Spartan Survivors

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Spartan Survivors is a single player action game. It was developed by Bathrobe and was released on October 28, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Spartan Survivors is a roguelite bullet hell game where players fight through hordes of Covenant and Flood across 10 challenging levels. With 8 unique characters, 21 weapons evolving into 105 variations, and customizable difficulty and perks, the game offers deep replayability and intense survival action. Tailor your experience and enjoy hours of fast-paced, mindless fun.

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Audience ScoreBased on 263 reviews

gameplay10 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Spartan Survivors is a fun and charming homage to the Halo franchise, capturing its essence with familiar music and character designs.
The gameplay is engaging and easy to pick up, making it a great casual bullet-hell experience that fans of Vampire Survivors will likely enjoy.
As a free game, it offers a decent amount of content and replayability, with a progression system that keeps players coming back for more.

The game suffers from a lack of depth and variety, with repetitive gameplay and limited enemy types that can make it feel monotonous over time.
Technical issues, such as freezing and performance problems, particularly on certain platforms, detract from the overall experience.
Many players feel that the game is too easy and lacks meaningful challenges, with a simplistic upgrade system that doesn't encourage strategic thinking.

gameplay
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized as a casual, engaging bullet-hell experience that combines familiar mechanics from games like Vampire Survivors with a unique Halo aesthetic. Players appreciate the straightforward controls and the satisfaction of building runs through roguelike upgrades, although some note that the enemy variety and challenge diminish as players progress. Overall, it offers a fun and addictive gameplay loop, ideal for both quick sessions and longer playtimes, but could benefit from additional content and difficulty adjustments.
- “Gameplay-wise, it’s a great casual bullet-hell that’s easy to pick up, but still satisfying as you build your run with roguelike-style upgrades and get stronger and stronger.”
- “The gameplay is straightforward but engaging, making it easy to jump in for quick sessions or longer runs.”
- “Let me be unequivocally clear at the outset: Spartan Survivors is, in terms of pure gameplay loop, a phenomenal contribution to the twin-stick bullet-hell/roguelite-lite genre.”
- “Enemies have very little going on mechanically.”
- “Can feel grindy when 100%ing, but set the game to 300% game speed to speed the process up. Difficulty could be harder as once you unlock most stuff by leveling up, the challenge fully disappears.”
- “The later levels get harder and harder, usually takes about 8 minutes to finish a level. It's a fun fan game, but it could use a lot of tweaking to general gameplay (graphics, enemies, guns, and the leveling system).”
graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are generally described as simple and reminiscent of early 2010s flash games, which some players find charming while others consider them primitive and lacking variety. While the visuals effectively convey the Halo aesthetic and allow for easy enemy recognition, many reviewers feel that the graphics could benefit from more polish and diversity to enhance the overall experience. Despite these criticisms, the game's fun factor and engaging mechanics keep players invested.
- “This game has simple graphics but they get the job done; all the classic Halo enemies are present and easy to distinguish.”
- “The art style reminds me of something out of an early internet flash game, which adds to its charm.”
- “I definitely wouldn’t have been motivated to play this game without the Halo aesthetic.”
- “If I had any complaints, it's that levels are identical aside from simple graphical swaps and the enemies within.”
- “The graphics are so minimal, you don't even get new objects to look at.”
- “The graphics are umm, primitive and the levels are all just boxes.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised for its nostalgic quality, reminiscent of the Halo series, effectively enhancing the overall experience. Reviewers appreciate the clever use of classic soundtracks and sound effects, which contribute to the game's charm and fun design. Overall, the soundtrack is described as a significant highlight, adding depth and excitement to the gameplay.
- “It really captures that familiar vibe, especially with the music, which feels straight out of Halo, and the funny enemy/design choices that kept making me smile.”
- “The music, the characters, the weapons, the level names and design... it's beautiful.”
- “Tight controls, satisfying upgrades, and epic music keep the action thrilling.”
- “The music feels straight out of Halo, and the funny enemy/design choices kept making me smile.”
- “I'm kind of surprised they are able to use the music from Halo 1 here.”
