Victory Road

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Victory Road is a single player hack and slash game. It was developed by Strange Journey and was released on March 10, 2020. It received positive reviews from players.

Victory Road is a turn-based strategy game that takes you on a journey across a vast, procedurally generated world. Build and manage your party of heroes, encountering strange creatures and making difficult decisions that impact your fate. With ever-changing landscapes and permadeath, each playthrough offers a new challenge in this nostalgic yet innovative indie game.

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89%

Audience ScoreBased on 282 reviews

gameplay24 positive mentions

grinding14 negative mentions

The game offers surprisingly deep and engaging gameplay with a fun mix of boxing simulation and resource management.
Visually appealing with outstanding pixel art and sound, creating an enjoyable atmosphere.
Highly addictive with a compelling gameplay loop that keeps players coming back for more.

The game has been abandoned by the developer, with no updates or new content for over two years.
Gameplay can become repetitive and grindy, especially in the late game, leading to a lack of motivation to continue.
Some mechanics, such as the nutrition system and item usage during fights, can feel frustrating and counterintuitive.

gameplay
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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38%
7%
The gameplay is described as surprisingly deep and engaging, featuring a straightforward yet compelling loop that keeps players invested for hours. While the mechanics can be initially counterintuitive and some players noted repetitiveness over time, the fun fighting and training systems, along with polished graphics, contribute to an overall enjoyable experience. Despite minor frustrations, the game is praised for its addictive nature and solid mechanics, making it a worthwhile purchase for fans of the genre.
- “Surprisingly deep and engaging gameplay, with a retro casual feel.”
- “The gameplay loop is straightforward, but the journey through it can be exciting.”
- “Of the highlights, the UI is clean, the graphics are killer, and the gameplay is addicting - I often found myself trying to get one more level, or one more fight in before ending my play session for the day.”
- “I was frustrated at first by some of the game's repetitiveness and by my own lack of understanding around how the game mechanics were meant to be used.”
- “In my humble opinion, this game is still partly counterintuitive or the mechanics are not well explained.”
- “I think the only negative I have for the game is that it lacks variety in the gameplay loop, and not being able to create a name for my own fighter!”
graphics
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
47%
9%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their vibrant pixel art style, featuring bright and beautiful artwork that enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the clean UI and smooth animations, particularly during combat, which contribute to an engaging and visually appealing gameplay loop. While some may find the graphics too simplistic, the polished visuals and aesthetic charm are considered standout elements that elevate the game's appeal.
- “The game is visually nice if you like that pixel art style, really bright and beautiful artwork that works really well with this type of game.”
- “Of the highlights, the UI is clean, the graphics are killer, and the gameplay is addicting - I often found myself trying to get one more level, or one more fight in before ending my play session for the day.”
- “The polished graphics and engaging gameplay are definitely enough to make this game worth the purchase, and it's only going to get better with time.”
- “The graphics are very bare, which could be a turn off to some.”
- “Smooth simple graphics.”
- “The graphics sport clean pixel art showing every action, whether it be fast-paced knockdowns, eating food, or selling hotdogs.”
grinding
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a significant drawback, particularly in the mid to late stages, where repetitive tasks and resource management can become tedious. While the game is engaging and fun initially, many reviewers express a desire for more varied events to alleviate the monotony and reduce the grind. Overall, the enjoyment is often overshadowed by the need for extensive grinding, especially for upgrades and managing in-game resources.
- “It can get tedious after a while since you're basically repeating the same things over and over again.”
- “It's a bit grindy; I feel it could do better with some other events to break up the monotony.”
- “Regarding the things I disliked about this game, I would say the mid-game gets pretty grindy when it comes to getting money for upgrading your gym.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game features a high-quality, catchy soundtrack that effectively sets the mood and evokes nostalgia for the 90s arcade era. However, some users noted a lack of variety in the tracks, which may detract from the overall experience.
- “It's enhanced by a great soundtrack that sets the mood perfectly.”
- “The soundtrack is full of nostalgiagasms and oozes of the 90s arcade scene.”
- “The quality of the music is very good.”
- “- Lack of variety in the soundtrack”
- “- Lack of variety in the soundtrack”
- “The music is pretty catchy, not gonna lie.”
replayability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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38%
The game's replayability is mixed; while some players appreciate the depth and variety of character builds that encourage multiple playthroughs, others find the repetitive micromanagement aspects lead to boredom, limiting true replay value. Overall, it offers decent replayability but may not sustain long-term interest for all players.
- “Fantastic game with lots of depth, a good progression path, and plenty of replayability.”
- “+high replayability”
- “There's some replay value but it's not immense...just trying other builds.”
- “The repetitive micromanagement of keeping up your energy, water, protein, fatigue, mood, and money just to train your character gets boring after a while; there's no true replay value.”
- “There's some replay value, but it's not immense—it's mostly just trying other builds.”
- “The repetitive micromanagement of keeping up your energy, water, protein, fatigue, mood, and money just to train your character gets boring after a while; there's no true replay value.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the humor in the game to be consistently hilarious, appreciating its unique style and comedic elements. Many suggest that while the humor is a strong point, adding more activities could enhance the overall experience.
- “Add more things to do, keep the humor, and stay true to the cool unique visual style, and you've got a game I would give a 10/10.”
- “But still hilarious”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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33%
Users appreciate the multiple choice "story prompts" for adding variety to gameplay, as they effectively break up repetitive activities like eating, fighting, and training. However, there are concerns about the limited number of prompts, as some players experience repetition early on.
- “The multiple choice story prompts break up the monotony of eating, fighting, and training really well.”
- “I wish the multiple choice story prompts would appear more often, as they add variety to the gameplay.”
- “The story prompts enhance the experience, but I encountered a repeated prompt too early in the game.”
- “I wish the multiple choice story prompts would appear more frequently, as they effectively break up the monotony of eating, fighting, and training. However, I encountered a repeated prompt on just my fourth one, which makes me wonder if there aren't many options available.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game exhibits stability issues, with certain elements displaying bugs and a lack of clarity in conveying information to players. These problems can detract from the overall experience.
- “Some issues, certain elements are somewhat buggy to display and the game isn't always clear with conveying certain informational elements.”