Sol Cesto

Item: Sol Cesto
Rating: 96
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-28

Summary

Addictive, replayable gameplay loop keeps players engaged.
Unique, polished art style enhances the experience.
Probability-based grid navigation adds strategic depth.
Significant bugs and technical issues detract.
Progression and economy feel unbalanced.
Await updates for a more polished experience.

Categories

Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Grid-based Logic Dice-based Gameplay Character Progression Strategic Combat Puzzle Solving Single-player

Reviews (sample size): 151
Helpful reviews: 88%
Unhelpful reviews: 12%
Protest reviews: 0%

96%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
4%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 354
Negative points: 71
Gameplay points: 61
Perf. points: 7
Rec. points: 97
Misc points: 15

Point	Description	Importance
Addictive and replayable gameplay loop Description The core gameplay loop is highly addictive, encouraging players to start 'just one more run'. This is due to the blend of chance and strategy, meta-progression, and the desire to uncover all the game's secrets. Importance 95%	The core gameplay loop is highly addictive, encouraging players to start 'just one more run'. This is due to the blend of chance and strategy, meta-progression, and the desire to uncover all the game's secrets.	95%
Unique and polished art style Description The game features a unique and polished art style, often described as 'ugly-cute' or 'charmingly disturbing,' which significantly contributes to the game's atmosphere and originality. The visuals are complemented by well-crafted animations and sound design, creating an immersive experience. Importance 69%	The game features a unique and polished art style, often described as 'ugly-cute' or 'charmingly disturbing,' which significantly contributes to the game's atmosphere and originality. The visuals are complemented by well-crafted animations and sound design, creating an immersive experience.	69%
Generally enjoyable experience Description This cluster contains general positive sentiments without specific details. Therefore, it receives a low importance score. Importance 26%	This cluster contains general positive sentiments without specific details. Therefore, it receives a low importance score.	26%
Immersive sound and music Description The game features immersive sound design and a fitting soundtrack that enhances the overall atmosphere. The music complements the mood effectively, creating a suspenseful and engaging experience for the player. Importance 18%	The game features immersive sound design and a fitting soundtrack that enhances the overall atmosphere. The music complements the mood effectively, creating a suspenseful and engaging experience for the player.	18%
Humorous and surprising details Description The game incorporates humor and amusing details, with playful secrets hidden throughout the game. These elements add to the overall enjoyment and create a sense of discovery. Importance 8%	The game incorporates humor and amusing details, with playful secrets hidden throughout the game. These elements add to the overall enjoyment and create a sense of discovery.	8%
Meaningful choices and dilemmas Description The game presents players with meaningful dilemmas and tough decisions, such as balancing resource accumulation with long-term progression. These choices add depth and variety to each playthrough, making each run feel unique. Importance 5%	The game presents players with meaningful dilemmas and tough decisions, such as balancing resource accumulation with long-term progression. These choices add depth and variety to each playthrough, making each run feel unique.	5%
Varied characters and enemies Description The game offers a diverse cast of characters and enemies, each possessing distinct abilities. This variety adds strategic depth to combat encounters and encourages experimentation with different playstyles. Importance 5%	The game offers a diverse cast of characters and enemies, each possessing distinct abilities. This variety adds strategic depth to combat encounters and encourages experimentation with different playstyles.	5%
Fun item and power combinations Description The ability to combine items and powers is a positive feature, introducing variety to battles. The power combinations are fun to use. Importance 5%	The ability to combine items and powers is a positive feature, introducing variety to battles. The power combinations are fun to use.	5%
Fast-paced, short runs Description The game offers short, intense runs that remain contained in time, provided one knows when to stop. The game has a fast pace. Importance 3%	The game offers short, intense runs that remain contained in time, provided one knows when to stop. The game has a fast pace.	3%
Reminiscent of other games Description The game is reminiscent of other popular titles. This point is a cultural reference without specific details, so it receives a low importance score. Importance 2%	The game is reminiscent of other popular titles. This point is a cultural reference without specific details, so it receives a low importance score.	2%