Pyre

I wont experience something like pyre again. One of a kind. The gameplay can be a little clunky and its basically a visual novel, but the story, art direction and music are superb. Its short and sweet, so you will probably finish it in a week. It is not mandatory, but i decided to play it on "heightened" (hard) mode and "ironman mode" where i forbid myself to restart a losing match. It was one of the best experiences for me in gaming. And please stay until the credits roll, such a delight.

It is a fun rpg I will definitely be doing a full playthrough in the future. The imps in the wagon are so cute.

Masterpiece of a game, wish it was more philosophical in it's ending tho

im a sucker for endings that change ever so slightly based on your gameplay

재밌었다... 게임 잘 만들었다.

There is a reason why I'm kinda miffed at the success of Hades even though I'm a big fan (100% both games not to flex hehe) and that reason is PYRE! Pyre is an wonderfully creative game by Supergiant, a dev team that never fails to completely knock it out of the park. More than being a cool game, Pyre is an incredibly rich game as an art piece, and I'm referring to more than just its visuals being fantastic. The world of Pyre is incredibly rich and deep in fascinating bits of lore, the characters that push the campaign forward are all incredibly lively and unique, and they have tons upon tons of beautiful interactions with both each other as well as the player character. Pyre weaves a tapestry of creative ideas, a narrative that is both incredibly emotional and well-thought out, but also leaves a surprising amount of room for each playthrough to be unique. Without going into to spoiler-y details, the events of each player's playthrough can differ extraordinarily, not to mention the enormous ways that the ending can be quite different. Honestly, Pyre does so many cool things as an experience and a story, that the gameplay itself is almost an afterthought, not to say that it's bad but only that everything around it is so extraordinary. The gameplay, beyond just clicking through dialogue, is definitely very unique. Other than describing it as a unique kind of fantasy sport, I often have difficult when people ask me what kind of game it is. Sure, it's an RPG in some aspects, but a what kind? It's hard to explain, so you should just play it yourself!

This is, at its core, a simple sports game with a fantasy aesthetic. I'm not a sports fan in basically any respect, but the story, characters, and worldbuilding kept me hooked through two playthroughs. The fact that there's no real fail condition makes the story unique without diminishing any of the stakes. If you like other Supergiant games, there's no reason not to give this one a shot.

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Steam Deck: Perfect Gameplay: Lots of reading between short games of rugby. Replayability: No There is no right/wrong/good/bad decisions or results, it all pushes the story along in the same direction with slight narrative differences. The rugby is either too easy or obscenely hard (with most/all mods on).

Shockingly good story with a very odd NBA Jam style combat system.