Sharded World

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Sharded World is a single player casual role playing shooter game with horror and post-apocalyptic themes. It was developed by Nasty Cat and was released on January 16, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Sharded World is a survival and mission game with minimalistic gameplay and roguelite elements. Your main task is to collect all the pieces of the main character's soul. They are needed to defeat the main villain Lich. He destroyed our world. And now the fate of the world depends only on you.

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74%

Audience ScoreBased on 90 reviews

gameplay9 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Engaging blend of bullet hell and RPG elements with meaningful progression and customization.
Unique visual style and pixel art that stands out in the genre, plus smooth gameplay.
Active developer support with frequent updates, adding new content and improving the game.

Game currently suffers from heavy grind and slow progression requiring excessive replay to advance.
User interface issues, especially poor controller support and complicated menus.
Some gameplay mechanics feel unbalanced or broken, including weapon evolutions, confusing design choices, and occasional bugs.

gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
56%
25%
19%
The gameplay of Sharded World is solid, combining straightforward, addictive mechanics with effective RPG progression and a unique blend of rogue-lite and bullet hell elements. While the combat is engaging and the core mechanics are smooth and fun, some players find it grindy and slow, with lootbox elements and lengthy unlocks detracting from the experience. Early access status means limited content, but the game shows promising potential for further development.
- “Sharded world is a rogue-lite, reversed bullet hell, ARPG game that blends straightforward gameplay with fantastic RPG advancement.”
- “The RPG growth is done effectively, and the gameplay is entertaining and tough.”
- “Simple gameplay that's easy to learn but difficult to master.”
- “The excessively grindy gameplay ruins what otherwise could be a fun game.”
- “Using lootbox mechanics in a single player game is baffling to say the least.”
- “I'm looking forward to more: Sharded World has a distinct identity, and mixes RPG elements and a large progression, even though the gameplay can feel a bit slow and unlocks right now can be a bit too long to get.”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
28%
27%
The graphics are praised for their unique and appealing pixel art style that stands out within its genre, capturing players' attention. While some users find the visuals and effects great and impressive, a few believe the animations and sound effects could be improved. Overall, the distinctive art style is a key highlight compared to similar games.
- “The graphics are great and the sound effects are amazing.”
- “I purchased this game with the expectation of seeing some insane visuals; I have never seen anything like this in this genre.”
- “The visuals, as I expected buying this game, are so nuts, never seen anything like this in this genre.”
- “However, the graphics and sound effects could be better but are really catching.”
- “[b]it’s essentially a vampire survivors clone, differs from most other like titles with its art style.”
- “+1 for the pixel graphics.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The story in this game is minimal but present, serving mainly as a backdrop for quests and upgrades within a main hub. Players enjoy the quest structure and hope for more missions and a deeper narrative expansion in the future. Overall, the story elements add some context but currently remain limited.
- “Nice little bullet heaven with story elements and a main hub where you get your quests and can upgrade your weapons.”
- “There's also a little bit of story which I hope is going to be expanded in the future.”
- “There are daily quests with rewards, challenges and more.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is criticized for being excessively grindy, with repetitive and increasing difficulty that makes the gameplay boring and tedious despite its potential.
- “The excessively grindy gameplay ruins what otherwise could be a fun game.”
- “Tldr, game has potential, but the stacking difficulty makes it boring and tedious af.”
- “Grindy as heck.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The music is generally praised for being fresh and well-suited to the gameplay, though some users find the short loops repetitive and potentially irritating.
- “Music is fire.”
- “I find the visual part pretty original, music is fresh and really compatible with the actual gaming process.”
- “Music loops are too short and can get really irritating in game.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
Optimization for the game has been mixed, with some users noting it is not as good as similar genre titles, especially with many enemies on screen. However, recent updates have significantly improved performance, resulting in smoother gameplay and better optimization overall.
- “Super smooth gameplay and optimized well after the most recent update!”
- “Optimization, compared to other games of this genre with similar numbers of enemies, is not very good.”
- “I didn't regret buying the game, but hopefully it's getting optimized and the UI reworked.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the daily challenge's requirements overly time-consuming and frustrating, as completing tasks like using numerous global freezes or heals can take several hours for relatively low rewards, making it feel less worthwhile compared to other game modes that offer better rewards in less time.