The Slormancer

Item: The Slormancer
Rating: 79
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-15

Summary

Fun, addictive gameplay with humorous writing.
Appealing pixel art and great sound design.
Extensive build variety and loot available.
Repetitive gameplay and level design.
Excessive and tedious grinding is present.
Poor and incomplete translation affects experience.

Reviews (sample size): 679
Helpful reviews: 71%
Unhelpful reviews: 28%
Protest reviews: 1%

79%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
21%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1131
Negative points: 674
Gameplay points: 175
Perf. points: 24
Rec. points: 374
Misc points: 87

Point	Description	Importance
Fun, addictive, enjoyable gameplay Description The game is consistently praised for being fun, addicting, and enjoyable. Reviewers highlight the engaging gameplay loop, charming art style, humor, and satisfying progression. Many compare it favorably to other ARPGs, emphasizing its ability to capture the best aspects of the genre. Importance 85%	The game is consistently praised for being fun, addicting, and enjoyable. Reviewers highlight the engaging gameplay loop, charming art style, humor, and satisfying progression. Many compare it favorably to other ARPGs, emphasizing its ability to capture the best aspects of the genre.	85%
Humorous writing, lighthearted tone Description The game incorporates humor through its writing, characters, and story. The lighthearted tone and silly charm are often mentioned as positive aspects, making the game enjoyable and stress-free. This humor distinguishes it from other games in the genre. Importance 85%	The game incorporates humor through its writing, characters, and story. The lighthearted tone and silly charm are often mentioned as positive aspects, making the game enjoyable and stress-free. This humor distinguishes it from other games in the genre.	85%
Appealing, well-executed pixel art Description The game features appealing pixel art graphics that are often described as beautiful, charming, and well-executed. The visual style complements the gameplay and contributes to the overall positive experience. Many reviewers specifically praise the attention to detail and the quality of the pixel art. Importance 83%	The game features appealing pixel art graphics that are often described as beautiful, charming, and well-executed. The visual style complements the gameplay and contributes to the overall positive experience. Many reviewers specifically praise the attention to detail and the quality of the pixel art.	83%
Great soundtrack, sound design Description The game features a great soundtrack and sound design that enhances the overall experience. The music is often described as fitting, enjoyable, and well-composed, contributing to the game's atmosphere. Reviewers appreciate the quality of the audio and its positive impact on gameplay. Importance 81%	The game features a great soundtrack and sound design that enhances the overall experience. The music is often described as fitting, enjoyable, and well-composed, contributing to the game's atmosphere. Reviewers appreciate the quality of the audio and its positive impact on gameplay.	81%
Tons of loot available Description The game features a lot of loot to collect. The loot system is considered solid and brilliant. There are tons of weapons to find. The game has a massive loot system. Importance 74%	The game features a lot of loot to collect. The loot system is considered solid and brilliant. There are tons of weapons to find. The game has a massive loot system.	74%
Extensive build variety, customization Description The game offers extensive build variety and character customization options. Players can experiment with different skills, weapons, and stats, often with free respecs, allowing for diverse playstyles and character specialization. This freedom encourages creativity and allows players to tailor the game to their preferences. Importance 66%	The game offers extensive build variety and character customization options. Players can experiment with different skills, weapons, and stats, often with free respecs, allowing for diverse playstyles and character specialization. This freedom encourages creativity and allows players to tailor the game to their preferences.	66%
Snappy, fluid, responsive combat Description The combat system is praised for being snappy, fluid, and responsive. Reviewers highlight the satisfying hit feedback and the engaging weapon system. The controls are well-implemented, and the action is fast-paced, making the combat enjoyable and dynamic. Importance 18%	The combat system is praised for being snappy, fluid, and responsive. Reviewers highlight the satisfying hit feedback and the engaging weapon system. The controls are well-implemented, and the action is fast-paced, making the combat enjoyable and dynamic.	18%
Consistent updates, developer support Description The game has improved significantly over time with consistent updates and developer support. The developers are responsive to player feedback and have implemented numerous quality-of-life improvements. This dedication and ongoing development contribute to a positive player experience. Importance 17%	The game has improved significantly over time with consistent updates and developer support. The developers are responsive to player feedback and have implemented numerous quality-of-life improvements. This dedication and ongoing development contribute to a positive player experience.	17%
