A dangerously good blend of Diablo 2 and Vampire Survivors just left early access after 17 months, instantly becoming one of 2024's highest-rated roguelikes
Oct. 12, 2024Steam players have glowing things to say about Halls of Torment
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Halls of Torment has already beentearing up sales chartsduring its early access tenure, and now that it’s out in full, this bullet-hell roguelike in ’90s RPG clothing is one of the year’s best-rated releases.
In case the trailer below doesn’t slap you across the face with its influences, Halls of Torment’s gist is that it’s basically a Vampire Survivors-style survival roguelike where you descend into the underworld and fight against increasingly dense hordes until the screen’s literally flooding with projectiles and pixel blood - but it’s all wrapped up in Diablo 2’s nostalgic retro aesthetics and a “quest-based meta progression.”
Chasing Carrots hasn’t outlined a solid post-launch roadmap because, as the team says in its recentblog post, it’s unsure of “how to proceed next with the halls, but we know we want to keep new and smaller updates coming, and maybe even add some additional features.” Regardless, the 500+ quests already in the game should keep you occupied until your pupils dry up.
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