Demon's Rise - War for the Deep

Nice game, had a full range team going (range in this game is op) and slaughtering every stage without the need to grind... until stage 15 that is. Game crashes no matter if I resume battle or load from camp. Had several BSODs during earlier missions but was really enjoying the game and ignored it but the latest bug above is a total killjoy.

So this game is not worth $20. It's like an ipad game, just a series of turn based tactical battles with very little story. BUT it has interesting character classes, random attribute improving equipment from a variety of sources (loot, store, rewards) and many stats, skills and tactical situations and combinations that have me saying just one more turn. Fun in 15-20 min increments when you want to play a game, but don't want to get into a EU IV campaign or something heavy. For the price, it's got a bunch of interesting decisions and if you can put up with the old school graphics, it's fun and bug free for me so far.

I couldn't recommend it. It is a good amount of content for the price, and there is an interesting variety of character/class types, but it is lacking compared to other tactics games. I would suggest looking at something like Fell Seal, XCOM, BattleTech, Warhammer 40000 Gladius, Disgaea, Warborn, Monster Sanctuary, Monster Train, Into the Breach, or Banner Saga instead, all of which can often be found on sale for close to the same price. Card Hunter or Warbands Bushido are also similar and free. +Wide range of characters/classes +Choose a party of 6 +Variety of abilities +Variety of equipment +Speed up toggle +Difficulty adjustment +Can repeat missions for XP/gold -Barebones options -Very minimal story/background -No key rebinding -Tooltips/info often lacking -No visible turn order -Autosave only -No way to choose formation/starting layout -No voiced dialogue/narration -Speed toggle is not saved / must adjust every battle

The game is fun but you can't position your party the way you need. to. When using special abilities, the characters often target the wrong direction. Game play needs to be improved.

I played through on normal. I didn't lose a single encounter, the gold flowed in the parties abilities were just too easy to compliment each other, especially the AP geyser the stone dwarf makes. I had so much gold that I'd just go to the shop, fully equip all 6 characters - the game mechanics are pretty simple. The graphics are rudimentary, the AI is very basic, the story is almost non-existant. the encounters are very small areas, its highly repetitive. TLDR : Too easy.

It cost four dollars and its 20 hours of fun. Yes, it's too easy. But you can up the difficulty, and its fun to mess around with the different abilities and combinations.

Playdough-like graphics, torpid gameplay, and an interface that only an asset-flipper could love; Demon's Rise should have never left the mobile platform.

Is this game in a league with games like Baldur's Gate III, Pathfinder Kingmaker, Divinity II....No. Is it fun? Yes. Intuitive. Varied. Simple. No need to get bogged down in something else, just a straightforward game. Fun to play! Cheap! Get it!

it's actually review for both this game and lords of chaos, they are both basically same game with somehow different heroes and missions. i do recommend. the gameplay is turn based and satisfying. moreover, most teams have good combos which empower all party either for a few turns or till end of the battle. middle-end game the party becomes a bit overpowered (with correct equipment) and manages to clear level in 1- 2 turns. that's actually was my goal starting from midgame - maximize dmg and attacks while having crit and dodge at ~100%. so i spent at weapons shop more time than in missions. music and sound effects are good and also the graphics. replayability is not out of question because different classes of heroes to make a party (despite the same story and same side missions).

A huge Thank You to the developers for patch 1.5. It really polished the game and upped the game! Nice to see that the devs are taking care of their customers. Very fun to play and starts out easy enough for any player of any experience , but you can select more and more difficult levels to play to be more of a challenge. I do like the wide variety of character types and very fun to buy character upgrades. Game looks good on excellent quality and plays well. Pricing is right and fair for what you get.