Crit

ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)

Buy84%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Thomas Biskup · Traditional Roguelike · Nov 16, 2015

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
83
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
25% of themes are praise8% are divided67% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
**Intro:** *ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)*, developed by Thomas Biskup & later by Jochen & Annika Beilschmidt, is a classic roguelike known for its deep gameplay, challenging difficulty, & rich world.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
**World & Lore:** The world of Ancardia is rich in lore, with a detailed history & a diverse cast of characters.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You do get a huge array of different character classes, races, spells, abilities and so on, so you can build all kinds of gnarly characters and this is a plus.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay60 reviews
Story20 reviews
Characters16 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
20% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
69% still recommend
Difficulty
73% still recommend
Interface
41% still recommend
Combat
44% still recommend
Bugs
33% still recommend
Crashes
11% still recommend
Linux compatibility
44% still recommend
Performance
0% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$14.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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