Archaelund

Item: Archaelund
Rating: 77
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-26

Summary

Classic RPG experience.
Promising early access title.
Rich character customization.
World exploration can feel empty and tedious.
Strategic combat marred by balance issues.
Suffers from bugs, crashes, performance issues.

Emotions

satisfaction28%frustration12%excitement12%disappointment10%enjoyment6%

Reviews (sample size): 165
Helpful reviews: 90%
Unhelpful reviews: 10%
Protest reviews: 0%

77%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
23%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 499
Negative points: 377
Gameplay points: 244
Perf. points: 10
Rec. points: 117
Misc points: 57

Point	Description	Importance
Classic RPG Experience Description The game successfully captures the essence of challenging, tactical, old-school RPGs from the 90s and early 2000s, reminiscent of titles like Might and Magic, Wizardry, and D&D. It blends traditional elements with modern features, offering a deep and strategic turn-based combat system. Importance 94%	The game successfully captures the essence of challenging, tactical, old-school RPGs from the 90s and early 2000s, reminiscent of titles like Might and Magic, Wizardry, and D&D. It blends traditional elements with modern features, offering a deep and strategic turn-based combat system.	94%
Engaging World Exploration Description Players highly enjoy the first-person exploration of the game's large, lovingly designed open world, finding secrets and hidden objects. This immersive exploration blends seamlessly with tactical turn-based combat, creating a rewarding and fun adventure loop. Importance 84%	Players highly enjoy the first-person exploration of the game's large, lovingly designed open world, finding secrets and hidden objects. This immersive exploration blends seamlessly with tactical turn-based combat, creating a rewarding and fun adventure loop.	84%
Strategic Turn-Based Combat Description The game features a challenging and deep turn-based, isometric combat system that rewards strategic planning, party building, and clever positioning. Combat encounters feel earned and offer significant tactical possibilities as characters progress. Importance 62%	The game features a challenging and deep turn-based, isometric combat system that rewards strategic planning, party building, and clever positioning. Combat encounters feel earned and offer significant tactical possibilities as characters progress.	62%
Promising Early Access Description The game is already highly enjoyable and well-made in its Early Access state, offering significant gameplay hours and a high level of completion compared to other betas. Reviewers see immense potential for future development and improvements. Importance 61%	The game is already highly enjoyable and well-made in its Early Access state, offering significant gameplay hours and a high level of completion compared to other betas. Reviewers see immense potential for future development and improvements.	61%
Rich Character Customization Description The game offers extensive options for character and party creation, including diverse races, classes, multiclassing, skills, and perks. This allows players to build unique and tailored troupes, enhancing replayability and personal investment. Importance 35%	The game offers extensive options for character and party creation, including diverse races, classes, multiclassing, skills, and perks. This allows players to build unique and tailored troupes, enhancing replayability and personal investment.	35%
Dedicated Developer Support Description The developer is highly praised for actively listening to community feedback, consistently releasing patches, and showing genuine care and dedication to the game's improvement. Their stellar track record from previous titles instills confidence in future development. Importance 30%	The developer is highly praised for actively listening to community feedback, consistently releasing patches, and showing genuine care and dedication to the game's improvement. Their stellar track record from previous titles instills confidence in future development.	30%
Builds on Exiled Kingdoms Description The game is seen as a strong successor to Exiled Kingdoms, building upon its lore and world-building while offering an enhanced 3D experience. Fans of the previous title appreciate the continuity and improvements. Importance 18%	The game is seen as a strong successor to Exiled Kingdoms, building upon its lore and world-building while offering an enhanced 3D experience. Fans of the previous title appreciate the continuity and improvements.	18%
Balanced Game Mechanics Description The game's underlying mechanics, including skills, magic, talents, and progression, are praised for their depth, balance, and nuanced design. The scaling of items, rewards, and enemies feels spot on, contributing to a well-crafted experience. Importance 15%	The game's underlying mechanics, including skills, magic, talents, and progression, are praised for their depth, balance, and nuanced design. The scaling of items, rewards, and enemies feels spot on, contributing to a well-crafted experience.	15%
Enhanced Visuals & UI Description Reviewers note the game's detailed and visually appealing graphics, lighting, and overall visual upgrade. The user interface and interaction are also highlighted as simple and seamless, contributing to a smooth gameplay experience. Importance 15%	Reviewers note the game's detailed and visually appealing graphics, lighting, and overall visual upgrade. The user interface and interaction are also highlighted as simple and seamless, contributing to a smooth gameplay experience.	15%
Fitting Atmospheric Music Description The game's orchestral soundtrack is consistently praised for being beautiful, atmospheric, and perfectly chosen to complement the mood and locations within the game world. Importance 13%	The game's orchestral soundtrack is consistently praised for being beautiful, atmospheric, and perfectly chosen to complement the mood and locations within the game world.	13%
Compelling Story & Lore Description The game's story, lore, and world-building are described as fantastic, very good, and excellent. They provide a unique world that holds player interest and complements the gameplay well. Importance 10%	The game's story, lore, and world-building are described as fantastic, very good, and excellent. They provide a unique world that holds player interest and complements the gameplay well.	10%
Humorous Dialogue & Text Description Players appreciate the game's witty, funny, and complex dialogues, as well as the detailed descriptions of items and events. This adds charm and depth to the narrative experience. Importance 10%	Players appreciate the game's witty, funny, and complex dialogues, as well as the detailed descriptions of items and events. This adds charm and depth to the narrative experience.	10%
Realistic & Engaging Quests Description Quests are highlighted as a positive aspect, being well-thought-out and engaging. They offer realistic scenarios and opportunities for player choice, such as deception, making them feel meaningful. Importance 10%	Quests are highlighted as a positive aspect, being well-thought-out and engaging. They offer realistic scenarios and opportunities for player choice, such as deception, making them feel meaningful.	10%
Intuitive & Fair Systems Description The game's systems are described as intuitive and straightforward, with a seamless UI that doesn't interrupt gameplay. Despite being challenging, the game is perceived as fair, contributing to a positive player experience. Importance 10%	The game's systems are described as intuitive and straightforward, with a seamless UI that doesn't interrupt gameplay. Despite being challenging, the game is perceived as fair, contributing to a positive player experience.	10%
Highly Enjoyable Experience Description Reviewers express overall delight and strong enjoyment of the game, appreciating its smart storytelling over flashy graphics. This point reflects a general positive sentiment. Importance 5%	Reviewers express overall delight and strong enjoyment of the game, appreciating its smart storytelling over flashy graphics. This point reflects a general positive sentiment.	5%