Lootbound

Play the demo, it's literally the same game, nothing changes in the full release except a bunch of boring stats to upgrade between runs. I'd refund if I could.

Just finished all characters on difficulty 3. It was a fairly enjoyable experience! After the latest patch, I felt the game became a bit too easy -- as I was able to go through most if not all new difficulty levels on first try. Besides the mana recovery change (thank gods for that, and I woudn't even mind Second Wind to scale with biomes on top of that), I gotta say I miss the old brutal difficulty a little haha. Hopefully devs have plans for some end game contents, would love to dive back in if there to be new contents coming out.

Great concept, far for finalized… Unbalanced, lack of content, rng is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Whatever the run you had, the boss can always one shot your character and end your run.

Love this game and love the devs. Especially after the new 🍑 update

not a lot going on past the first few runs. The inventory system is a fun idea done better elsewhere. You just end up with so many options with too little space to make any sort of meaningful build that goes beyond "this run, this number shall be the highest". The RNG feels contradictory to the rest of the game. I don't think the dice rolling system really works or makes any sense. The other dice options you can buy don't even really make sense math-wise, when you think about the moments you'll need the dice and how often you roll it. Why would I lower my odds with a die that auto fails 50% of the time? Why would I ever want a die that only adds 1? I just think it maybe worked in an old iteration of the game and didn't work here. Combat feels like the first level of a system. It's a very very basic turn based system where you only focus on your main hero. I get that the purpose was so your inventory management is more important. But then just lean into that and make that the game. right now, you grab skills, they scale with certain items, that's it. It just lacks depth beyond the surface. I see the intention, but it just feels like the beginning of a system rather than a system that is re-playable over and over in a roguelike. I don't really see the point of replaying it, it's very similar each time. Roguelikes need some sort of variance beyond dice RNG to keep it fresh. Bosses come in two flavors: "oh wow, I guess I'm just dead" and "oh wow, I guess it's just dead". They have a cool system for "choosing" your final boss. It's a fun idea. But the boss tuning just runs up against the simplicity of the combat. So either you have the stats in the right spots to bulldoze it, or you don't and you die. Beautiful art though. And it has the bones of something I'd be super down to sink my teeth into. But this version isn't it.

Really enjoying the game so far. It's a typical roguelike with challenging gameplay where your build and loot decisions can greatly affect each run. Which keeps things interesting and gives you plenty reasons to experiment. I like the turn based combat aspect and the dark fantasy feel of the art style too. Lootbound is definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of roguelikes. I'm looking forward to seeing more content updates and improvements!

Absolute class little indie game, highly recommend