The Drain

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The Drain is a single player hack and slash game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Hatokuma Games and was released on September 19, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

"It's tough being the servant of an Evil God" After the sun sets and the clock strikes midnight, your task begins: you must feed your master before the first light of dawn. How hard can it possibly be to survive the night?... The Drain (Previously KAISA: Resurrection) is a challenging, strategic roguelite with a dark, culty vibe and a sound-based threat system. Beware of the Shopkeep…

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Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

Visually stunning with fantastic artwork, animations, and sound design creating a unique retrofuturistic pixel art atmosphere.
Addictive and challenging gameplay with meaningful risk/reward mechanics and tactical depth that appeals to roguelike enthusiasts.
Consistent developer updates and thoughtful design with varied play options, rewarding strategic play and exploration.

Death penalties are overly punishing, including losing previously accumulated currency which makes progression frustrating.
The game lacks clear visual cues for some effects like invincibility, leading to confusing gameplay moments.
Universal contact damage feels illogical and detracts from immersion, as some enemies cause damage without reason.

gameplay
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The gameplay is challenging, skill-based, and highly addictive, especially appealing to fans of difficult roguelikes and arcade-style slash-em-ups. It combines mechanically interesting design with a risk-reward system involving soul coins, enhancing the tension and engagement. Overall, it offers a compelling loop supported by fantastic audiovisual elements that enrich the experience.
- “The artwork, animations and sound design are fantastic and the gameplay is also reasonably addicting if you're into difficult roguelikes.”
- “Challenging and interesting with very addictive gameplay, awesome artstyle and banging music.”
- “An audiovisual trip into a dark but humoristic retrofuturistic pixelart wonderland, super skill based and addictive gameplay.”
- “Shorter term-deaths lead to you losing soul coins, even previously accumulated ones, which coupled with the already riskier gameplay required to gain them is ridiculous.”
- “The arcade slash-em-up gameplay loop itself keeps you wanting to try again too, just one more run.”
graphics
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The graphics receive high praise for their fantastic, eerie artwork and retro style that enhances the game's challenging roguelike experience. Animations and visual design are engaging and complement the addictive gameplay, creating an immersive atmosphere overall.
- “The artwork, animations and sound design are fantastic and the gameplay is also reasonably addicting if you're into difficult roguelikes.”
- “Challenging and interesting with very addictive gameplay, awesome artstyle and banging music.”
- “The retro vibe blends perfectly with the eerie artwork.”
- “It ends before the visuals even disappear without so much as a cue to tell you to get away from the dangerous situation you're likely to be in.”
- “This is both true in graphic and in gaming sensation, as well as sound effects.”
- “Art-style?”
music
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The music is highly praised for being energetic and engaging, perfectly complementing the challenging and addictive gameplay.
- “Challenging and interesting with very addictive gameplay, awesome artstyle and banging music.”
humor
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The humor is characterized by a dark, retrofuturistic style that blends witty and playful elements within a pixel art aesthetic, enhancing the game's addictive and skill-based experience.
- “An audiovisual trip into a dark but humoristic retrofuturistic pixelart wonderland, super skill based and addictive gameplay.”
atmosphere
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The atmosphere is generally unclear or undefined based on user feedback, with some users providing little to no comment on this aspect.