Skip to main content

Power Fantasy

Power Fantasy Game Cover
84%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
84% User Score Based on 385 reviews

Platforms

PCSteam DeckWindows
Buy NowGet on Steam
Power Fantasy Game Cover

About Power Fantasy

Power Fantasy is a single player survival hack and slash game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Lava Lamb Games and was released on December 4, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Survive hordes of blood hungry enemies and hope for the best upgrades while you level up! Power Fantasy is a fresh rogue-survivors-like with unique heroes and tons of customization.

Genres & Tags
Play Modes
Power Fantasy screenshot
Power Fantasy screenshot
Power Fantasy screenshot
Power Fantasy screenshot
Power Fantasy screenshot
Power Fantasy screenshot
Skip Games Like Power Fantasy

Games Like Power Fantasy

Looking for games like Power Fantasy? Here are top survival hack and slash recommendations with a fantasy and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos or Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok.

20 Minutes Till Dawn Image
94%23.2kreviews

20 Minutes Till Dawn

2023Survival Role Playing Shooter
Nintendo SwitchPCEpic Games+9
Games like 20 Minutes Till Dawn
Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos Image
79%1.4kreviews

Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos

2025Survival Hack and Slash
PCMac OSSteam Deck+1
Games like Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok Image
89%1.9kreviews

Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

2024Survival Role Playing Shooter
LinuxPCMac OS+2
Games like Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Soulstone Survivors Image
92%12.6kreviews

Soulstone Survivors

2025Survival Hack and Slash
LinuxXbox Series X|SPC+5
Games like Soulstone Survivors
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel Image
81%3kreviews

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

2025Casual Hack and Slash
Xbox Series X|SPCPlaystation 5+4
Games like Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
Nomad Survival Image
84%1.2kreviews

Nomad Survival

2022Survival Shooter
PCWindows
Games like Nomad Survival
Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde Image
81%1.9kreviews

Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde

2022Casual Role Playing
Nintendo SwitchXbox Series X|SPC+6
Games like Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
Death Must Die Image
93%23.3kreviews

Death Must Die

2023Casual Hack and Slash
Xbox Series X|SPCMac OS+3
Games like Death Must Die
Yet Another Zombie Survivors Image
94%4.7kreviews

Yet Another Zombie Survivors

2023Survival Role Playing Shooter
Xbox Series X|SPCPlaystation 5+5
Games like Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Rogue: Genesia Image
95%5.2kreviews

Rogue: Genesia

2025Casual Role Playing Shooter
LinuxPCWindows
Games like Rogue: Genesia
More games like Power Fantasy
Skip User Reviews

Reviews

84%Audience ScoreBased on 385 reviews
music34 positive mentions
grinding13 negative mentions
  • Engaging and satisfying gameplay loop with meaningful progression and character customization options.
  • Excellent rock/metal soundtrack that enhances the game atmosphere and action.
  • Free to play with substantial content and frequent developer updates, offering strong value and community support.
  • Gameplay can feel slow and repetitive with limited depth and build diversity over time.
  • Some balancing issues including overpowered abilities, bullet sponge bosses, and inconsistent difficulty progression.
  • Minor technical issues such as occasional bugs, UI clunkiness, and performance drops in chaotic scenes.

  • music

    66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    52% positive mentions, 42% neutral mentions, 6% negative mentions

    The game's music, particularly its heavy metal and rock soundtrack, is widely praised for being energetic, engaging, and a standout feature that enhances pacing and immersion during gameplay. While some find the music occasionally monotonous or mismatched to the game's intensity, most players consider it a major highlight and recommend playing at least to experience the dynamic and powerful soundtrack.

    • “One of the best soundtracks I have heard in an indie game in a long time and possibly any free game I have played.”
    • “Plus the soundtrack is absolutely baller - especially Depth 4's, so at the very least get there once in a run before writing the game off :'d”
    • “Sound effects communicate combat impact effectively, while music reinforces pacing during longer sessions.”
    • “Everything is a bullet sponge, way too slow meta progression, music gets boring extremely fast.”
    • “The rock music doesn't really seem to fit the game, especially since the game isn't as intense as the music is.”
    • “Would like to see some long term goals besides achievements, like an upgrade system and more characters/unlocks, plus more levels with different music (the current music gets monotonous quite fast unfortunately).”

  • gameplay

    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    29% positive mentions, 65% neutral mentions, 6% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its smooth, engaging bullet-hell mechanics with meaningful customization, diverse heroes, and a satisfying progression system that encourages experimentation and player freedom. While some find it derivative of similar titles like Vampire Survivors, its flow, combat readability, and lack of pay-to-win elements make it an addictive and enjoyable experience. Criticisms include occasional balance issues, simplistic enemy AI, and a need for greater environmental variety to boost long-term replayability.

    • “It's super smooth, the tracks are bangers, you kill hordes of enemies without any lag, and there are interesting mechanics that are not quite like every other game of that genre.”
    • “Built around survival-focused gameplay, character progression, and extensive build experimentation, the game enters a genre that has become increasingly crowded in recent years.”
    • “Power fantasy gives players substantial control over shaping builds through perk selection systems and upgrade mechanics that create meaningful strategic decisions.”
    • “Every stage is full of unique assets and music, while the attention to gameplay is so barebones and low effort, it doesn't make sense.”
    • “Mini bosses are sponges, with no real unique mechanics, and enemies just run around and/or shoot you.”
    • “There seem to be some balancing issues, such as characters being far superior to others (witch vs. icicle), upgrade chains you can't play without (gamble/reroll and exp enhancement), and underutilized gameplay mechanics (gold/shop).”