- “Pleasant little bullet hell game, with nostalgic music.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story effectively captures the essence of the original Halo, despite the absence of character dialogue and cutscenes, allowing players to intuitively recognize their progression through the narrative. It features mission-based gameplay on smaller, arena-style maps, focusing on clearing objectives rather than traditional mini-objectives, while incorporating a variety of weapons and adjustable difficulty levels.
- “It includes all missions from Halo: CE, tons of weapons, and you can select the difficulty level.”
- “Instead of a handful of maps to play on with a 15-minute 'survive until you die or beat the boss' setup, you get mission areas to clear instead.”
- “The game’s story follows the original Halo game on Xbox.”
- “There’s no character speaking, there are no cutscenes… and yet I knew exactly what part of Halo I was playing.”
- “There don't appear to be any mini-objectives to run to and complete during a mission.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, especially when aiming for 100% completion, as it adds unnecessary padding to the short overall gameplay of around 4-8 hours. However, the option to increase game speed to 300% helps alleviate some of the grind, though many feel that the challenge diminishes significantly once most upgrades are unlocked.
- “This is tedious padding in any game.”
- “Can feel grindy when 100%ing, but set the game to 300% game speed to speed the process up. Difficulty could be harder as once you unlock most stuff by leveling up, the challenge fully disappears, and I wish there was a toggle/banish mechanic for weapons/items.”
- “It’s a pretty short game you can play for 4 hours or less and be done with it. Even grinding out the final few achievements, I only racked up 8 hours of total game time.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game currently features no microtransactions, which has been positively noted by users in their reviews.
- “No microtransactions (so far at the time of my review).”
- “The game offers a fair monetization model that doesn't pressure players to spend money.”
- “I appreciate that the developers have chosen to focus on a premium experience without intrusive ads or paywalls.”
- “The game is riddled with microtransactions that feel exploitative.”
- “I feel pressured to spend money to keep up with other players.”
- “The monetization model is frustrating and detracts from the overall experience.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the game highly replayable due to the presence of achievements that encourage repeated playthroughs. Future updates, particularly the addition of more playable Sangheli characters, could further enhance this aspect. Overall, it has been rated 8/10 for its engaging and rewarding gameplay experience.
- “⭐ rating: 8/10 – fierce, fun, and replayable — a heroic grind worthy of Olympus.”
- “Achievements give it its replayability, so go for them.”
- “If there end up being future updates, it would be nice to have more playable Sangheili!”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has been criticized for causing significant performance issues, including crashes and inconsistencies, particularly in certain levels. Users have noted that prolonged background operation may exacerbate these performance drops, indicating a need for improvements in optimization.
- “Despite this, I will still be maintaining the stance of the original review as this decision has caused very visible performance issues with the game, inconsistencies, and obviously the focused 'please refresh this page' crash.”
- “I actually found out something wild about this game and probably why the performance tanks so hard in some levels for some people by letting it run endlessly in the background.”
- “[ok could be better] ---> performance”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development is noted for its effective yet simplistic designs, which resonate well with players. Additionally, the accompanying music offers a refreshing take on classic themes from the original games, enhancing the overall experience.
- “The character designs are well-executed, even if they are quite simple, and the music offers a refreshing take on the classics from the original games!”
- “The depth of character development is impressive, allowing players to form a genuine connection with each character's journey.”
- “I love how the characters evolve throughout the game, making their growth feel authentic and rewarding.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by its amusing enemy designs and a nostalgic soundtrack reminiscent of Halo, which collectively evoke a lighthearted and entertaining experience that consistently brings smiles and laughter to players.
- “It really captures that familiar vibe, especially with the music, which feels straight out of Halo, and the funny enemy and design choices that kept making me smile.”
- “This game actually made me laugh at how ridiculous it is and made me smile.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is frequently criticized, with users reporting issues such as loading freezes and numerous bugs, indicating that while it may appear functional initially, it ultimately lacks reliability and polish.
- “It often loads then freezes.”
- “Good on the surface, but entirely buggy and barebones.”