Netherworld Covenant

Netherworld Covenant

Steam Deck Playable

MadGoat Game Studio · Action · Dec 9, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $11.99.

80%
Mostly Positive
705 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 705 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 161 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I really love the combat and the progression between runs does a good job at making you feel more powerful in the next one.
29 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Really solid roguelite with challenging, souls-like combat and nice graphics!
16 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
- You should add a sound menu, allowing players to balance main sound and effects, i was playing with headphones and felt like some sounds were too agressive.
7 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The dodge window period is quite friendly, and the controller experience is excellent.
7 of 161 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 love4 themes
Gameplay29 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat53 reviews
77%
Story and characters16 reviews
81%
Audio5 reviews
60%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty12 reviews
75%

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 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $11.99 (−40%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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