ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-10-13
- Definitive roguelike classic experience
- Exceptional depth and high replayability
- Multiple endings and coherent story
- Poor new player onboarding experience
- Extreme difficulty and brutal learning curve
- Unbalanced and unfair gameplay mechanics
Emotions
Archetypes
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 85%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 15%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 65%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 35%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 390
- Negative points
- 338
- Gameplay points
- 506
- Perf. points
- 24
- Rec. points
- 121
- Misc points
- 258
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Definitive roguelike classic
| Reviewers consistently describe the game as one of the best and most definitive traditional roguelikes ever made. It is praised as a gem of the genre with classic dungeon-crawling roots. | 31% |
Exceptional depth and replayability
| The game offers incredibly deep mechanics, immense variety, and tremendous replay value. Many reviewers consider it among the deepest and most replayable games they have ever played. | 28% |
Multiple endings and coherent plot
| The game features a decent story with multiple possible endings. Reviewers note that it manages a coherent plot alongside its gameplay. | 11% |
Hundreds of hours of fun
| The game provides many hours of fun and entertainment. Reviewers report hundreds of hours of enjoyment. | 7% |
Best RPG in genre
| Some reviewers consider it the best RPG in its genre. It is also described as one of the greatest RPGs ever played. | 6% |
Top-notch plot and gameplay
| Reviewers praise both the plot and gameplay as top-notch. The gameplay is described as awesome. | 6% |
Excellent music
| The music is frequently praised as excellent and good. It adds to the overall experience. | 6% |
Great community
| The community features many pleasant, nice, and helpful people. Reviewers describe the community as great. | 6% |