Warlander

45%
Game Brain Score Based on 42 reviews
  • gameplay
  • graphics
  • optimization
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"Warlander" is a roguelike, stamina-based combat game with Dark Souls and Slay the Spire influences. As a resurrected hero seeking vengeance, explore a procedurally generated world, battling enemies and harnessing their power to appease an immortal deity. Death results in a loss of progress, but the opportunity to fight and sacrifice again in an endless cycle.

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  • Windows
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  • NVIDIA GeForce NOW
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Reviews

45%
Audience ScoreBased on 42 reviews
gameplay7 positive mentions
optimization3 negative mentions
  • The combat system is innovative, featuring unique mechanics like limb cutting and material-based hit feedback, which adds depth to the gameplay.
  • Despite its flaws, the game can be enjoyable and fun, especially for those who appreciate slower-paced combat and roguelike elements.
  • The game has potential and offers interesting abilities and enemy variety, making it worth a try for fans of the genre, especially at a discounted price.
  • The controls are clunky and unresponsive, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences and a lack of fluidity in combat.
  • The game feels unfinished and lacks polish, with numerous bugs and performance issues that detract from the overall experience.
  • Content is limited, with repetitive gameplay and a simplistic skill tree that fails to provide meaningful upgrades or variety.
  • gameplay19 mentions

    The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it clunky and poorly executed, while others appreciate the fun mechanics like dismemberment and the core gameplay loop involving tower scaling. Despite its janky presentation, many highlight the addictive nature of the slicing mechanics and the engaging combat system, suggesting that it can be enjoyable if players overlook its rough edges. However, the overall experience is marred by repetitive elements and a lack of polish.

    • “Like this game is real jank but it does a lot of things that make the moment-to-moment gameplay great fun.”
    • “The core gameplay loop is very promising, scaling a randomly generated tower with varying battles and buffs to engage you.”
    • “But the combat and cutting mechanics are extremely entertaining breaths of fresh air that make the game very much worth playing.”
    • “I can forgive a lot if the gameplay is at least there, but it's not.”
    • “The gameplay is a clunky mess and getting to the gameplay is somehow worse.”
    • “However, with the core gameplay being in such a poor state it really taints the whole experience.”
  • graphics8 mentions

    The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with some praising the unique enemy models and art style, while others criticize performance issues like stuttering and limited graphical options. Overall, the visuals are described as generic and lacking polish, which detracts from the overall experience despite the game's engaging gameplay.

    • “Everything else about this game is really good, the skill tree, the graphics, and I love the enemy models; they are so unique.”
    • “I would be praising its cutting-edge graphics, gameplay loop, and genius design.”
    • “I'm usually not one to care for graphics, a good game is a good game, doesn't really matter what it looks like: but Warlander looks like Kingdoms of Amalur had a child with Spyro the Dragon, and it was not an easy birth.”
    • “The game's graphics slow down and stutter randomly.”
    • “Threadbare graphical options, audio de-sync in cutscenes, and at one point, after deciding to switch to keyboard and mouse in the hopes of gaining some precision when aiming swings (which didn't help), I had to restart the game because the menu stubbornly showed the controller inputs instead when I wanted to check the bindings.”
    • “Warlander's visuals and story are generic and it's a bit short on content, not to mention the irksome bug that removes your permanent upgrades.”
  • optimization5 mentions

    Overall, optimization feedback is mixed; while some players report a stable 60fps and no bugs, others criticize the game's performance as poorly optimized, particularly at resolutions above 1080p. An update has improved performance for some, but issues with hit detection and overall polish remain a concern.

    • “With the 1.1 update, the performance is now decent, and the halberd boss seems to be fixed.”
    • “The optimization issues for resolutions above 1080p have been addressed, improving the overall experience.”
    • “It's badly optimized.”
    • “I could use many adjectives to describe the performance in this game, but none of them would be kind ones.”
    • “Optimization issues for resolutions above 1080p.”
  • story3 mentions

    The story has been criticized for being poorly executed and lacking depth, with some players feeling it is generic and disjointed. Additionally, technical issues and poor controls detract from the overall experience, leaving many unsatisfied with the narrative.

    • “The story might be solid, but when the controls are so bad, it really takes away from the experience.”
    • “The story is bad and just throws you in midstream, but not in a good way.”
    • “Warlander's visuals and story are generic, and it's a bit short on content, not to mention the irksome bug that removes your permanent upgrades.”
  • music2 mentions

    The game's music is characterized as heroic and epic, enhancing the addictive action-based gameplay. However, some users have reported issues with the music abruptly stopping during play.

    • “The music is quite heroic and epic.”
    • “The game music just stopped for some reason.”
  • stability2 mentions

    The game's stability is marked by notable issues, including glitches that can disrupt gameplay and hinder progress, yet many players still find enjoyment despite these faults.

    • “I wish there was a neutral option, because it has its faults, issues, and glitches, but for some reason I have fun playing the game.”
    • “There are glitches in the game that can kill you during a good run, or prevent you from completing an area to progress because of what happened to the enemy.”
  • grinding1 mentions

    Players find that while Warlander's high-paced arcade combat is engaging, the grinding aspect can feel tedious, particularly due to the lackluster visuals and audio.

    • “Warlander will cost you nothing to try out and see if its high-paced arcade-style combat overcomes the tedious visuals and audio.”
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