Tales of Maj'Eyal

I do not write a lot of reviews. I think if you are at all a fan of traditional rougelikes this is the finest example of there is. This game has limitless depth, very fun and satisfying combat, and limitless build potential. It is also always able to be bought for <$10. There is a bit of a learning curve, but once you get passed it the game is amazing. Even with the difficulty curve there are always very helpful community members willing to help out. 15/10. I would give this game 1 million thumbs up if steam would let me. Stop reading this review and play the game already!

i like how deep the different systems are and the insane class variety, but i don't like how you can't instantly recognize an enemy's abilities based off sprite alone and you have to look at their tooltip (and possibly even character sheet) to know if a rare is dangerous or not. i really really want to like the game, but it feels so tedious having to constantly look at tooltips and stuff that i get demotivated to even play. i'm just not having fun.

The most replayable game ever made. An actual honest masterpiece.

5hrs into a run, you take a gamble on a chest, get instagibbed by an OP enemy, then forget to use your revive elixir (you would've died again though tbh). You immediately start again, make it a few hours in, see a chest, remark how they're never worth the risk, but you have been steamrolling everything and have a good build, so you're safe. That's how you end up starting another run, swearing you won't open any chests. Your greed gets to you, and you're not having any trouble with them--only one more and then I'll stop risking it, but then you die again. So yeah, idk about them chests but the game itself offers incredible depth, albeit there are quirks you need to read up on (don't be like me and not realize for 20hrs that sustain spells/abilities shrink your resource pools instead of having a per turn cost). You gotta be prepared to lose some really amazing runs to complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (oh no you somehow betrayed your OP wizard ally when fighting the mage hunter camp and now he and his crony are invincible for 10 turns and you are all out of sustain from the fight), but idk I keep coming back. A hidden gem for sure! (one last recommendation, bump right up to insane, in lower difficulties it feels like there are more cheap tricks since the enemy power levels tend range wider, instead of simply being punishing by default).

Firstly, I want to clarify that Tales of Maj'Eyal is absolutely a traditional roguelike. However, where this game truly excels is its character builds. There are loads of incredibly creative and well-thought-out classes and races, and the gearing system is fantastic. Everything comes together to create an amazing power fantasy. Even though it's a turn-based roguelike, it scratches the same itch for me as games like Diablo or Path of Exile. Planning a build, steadily becoming more powerful, and finding impactful gear and talents is genuinely addictive. Every level and every upgrade feels meaningful. There are also tons of classes, and races to unlock through gameplay, and every new unlock gives me a huge dopamine hit. It always feels like there's something new to work towards. Tales of Maj'Eyal has earned a place among my personal favorite games of all time. It's an incredible game—highly addictive, endlessly replayable, and ridiculously cheap for the amount of content it offers. I can't recommend it enough.

my hours arent very high on steam but ive played this on and off for like 15 years now. Great game, one of the best in its genre

This is my roguelite Stardew. Love this game. I barely, hardly rage when dying.

-Load game -Game menu works fine, lets me make a character -Start game -Entire map is black -Think to myself.. huh, that's weird -Reload game -Save file corrupt, sends bug report -Verifies integrity of files, 0 corrupt -Start new game -Ability icons are blank and text is missing, but map works -Explore a bit of seeing map -Game corrupt, need to restart -Verifies again, 0 corrupt -Makes new save -Same issue -New new save? -Same issue -Refund