Across the Obelisk: The Obsidian Uprising Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-11-12
- Fun new enemies and items
- Compelling story and lore
- Visually impressive new area
- Poor value for price
- DLC content remains locked
- Pet must be rebuilt each run
Emotions
Archetypes
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 69%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 31%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 56%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 44%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 26
- Negative points
- 29
- Gameplay points
- 15
- Perf. points
- 0
- Rec. points
- 12
- Misc points
- 14
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Fun new enemies and items
| New enemies are interesting to fight and the added items are enjoyable to use. The free pet is also a nice bonus for higher difficulty levels. | 88% |
Compelling story and lore
| The DLC delivers an engaging side story with many twists and rich lore. Bringing related heroes unlocks dedicated dialogue that enhances the narrative. | 76% |
Visually impressive new area
| The new explorable area has excellent aesthetics and shows clear effort in its design. Reviewers consistently praise how great it looks. | 63% |
Sub-area decoupled from characters
| Keeping your own characters and bringing existing party members to farm the new area is a pro-consumer design choice. This allows repeated play without restrictions. | 61% |
Abundant cosmetic and content additions
| The DLC includes many skins (7 unlock immediately), new items, cards, a small map, and 2 new pets. Overall gameplay remains fun with these additions. | 59% |
Active developer support and updates
| Developers continuously work on the game, delivering a huge number of changes and new sound design in this patch. This ongoing effort is appreciated by reviewers. | 57% |
Fun and rewarding new dungeon
| The added dungeon is accessible during normal runs and offers decent rewards. Players consider it a must-visit when reaching the red area. | 46% |