Vellum
Last updated: 2025-05-03
- Fun, replayable, content-rich gameplay experience.
- Synergistic abilities and perks enhance builds.
- Customizable difficulty and scaling for all players.
- Appealing art style and audio design.
- Lacks polish and visual clarity.
- Poor build diversity and balance issues.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 266
- Helpful reviews
- 82%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 18%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 89%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 11%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 559
- Negative points
- 238
- Gameplay points
- 67
- Perf. points
- 25
- Rec. points
- 191
- Misc points
- 23
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Fun, replayable, content-rich gameplay | The game is praised for its fun, engaging, and highly replayable gameplay, offering a wealth of content, unique mechanics, and satisfying progression systems. Many reviewers highlight the game's ability to provide long-lasting entertainment, especially when playing with friends, and note the frequent updates and developer support that keep the experience fresh and polished. | 96% |
| Synergistic abilities and perks | The game features diverse character classes (Signature Inks) with unique playstyles, spells, and abilities that can be modified and combined to create powerful synergies. The perk system significantly alters how abilities function, adding depth and impactful choices to character progression. | 18% |
| Customizable difficulty and scaling | The game offers a customizable difficulty system that allows players to adjust the challenge and rewards to their liking. This includes options to modify enemy behavior and scaling, as well as a binding system that adds further complexity and replayability. | 15% |
| Active development and support | The game receives frequent, high-quality updates from a responsive development team that actively addresses bugs and incorporates community feedback. This ongoing support ensures a stable and polished experience, even during early access. | 14% |
| Appealing art style and audio | The game features a visually appealing art style and well-executed audio design that contribute to an immersive and engaging experience. The graphics are often described as stylish and beautiful, while the sound effects and music enhance the overall atmosphere. | 13% |
| Solid roguelike experience | The game is a solid and enjoyable roguelike/roguelite experience with unique elements and a satisfying gameplay loop. Reviewers appreciate the personalized upgrades and the way they change the gameplay. | 10% |
| Similar to Risk of Rain 2 | The game shares similarities with Risk of Rain 2 in its roguelike gameplay and build customization, but also introduces its own unique elements and themes. Reviewers often compare the game to Risk of Rain 2 as a point of reference, while also noting its distinct identity. | 9% |
| Unique book and writing theme | The game features a unique and polished theme centered around books, writing, and literature, with clever puns and references incorporated throughout. This theme is consistently applied to the game's world, characters, abilities, and effects, creating a cohesive and immersive experience. | 8% |
| Short and intense runs | The game features short, intense runs that typically last between 10 and 25 minutes, making it suitable for both long and short play sessions. Each run feels different due to the variety of builds and upgrades available. | 5% |
| Potential for overpowered builds | The game allows players to create overpowered character builds through strategic combinations of upgrades and abilities. This can lead to a satisfying sense of power and the ability to easily defeat enemies. | 5% |
| Functional co-op mode | The game includes a fully functional co-op mode that allows players to enjoy the game with friends. The game also offers multiple gameplay styles, including melee, damage-over-time, and ranged combat. | 5% |