SWORN

Item: SWORN
Rating: 75
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-09-26

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Summary

Engaging co-op and high replayability
Polished roguelite with Hades-inspired twists
Fluid combat and responsive controls
Frequent crashes and technical issues
Lacks content and polish compared to Hades
Poor multiplayer and difficulty scaling

Emotions

Satisfaction29%Frustration15%Excitement12%Disappointment11%Enjoyment6%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 77%
Unhelpful reviews: 22%
Protest reviews: 1%

75%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
25%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3916
Negative points: 2747
Gameplay points: 1322
Perf. points: 84
Rec. points: 784
Misc points: 714

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging Co-op & Replayability Description Players consistently praise the game's robust multiplayer co-op experience, highlighting its seamless integration and strategic depth. The diverse cast of four characters, each with four unique weapons and spells, combined with extensive build variety and rewarding meta-progression, ensures high replayability and keeps runs fresh and exciting, whether playing solo or with friends. Importance 92%	Players consistently praise the game's robust multiplayer co-op experience, highlighting its seamless integration and strategic depth. The diverse cast of four characters, each with four unique weapons and spells, combined with extensive build variety and rewarding meta-progression, ensures high replayability and keeps runs fresh and exciting, whether playing solo or with friends.	92%
Polished & Promising Roguelite Description The game is widely regarded as a highly polished and enjoyable roguelite, especially for an Early Access title. Reviewers frequently commend its solid foundation, engaging gameplay loop, and overall fun factor, expressing optimism for its future development and potential to become a genre standout. Importance 77%	The game is widely regarded as a highly polished and enjoyable roguelite, especially for an Early Access title. Reviewers frequently commend its solid foundation, engaging gameplay loop, and overall fun factor, expressing optimism for its future development and potential to become a genre standout.	77%
Hades-Inspired with Unique Twists Description Many players draw comparisons to Hades, often describing the game as 'Hades with multiplayer.' While acknowledging its inspiration, reviewers emphasize that the game successfully establishes its own identity through unique mechanics, a distinct Arthurian setting, and improvements in areas like progression and combat feel, often preferring it over Hades 2. Importance 41%	Many players draw comparisons to Hades, often describing the game as 'Hades with multiplayer.' While acknowledging its inspiration, reviewers emphasize that the game successfully establishes its own identity through unique mechanics, a distinct Arthurian setting, and improvements in areas like progression and combat feel, often preferring it over Hades 2.	41%
Fluid Combat & Responsive Controls Description The combat system receives high praise for being fluid, responsive, and impactful. Players appreciate the tactile feedback of hits, the snappy movement, and the well-designed difficulty curve that offers a satisfying challenge without feeling unfair, even in multiplayer. Importance 29%	The combat system receives high praise for being fluid, responsive, and impactful. Players appreciate the tactile feedback of hits, the snappy movement, and the well-designed difficulty curve that offers a satisfying challenge without feeling unfair, even in multiplayer.	29%
Deep Character & Build Customization Description Players highly value the extensive character and weapon variety, noting that each of the four characters, with their unique weapons and spells, offers distinct playstyles. The game's blessing system and upgrade options further enhance build diversity, allowing for creative and powerful synergies. Importance 25%	Players highly value the extensive character and weapon variety, noting that each of the four characters, with their unique weapons and spells, offers distinct playstyles. The game's blessing system and upgrade options further enhance build diversity, allowing for creative and powerful synergies.	25%
Distinctive Art Style & Theme Description The game's unique art style, often compared to Darkest Dungeon or Hades, is a significant draw. Its dark Arthurian legend theme, combined with well-designed enemies and bosses, creates an immersive and visually appealing experience that stands out in the genre. Importance 24%	The game's unique art style, often compared to Darkest Dungeon or Hades, is a significant draw. Its dark Arthurian legend theme, combined with well-designed enemies and bosses, creates an immersive and visually appealing experience that stands out in the genre.	24%
Substantial Early Access Content Description Despite being in Early Access, the game is lauded for its surprising amount of content and polish. Players feel it already offers a complete experience with plenty to unlock and explore, suggesting a strong foundation for future updates. Importance 9%	Despite being in Early Access, the game is lauded for its surprising amount of content and polish. Players feel it already offers a complete experience with plenty to unlock and explore, suggesting a strong foundation for future updates.	9%
Well-Balanced Difficulty Progression Description The game features a well-implemented difficulty curve with multiple tiers, providing a consistent challenge that scales appropriately. Higher difficulties introduce engaging modifiers, encouraging players to adapt their builds and strategies without feeling overly punishing. Importance 8%	The game features a well-implemented difficulty curve with multiple tiers, providing a consistent challenge that scales appropriately. Higher difficulties introduce engaging modifiers, encouraging players to adapt their builds and strategies without feeling overly punishing.	8%

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