Shadow of the Depth
Last updated: 2025-04-10
- Engaging combat with fluid, satisfying gameplay.
- Diverse characters offer unique playstyles.
- Varied builds allow for deep character progression.
- Distinctive art style creates appealing visuals.
- Unbalanced difficulty creates inconsistent experience.
- Lacks content, depth, and overall variety.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 364
- Helpful reviews
- 79%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 20%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 61%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 39%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 505
- Negative points
- 670
- Gameplay points
- 143
- Perf. points
- 22
- Rec. points
- 197
- Misc points
- 41
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Engaging, fluid, satisfying combat | The game features engaging, fluid, and fast-paced combat with responsive controls, satisfying feedback, and depth comparable to titles like Hades. Players find the core gameplay loop addictive and enjoyable, with a good sense of impact and smooth controls that contribute to an overall satisfying experience. | 95% |
| Diverse characters, unique playstyles | The game offers a diverse roster of characters, each with unique playstyles, abilities, and upgrade paths. This character differentiation enhances replayability and allows players to experiment with various builds and strategies, contributing to a fresh and engaging experience with each playthrough. | 44% |
| Good replayability, fresh runs | The game offers good replayability with fresh runs, upgrade opportunities, and varied maps. The ability to save mid-run caters to relaxed play sessions. | 42% |
| Varied builds, deep progression | The game provides a variety of character upgrades, skill choices, and combo systems that allow for creative and unconventional builds. The rune synthesis system and random skill upgrades further enhance replayability and enjoyment, offering options for 'gamebreaking' fun. | 37% |
| Appealing and distinctive art style | The game boasts a distinctive and appealing art style, often described as a blend of comic book aesthetics and dark fantasy. Reviewers consistently praise the visual design, sound design, and overall aesthetic, noting its consistency and polish. | 35% |
| Powerful character skills/builds | Specific characters and builds offer powerful defensive and offensive capabilities. For example, the mage's dodge and certain warrior skills provide significant advantages, while perfect block timing can trivialize normal difficulty. | 17% |
| Responsive, active development team | The development team is responsive to player feedback, frequently releasing updates and bug fixes. This dedication to improving the game enhances the overall player experience. | 14% |
| Unique camera angle/perspective | The game utilizes a unique camera angle and perspective that contributes to its distinctive visual style. This perspective is generally well-received and does not cause motion sickness. | 9% |
| Flexible, rebindable control options | The game offers flexible control options, with full controller and keyboard support, including rebindable keys. The game also provides multiple keyboard and mouse loadouts, indicating a thoughtful approach to PC controls. | 8% |
| Polished, solid early access | The game is considered polished and content-rich for an early access title. The length of content is acceptable at this stage of development. | 5% |
| Skillful play and builds | The game balances skill-based gameplay with strategic build choices. Players can compensate for weaker mechanical skills through effective skill combinations, and vice versa. | 5% |