Flintlock: Siege of Dawn is a 3rd person Soulsesque action game on a budget. And boy, do they manage to stretch that budget for all it's worth.

While there is a hefty dose of jank, the combat feels nice and impactful. There's enough weapon variety to keep you going for the 12ish hours it takes to beat the game. However, around the 9-10h mark you will start noticing that most "new" enemies have the same (or very similar) moveset which is a little bit disappointing.

The traversal mechanics are really cool and give a nice sense of exploration to the game as well as being integrated into combat itself.

Unfortunately, the game is very badly optimized - played it on the Steam Deck at minimum settings and experienced screen tearing and frame stutters. There are more demanding games that have performed significantly better on the SD.

All in all, if you don't mind some jank and have a higher end rig, I highly recommend this game. It's good fun.

action adventure with fun and fresh mechanisms for showing off how good you've actually gotten. Don't know if it's an instant classic or anything but definitely worth a play through if you enjoyed tomb raider or god of war

Fun to play and explore with a compelling world and lore. Truly feels like a game with a strong, unique, vision behind it. Would highly recommend!