Wormskull

This is the prequel to Ashes of the Night and the second game by Wolf Moons Studio. It’s a nice step up from the first game, and features many of the same characters. The turn-based battle system is pretty much the same, but some of the other aspects have improved in small but appreciated ways. You can see these games are ramping up and I’m stoked to play the later games in the series. One addition is a crafting system. It’s a nice idea but needs a little polish; the actual mining/fishing, etc. is a little slow, and overall it’s not super important to the rest of the game. I’m not personally much into crafting but it was pretty fun and I did spend a bit of time on it. I’m curious if it’s in more games and if it gets refined as well. It still has some of the same issues as its predecessor such as really long dungeons (that you can’t dash in), pacing, and no map of any kind. The menu is a little frustrating because all your items besides weapons and armor are on one tab, and with the crafting that page gets really really long. There are no filtering or sorting options available, so sometimes it’s hard to even find what you’re looking for. I played this game entirely on Steam Deck and had no issues with it. But those are small nitpicks, overall I really liked this game and got through it very quickly. Can’t wait to play more from this developer! 4/5