Artifact Seeker: Resurrection Reviews

Amazin

Fun Game with lots of good updates

The Artifact Seeker games layer a more complex progression system than usual over a satisfying diablo/action roguelike flavored vampire-survivors style horde killer. It has an odd mix of production quality; the game itself is rather polished, but the translations are not, and the "plot" sort of- isn't. It also leans more heavily towards grimdark "everything is evil" play; the stat boosting system is slightly opaque; you'll have to dig around in the town full of darkest dungeon like buildings to find the one that unlocks weapons. But there are so many systems that if you like that sort of complexity (you know that all upgrades are good in some way, so you can try to min-max a play style with a particular build) you'll likely enjoy it. Once you start to hit the content wall once things are maxed out, it loses some playability, as there aren't a huge number of events and you'll see the same ones frequently; but the core gameplay is fun, and there are lots of builds to try, so if you enjoy that kind of thing, you can spend the late game scumming for artifacts (remember to visit Katharine often and remove all the negative modifiers you can).

This is a pretty cool entry in the bullet-heaven genre. The game runs well on Steam deck and has easy to access visibility options for the effects, which helps a lot. There aren't as many characters as some other games in this genre but they all feel pretty different from one another. The character designs are a little fan-servicey, but you already know that if you've looked at any of the game art on the store page. The meta-progression system doesn't feel overly grindy and is fun to work your way through. The skills in the game give you a lot of variety to approach runs, and I feel there is a good amount of content here for the price. I'd like to see some more bosses added though, there is not much variety there. In short, definitely not the worst BH game out there, and I have enjoyed the time I've spent with it so far.

While not strictly a survivor styled RPG the game is fairly close. There are battles to win and events to participate in. The game feels well balanced and its graphics are great. The battles are viewed from overhead, but this is a minor issue to only a few. It is an excellent choice for anyone's library and you may find that you have spent many hours enjoying it!