NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
6.7
Platforms
- PCJul 12, 20166.7playscore6.616 Critics6.43.51K Players
16 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- It’s a really solid game which will only benefit from improvements in AI, aesthetic polish and more ambiguous loot. Necropolis rewards those who put the effort into decoding the weirdness, and while some may not appreciate that, for those who do, it’s a game worth investing in.
Matthew Hung · Jul 28, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Necropolis is an interesting dungeon crawler that sadly fails to live up to its full potential due to a severe lack of content and sense of progression. The game isn't exactly bad, as there are some interesting ideas, but it features so little incentive to play again that most will end up abandoning it after a few runs. Co-op is just not enough to salvage the whole experience. With such glaring issues, Necropolis is definitely not worth its full price tag for the moment being.
Francesco De Meo · Jul 27, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Even though the game offers intense combat and an appealingly bizarre setting, there are just too many problems and limitations for it to hold your interest for very long. While the challenge inherent in the core roguelike formula adeptly applied here is enough all on its own to draw you in for multiple runs, you'll eventually tap out due to the weight of the grueling difficulty and repetition.
Brett Todd · Jul 26, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Some of its ideas conflict with each other (such as permadeath and teammate revival), its procedural generation doesn’t offer much in the way of replayability, and its intentional vagueness can be frustrating, but it’s good for at least a few monster-smashing runs before it gets old thanks to enjoyable combat mechanics, cheeky humor, and the promise of mystery.
Brandin Tyrrel · Jul 14, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Ghoulish creature design and fun combat are weakened by long boring stretches, clueless AI, and snickering obscurity.
Tyler Wilde · Jul 12, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Can you play Necropolis by yourself? Only if you're really dedicated to the idea of running the same series of floors over and over with the intention of making progress. Without company, the initial dungeons begin to blend together a bit, and restarting isn't so much a pain from a pure skill-based roguelike standpoint, but a crisis of variety.
Chris Carter · Jul 12, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review - While roguelike and roguelike-inspired games such as these feel like a dime a dozen in recent times, Necropolis stands out simply by being the best that it can be, with a striking visual style, great sense of humor and an enjoyable co-op mode working together with immense, randomized, yet terrifically-designed levels and some great combat.
Kyle LeClair · Jul 12, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Necropolis is worth playing mostly because of its commitment to a fun tone, but falls short when you actually have to play.
Cody Orme · Aug 02, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Hay que reconocer el valor de Harebrained Schemes al salirse de su zona de confort tras más de cuatro años trabajando sobre los esquemas de la franquicia Shadowrun y del rpg más clásico. Necropolis puede que no sea un juego de lo más pulido pero sí que nos podrá dar un buen puñado de horas de diversión si somos afines al roguelike pero, siempre hay un pero, si buscamos más profundidad o complejidad que en otros títulos quizás este no sea el lugar para encontrarlos.
Carlos G. Gurpegui · Jul 21, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Unas decisiones en el diseño, en nuestra opinión no favorecedoras, lastran la valoración final. Una generación aleatoria que se traduce por unas pocas variantes de habitaciones reordenadas y un sistema de muerte permanente que hace el desarrollo innecesariamente muy cuesta arriba, provocan que lo que podría ser un decente sucedáneo de la saga en la que se inspira no brille tanto.
Ramón Varela · Jul 21, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Trailers & Screenshots:
NECROPOLIS combines third-person action with Rogue-lite dungeon-delving for a game that’s fast-paced and addictive, yet diabolically hardcore. You play as a nameless adventurer attempting to escape a living, magical dungeon that reconstructs itself each time you play, with only one way out - down. Craft, equip, explore, and fight to stay alive as you delve deeper and face ever-greater threats in the twisting halls and endless chasms of the NECROPOLIS. Have no doubt, you’re going to die - often! - but you’ll improve your combat skills, available upgrades, and dungeon know-how with every playthrough, bringing you one step closer to the exit. (Warning: “Just one more time” mindset can be addicting.)
Developer: Harebrained Schemes