction that just pulls you in.”
- “A mixture of Diablo ARPG style combat, roguelike deckbuilding, and brilliant atmospheric environments with Hades-style gameplay. This game has all the mechanics to keep you hooked.”
- “Dark, gritty atmosphere.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization receives mixed feedback, with some users experiencing smooth performance and no issues, while others report serious problems with performance and input responsiveness.
- “Game is well optimized and I experienced zero performance issues.”
- “There are some very serious issues with performance and inputs.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers a solid core with additional modes like boss rush and chaos mode that enhance replayability, but overall it feels barebones in content and replay value compared to other roguelites at a similar price point.
- “Tons of replayable content on the normal run with the new additions of boss rush and chaos mode.”
- “It has a solid core but is barebones in terms of content and replayability even for an early access game compared to other roguelites for this price.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is generally stable compared to many others on Steam, but a recent update has introduced some bugs that have affected its overall stability.
- “Fun game, but the new update has made it a bit of a buggy mess.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is minimal overall, emphasizing skill-based gameplay; however, some players found early stages, like the first boss, to involve uninteresting and repetitive grinding.
- “Just going through the first boss was grindy and uninteresting.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is subtle and stems from playful references, such as the inclusion of recognizable characters under different names, which fans find amusing.
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users appreciate the game but feel its character development could be expanded further, especially in skills, items, and inventory, to enhance long-term engagement beyond the endgame.

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