Tales of Maj'Eyal

Tales of Maj'Eyal

Steam Deck Playable

Netcore Games · Traditional Roguelike · Dec 13, 2013

Yes, worth buying.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $3.49.

95%
Very Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise37% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Potentially huge replayability (the reason i say potentially will be explained in the cons section) - this is basically because of the previous point and because of the way gear and builds are constructed (much more similar to ARPGs like Diablo, PoE and Grim Dawn than to roguelikes).
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I have not personally ran into bugs, the game has ran great, save for one crash in the open world. dungeons and exploring feels great, spells and combat reminds me of other roguelites like pixel dungeon or caves of qud, so it feels easy to adjust to. you get really cool items that are enchanted and buff your character in different ways depending on what you find in that area which i really liked. it just scratches that itch for dungeoning perfectly. you also get to see other players characters in the global chat or whisper to them which i thought was cool too. for the black friday sale, it was 3 dollars. there's probably so much more i haven't found yet. honestly wish i found this game earlier.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Cutscenes and other visuals really tie the game's aesthetic down, and in terms of how traditional roguelikes are developed I don't think the graphical fidelity could really increase.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay47 reviews
Story and characters44 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat30 reviews
83%
Difficulty26 reviews
88%
Interface14 reviews
64%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes19 reviews
32%
Bugs7 reviews
29%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
1782
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.