  • graphics

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 15% negative mentions

    The game's graphics feature a charming and nostalgic pixel art style that is generally well-received for its clarity and aesthetic appeal, though some users note occasional low-quality assets and color choices that impact visibility. While not highly detailed or modern, the visuals effectively support gameplay and contribute to a solid overall experience.

    • “Great game with beautiful art style and sounds.”
    • “The pixel art style is both charming and nostalgic while still providing crisp visuals that make distinguishing enemies and navigating environments a breeze.”
    • “The visuals are pretty good, although there are still some missing assets, the sound could be punchier and less repetitive, but at the end of the day it's a free to play game that is better than some paid games in its category.”
    • “This features really godawful pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics.”
    • “It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter.”
    • “Just a really frustrating 20mtd clone with less-fun mechanics, worse reliance on lucky rolls, and lower quality pixel graphics with awful colour choices (high contrast sprites yet they keep blending into background because of poor colour choices).”

  • grinding

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 7% neutral mentions, 93% negative mentions

    Grinding is a prominent aspect of the game, with progression and key upgrades often locked behind slow and repetitive tasks, leading to a somewhat tedious experience for many players. While the early stages require significant grinding to unlock essential talents and skills, later gameplay tends to feel repetitive and less rewarding, causing some users to lose interest over time. Overall, the grind level is moderate but may feel excessive or discouraging depending on player tolerance.

    • “Don't know how the game has the ratings it has. Skills are very rare to get even with perks that increase the chance, so it's mostly just an auto-attack simulator. If you get a skill, there are like 3. Meta progression takes a lot of grinding, and it just gets boring real quick.”
    • “Reward system is so slow and grindy that you will see all the game has to offer long before you even get to touch the talent tree or unlock a pet.”
    • “So not only do I have less of the tree unlocked, but what I do have unlocked feels like it simply does not matter, and gets exponentially more expensive and grindy to unlock as you go.”

  • replayability

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    Replayability is highly praised due to engaging gameplay, progression incentives, and unlockable content that encourage continued play. Quick, intense runs and permanent upgrades add to the fun, though increasing environmental variety could further enhance long-term appeal. Overall, the game offers a polished and challenging experience with strong replay value.

    • “Replay value receives strong support through unlock systems and progression incentives that reward continued play.”
    • “Great replayability, quick and intense runs, fun weapons, permanent upgrades, unlockable content, and incredible music.”
    • “Polished gameplay, challenging experience, and high replayability value.”
    • “Replayability may be an issue after only a few hours of gameplay.”

  • optimization

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The game generally runs smoothly, but optimization issues cause significant performance drops and freezing during extended or intense gameplay, especially in later stages. These problems hinder visibility and can interrupt the experience despite the game's age.

    • “Pretty smooth performance all round, only time it dipped was during hell mode after 20+ minutes.”
    • “Game is pretty chill good for killing some time, though there seems to be a breakpoint in the optimization and FPS drops are weird.”
    • “As you get stronger and optimize your build, you will very quickly run into performance and visibility issues, to the point the game just stops working.”
    • “I like to sit there or move and just see all the enemies be blasted away but for some reason even though the game has been out for nearly two years the code optimization is so bad that the game will freeze or lag to the point it appears to freeze just processing the simple pixels on the screen when a lot is going on, so when I work my way up to the part of the game I like it stops working.”
    • “Game is pretty chill good for killing some time though seems to be a breakpoint in the optimization and fps drops are weird.”

  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game runs smoothly on devices like the Steam Deck, indicating good performance stability, but it suffers from bugs such as freezing and achievement inconsistencies that impact overall stability.

    • “There are umpteen heroes to unlock, the quality is really cute, I play it on the Steam Deck and it runs great.”
    • “Achievements are buggy; I didn't beat Angel of Death but got the achievement for doing it.”
    • “The game freezes frequently, which affects gameplay significantly.”
    • “Overall, it's a buggy mess of a game.”

  • story

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game features little to no traditional story, instead allowing players to create their own narrative through gameplay and violence. Any existing story or lore is minimal and not clearly communicated.

    • “If there is a story, it’s not clearly communicated.”
    • “If there is a story, it’s not clearly communicated.”
    • “No story (you create the story with your violence).”

  • monetization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The monetization is criticized for aggressive DLC sales and being perceived as a cash grab despite the game still being incomplete and in development. However, some appreciate the free base game with microtransactions kept minimal.

    • “A great survivor game, it's free, got decent amount of content, getting updated regularly, some seriously amazing soundtracks, keeping the micro in microtransactions (while being free), lots of achievements, nice (pixelated) graphic style, solid replayability with different difficulties.”
    • “It's Vampire Survivors but incomplete, in development hell, and infested with DLC before the game is even finished... so yeah, it's a cash grab as the developer tries to get your money for Poncles' game concept.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere in Power Fantasy is vibrant and immersive, enhanced by an outstanding soundtrack that makes the game world feel alive and full of energy.

    • “Coupled with an awesome soundtrack, the atmosphere within power fantasy feels alive and pulsating with energy.”
Skip Game Offers

Buy Power Fantasy

Play Times

8h Median play time
28h Average play time
3-100h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 4 analyzed playthroughs
Skip Videos

Videos

Skip FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Power Fantasy is a survival hack and slash game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. Common tags for Power Fantasy include indie, pixel graphics, action roguelike, twin stick shooter, combat and others.

Power Fantasy is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

On average players spend around 28 hours playing Power Fantasy.

Power Fantasy was released on December 4, 2025.

Power Fantasy was developed by Lava Lamb Games.

Power Fantasy has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Power Fantasy for its music but disliked it for its grinding.

Power Fantasy is a single player game.

Similar games include 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos, Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, Soulstone Survivors, Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel and others.