- Gameplay: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Co-op: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 8k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Rotwood has a charming aesthetic and competent combat fundamentals, but shallow progression, repetitive content, and conflicting design goals keep it from becoming a lasting roguelike experience.
Combat is engaging, and the randomness of powers keeps each run feeling fresh.
Thankfully the combat is fun, the co-op is good, and there are lots of enemies to fight with more to come.
The visuals are top-notch, adorable, memorable and detailed, only making trouble in the most crowded, insane fights with dozens of enemies( though I can't remember a single game without that problem+ Rotwood has very good sound cues, I know exactly who wants to attack and how).
The Super Frenzy mechanic is a nice way to ramp the difficulty, especially since it's split between each weapon, incentivizing diversity for completion and upgrades. here's plenty of armor and weapon variants to choose from, there's a kit for anyone, even if some are easier to work with than others.
The reason I've played this so much is because it its couch shared screen multiplayer, so I can play it with my wife!
+4 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
No themes split opinion in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Should I buy it now?
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The lowest we've tracked is $19.18.
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