Engaging, rewarding endgame content Description The endgame content is a significant part of the game, offering opportunities for grinding and farming. Players find the endgame engaging and rewarding, with satisfying progression systems and valuable loot. Some reviewers compare the endgame favorably to other ARPGs, highlighting its depth and replayability. Importance 13%	The endgame content is a significant part of the game, offering opportunities for grinding and farming. Players find the endgame engaging and rewarding, with satisfying progression systems and valuable loot. Some reviewers compare the endgame favorably to other ARPGs, highlighting its depth and replayability.	13%
Solid, unique ARPG experience Description The game is identified as a distinct and solid ARPG with unique systems and a lot of potential. Reviewers appreciate the developer's passion for the genre and the game's ability to combine the best elements from top ARPGs. The game is seen as a promising addition to the genre. Importance 11%	The game is identified as a distinct and solid ARPG with unique systems and a lot of potential. Reviewers appreciate the developer's passion for the genre and the game's ability to combine the best elements from top ARPGs. The game is seen as a promising addition to the genre.	11%
Effective, easy gear crafting Description The game features a very effective gear crafting system that allows for crazy finite changes. The crafting system provides the most player agency of any ARPG, allowing players to easily craft perfect gear with desired stats. Gear crafting is straightforward and easy to understand. Importance 8%	The game features a very effective gear crafting system that allows for crazy finite changes. The crafting system provides the most player agency of any ARPG, allowing players to easily craft perfect gear with desired stats. Gear crafting is straightforward and easy to understand.	8%
Casual-friendly, unique mechanics Description The game is casual-friendly, allowing players to refund spent Slorm on skills to try different combinations. Slorm Reapers, the game's unique weapons, often have build-defining effects and scale with the character, inspiring many build ideas. Importance 8%	The game is casual-friendly, allowing players to refund spent Slorm on skills to try different combinations. Slorm Reapers, the game's unique weapons, often have build-defining effects and scale with the character, inspiring many build ideas.	8%
Varied mechanics, encourages experimentation Description The game incentivizes doing different activities and balancing their respective resources. The game's progression and farming mechanics are well-integrated with the story. The game features varied mechanics and encourages experimentation with skills, stats, and classes. Importance 7%	The game incentivizes doing different activities and balancing their respective resources. The game's progression and farming mechanics are well-integrated with the story. The game features varied mechanics and encourages experimentation with skills, stats, and classes.	7%
Large variety of evolving weapons Description The game features a large variety of weapons that level up, evolve, and act differently. The collectathon aspect of gathering different weapons and finding unique ways to utilize their strengths is enjoyable. The Primordial mechanic, where weapons level up and become ultimate versions, is enjoyable. Importance 5%	The game features a large variety of weapons that level up, evolve, and act differently. The collectathon aspect of gathering different weapons and finding unique ways to utilize their strengths is enjoyable. The Primordial mechanic, where weapons level up and become ultimate versions, is enjoyable.	5%
Flexible character stat adjustments Description The game allows for flexible character stat adjustments. The Attribute Tree allows players to freely allocate points to various stats and reset them at any time. Archetypes (melee, ranged, magic) offer interesting and customizable skills that can be changed on the fly. Importance 5%	The game allows for flexible character stat adjustments. The Attribute Tree allows players to freely allocate points to various stats and reset them at any time. Archetypes (melee, ranged, magic) offer interesting and customizable skills that can be changed on the fly.	5%
Constant, incremental progress Description The game provides a sense of constant, incremental progress through armor upgrades, leveling, and finding new reapers. Slorm Reapers level up with use, increasing attack power and additional effect amounts, and some upgrade automatically at max level. Importance 5%	The game provides a sense of constant, incremental progress through armor upgrades, leveling, and finding new reapers. Slorm Reapers level up with use, increasing attack power and additional effect amounts, and some upgrade automatically at max level.	5%
Fully offline, single-player experience Description The game is fully offline, eliminating time-limited content and FOMO, allowing players to progress at their own pace. The game is a single-player game that can be paused, making it suitable for playing during work breaks. Importance 5%	The game is fully offline, eliminating time-limited content and FOMO, allowing players to progress at their own pace. The game is a single-player game that can be paused, making it suitable for playing during work breaks.	5%