Lootborne Review Summary

Enjoyable with diverse builds and active anti-cheat bans, but rampant cheating, market restrictions, and shallow content undermine the experience.

Generally enjoyable game experience: Many reviewers describe the game as decent, interesting, fun, and enjoyable overall. They find it entertaining and pleasant to play.

Active cheater banning praised: Reviewers frequently commend the developers for actively banning cheaters and keeping the game fair. They note that action is taken against offenders, which gives hope for the game's future.

Diverse build possibilities: Many different items, stat allocations, perks, and equipment synergies allow for a wide variety of builds. Experimenting with different combinations is fun.

Fun idle game: The game is considered a very good idle game, with some calling it one of the best in the genre. It is addictive and enjoyable compared to similar idle games.

Enjoyable PvP experience: The PvP aspect, including asynchronous battles and random encounters during PvE, is considered fun and interesting. The balance is often praised.

Rampant cheating problem: Many players report encountering cheaters in the game, especially in PvP and on leaderboards. The anti-cheat system is criticized as ineffective or incomplete, and cheating was particularly severe at launch.

Market restrictions frustrate players: Trading is heavily restricted: high-tier items cannot be sold, listings have cooldowns and daily/weekly limits, and items acquired before market opening cannot be listed.

Insufficient content and depth: The game is criticized for having little content and lacking depth, making gameplay monotonous.

Buggy and poorly executed game: The game is considered poorly made, with critical issues at launch and a generally buggy state.

Cheat Engine vulnerabilities: Players can use Cheat Engine to speed hack or modify the game, though some actions like speed hacking result in instant death.

Item market present: The game includes a market system for trading equipment, with listings and sales. Some versions mention a Steam market integration.

Idle game core: Players describe the game as an idle game where battles occur automatically and progress continues while idle. It is often referred to as a slow-burn or incremental idle experience.

Leaderboards and ranking: Leaderboards track waves, records, and competitive rankings. Players can view top rankings, including PvP and PvE leaderboards.

Item market details: The market allows buying and selling of items, including higher-grade equipment. Players can list items for sale with some restrictions.

PvP and PvE modes: The game features both PvE and PvP combat, including asynchronous PvP encounters. PvP matches are explained to occur every 3-7 minutes.

Recurring Unity crashes: Multiple crashes with exception code 0xc0000005 in UnityPlayer.dll occur at the same offset, and persist after full re-downloads.

Cloud save progress loss: Players reported losing progress due to cloud save issues, including cross-device resets and synchronization failures between computers.

Game hangs and crashes: The application hangs (AppHangB1) and then reports APPCRASH, causing unexpected closures.

Lightweight performance, no memory leak: The game runs smoothly without lag after an hour and has no memory leak issues.

Instant close after update: The game immediately closes after an update, preventing play.

Worth the low price: Players frequently state the game is worth buying due to its low cost, especially during sales.

Good for idle fans: The game is recommended for players who enjoy idle or incremental games, with some calling it a good entry point.

Not worth buying: Multiple reviewers strongly advise against purchasing the game, even at a discount, stating it is not worth the money or time.

Generic recommendations: Many reviewers simply recommend the game without specific reasons, often mentioning it is worth trying or buying.

Refund and avoid: Several players requested refunds and recommend skipping the game entirely, citing dissatisfaction.

Community fair range: $1.99 - $2.99.

Game completion: 72.0h.

Session length: 4.0h.

Endgame: 700.0h.

The game is reported as addictive and chill once players get past the first hours with bots, though some bounce off quickly because early balance favors DEF/Parry builds and combat is passive and repetitive.

Friction: Early hours with bots require patience; Early game balance forces a Full DEF+Parry build; DPS builds struggle to progress; Automatic combat and repetition may not satisfy players wanting direct control; Inventory limits and limited clearing options; Some players find it boring quickly.

Unlock drivers: Extensive equipment pool and elemental builds; Forging, perks, and respec options; Endless progression and endgame goals; Asynchronous PvP and trading; Clear stat/build impact and rewarding progression; Always-on loot.

Chill Idle Background Looter: Leaves the game running in the background, relies on auto-combat and offline gains, and checks in for upgrades. Motivation: Steady progression and loot while paying minimal active attention. Stance: buy.

Competitive Leaderboard and PvP Chaser: Optimizes PvP-specific gear and talents, monitors leaderboards, and reports or avoids cheaters. Motivation: Climbing rankings and proving build strength in PvP. Stance: sale.

Build Theorycrafter and Optimizer: Experiments with gear, talents, elements, potions, and respecs to test and refine builds. Motivation: Discovering synergies and optimizing builds for deeper progression. Stance: buy.

The Windows <8GB VRAM cohort has limited evidence from one included snippet, which describes initial playability followed by repeated crashes.

Windows <8GB VRAM: mixed. A single 4 GB VRAM / 16 GB RAM Windows 10 report says the game initially ran but then crashed repeatedly, including five consecutive crashes.

Steam Deck: The audit finds no confirmed hard blocker such as crashes, unreadable UI, or a mandatory external launcher. However, Steam Deck compatibility remains Unknown or Unverified, and users are warned not to assume handheld optimization. The game also appears to lack an in-game frame-rate limiter, requiring manual performance control for battery or stability tuning. Anti-cheat appears server-side and human-reviewed, which lowers client-side compatibility risk but does not establish official Deck support.

Steam Market integration: The game features Steam Market trading where players can list and sell items. The marketplace opens one week after starting the game or account creation.

Paid game with entry cost: The game is sold as a paid product, which some compare to free-to-play idle games. The low price is often mentioned alongside the paid nature.

Active Discord community: There is an active Discord community where players share tips and build guides. It is also used for reporting cheaters and sharing anti-cheat updates.

Low purchase price: The game is sold at a low price point, making it accessible and easy to try. Some reviewers note it can be refunded if not enjoyed.

High-rarity items untradeable: Mythical and top-rarity items cannot be traded on the trading post or Steam Market. This restriction applies to the highest-rarity items.