Spellmasons
- January 31, 2023
- Octavia Blue
- 8h median play time
Get on Steam"Spellmasons is a turn-based strategy roguelike, offering both single-player and local/online co-op modes for 2 players. In this game, you'll combine spells to fight enemies and navigate procedurally generated levels, saving friends and battling a dark wizard. With each level, you'll unlock new spells and hone your skills, leading to increasingly powerful magical combinations."
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Reviews
- The spell combination mechanics are incredibly fun and allow for creative and satisfying gameplay.
- The game has a strong community and the developer is very active in addressing issues and adding content.
- Playing with friends enhances the experience, leading to hilarious and chaotic moments.
- Multiplayer suffers from significant desync issues and lag, making it frustrating at times.
- The game currently lacks depth and variety in content, leading to repetitive gameplay after a few hours.
- There are bugs and stability issues that can disrupt the experience, especially in multiplayer.
- gameplay43 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highly praised for its innovative spell combination mechanics, allowing players to create unique and powerful effects with a diverse range of spells. While the core mechanics are simple and easy to grasp, they offer significant depth and variety, making each playthrough engaging and rewarding. However, some players feel that the overall gameplay loop could benefit from additional content and strategic elements to enhance the experience further.
“The spell combination mechanic is top tier.”
“The diverse spells cater to a wide range of play styles, and the new class options provide a blast of excitement, especially when collaborating with friends to craft complex, awe-inspiring spells, with class-specific passives and mechanics.”
“The core gameplay is very solid: puzzling out a turn just right, seeing the payoff of a nice chain, figuring out new ways to manipulate the systems, it all feels tight and makes me want to keep playing.”
“Go play games that actually classify as games with fleshed out spell crafting mechanics in the meantime.”
“The maps add no real strategic depth to the gameplay apart from can I target this enemy and avoid being targeted.”
“Gameplay-wise, I love it, my only criticism would be the perks you pick at the start of each level get a little more rewarding and even, I either become a tank with no mana, or a mana-obsessed squishy.”
- graphics11 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 18 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are characterized by a charming pixel art style that, while simple, effectively complements the gameplay mechanics. Many users appreciate the clear and easy-to-understand visuals, noting that the art style enhances the overall experience, especially in multiplayer settings. Although some levels may feel visually sparse, the graphics are deemed serviceable and contribute to the game's addictive fun.
“It has a great pixel art style and has great simplistic yet complex mechanics.”
“The music and sound design fit the game very well, and the visuals are great, clear and easy to understand.”
“The graphics aren't mind-blowing, but they are perfectly serviceable and I quite like the charm of them.”
“I did not expect performance for this game to be an issue with how simple the graphics are.”
“The graphics aren't mindblowing, but they are perfectly serviceable and I quite like the charm of them.”
- humor11 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is largely derived from its magical mechanics, allowing for hilarious and absurd moments, especially when played with friends. Players enjoy the comedic potential of spell combinations and the resulting chaos, leading to memorable pranks and funny failures. Overall, the game is praised for its creative and engaging humor, making it a delightful experience in multiplayer settings.
“But in this game, you can see exactly what is going to happen, and so if things go wrong, and you die, it always feels fair... and often hilarious.”
“Hidden gem, the dev is listening to everyone on Discord to improve the game and the community is great. Surprisingly, it can be really funny with other people by pranking each other, and it's also addictive and rewarding by defeating a mass of enemies and showing who's the smartest mage :)”
“Funny, simple and deep combinatorics of spells at the same time.”
- music11 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its fantastic soundtrack and effective sound design that complements the visuals. However, some players noted that the soundtrack is relatively short and can become repetitive after a few hours of gameplay. Overall, the music is described as charming and satisfying, contributing positively to the gaming experience.
“The music and sound design fit the game very well, and the visuals are great, clear and easy to understand.”
“Phenomenal game, dopamine-receptor-abuse gameplay, shockingly great soundtrack, wonderful dev(s).”
“Great art style and the music is amazing.”
“I really liked the soundtrack, but it's short and started to feel repetitive by the 3-hour mark, which was about the time I had completed everything in single player.”
“Edit 1: There are some issues with the music playing multiple tracks at once, and a few quality of life improvements could be made.”
“- banger soundtrack”
- stability10 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been widely criticized, with users reporting frequent bugs and glitches, particularly in multiplayer mode, which suffers from poor connectivity and instability. While some players find the game enjoyable despite these issues, many recommend waiting for further updates and patches to improve the overall experience.
“Multiplayer support is unstable at best, everything from glitches to poor connectivity.”
“Great game, but even after all the updates still buggy and laggy as all hell.”
“Had to refund because, unfortunately, the online multiplayer is pretty buggy.”
- replayability9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players appreciate the variety of spell combinations and unique gameplay that enhance replay value, others criticize the lack of content, meta progression, and overall polish, leading to a perception of limited replayability. The consensus suggests that while there are enjoyable elements, the game could benefit from greater variety and depth to truly enhance its replayability.
“The variety of spell combinations is probably its strongest aspect, giving it some much appreciated replayability.”
“Tons of replay value as well.”
“Literally unique gameplay with solid spell variety, great replayability, and dozens of dopamine coming from solving unsolvable or flashy moves.”
“I can't recommend this game because it doesn't have enough content, replayability, or polish.”
“With no meta progression or even a log of things you've discovered, the replayability hinges on randomizing the same few parts.”
“On top of this, the game doesn't feel like it has replay value either.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game lacks a cohesive story, offering only sporadic mob descriptions without any significant narrative or exploration elements.
“There is no story, just scattered mob descriptions here and there.”
“The game lacks any meaningful story or exploration.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users express a desire for future updates to improve late-game balance and optimization, noting that performance issues are surprising given the game's simple graphics.
“I did not expect performance for this game to be an issue with how simple the graphics are.”
“I'll be looking forward to more updates, especially ones that address late game balance and optimization.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews suggest that the game's monetization strategy may be hindered by insufficient advertising, potentially limiting its visibility and revenue generation.
