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This retro turned based battle rpg has a lot of good things going for it. You play as a hero who sets out to destroy four knights who have been set loose from an underworld called Tartarus by big bad Baphomet. Starting out as a weakened character you work your way up to face each of the knights in their distinct elements. As of writing this review there is around about three hours of content. The game plans to develop through early access and has a really promising road map.

The player can currently choose between two classes at the start of the game which are warrior and mage. Once you start leveling though; you have the chance to branch out with skills. There are four skill trees that specialize in a particular playstyle. You can put all of your skills into one tree or split them among the trees. Regardless of your choice it adds a small bit of variety for replay. Monsters are diverse and fair. If you are defeated; you start back at the last save with all of your equipment and levels. It is a very casual setup that works well with some of the distance between saves. If you win you will gain experience but that's not all. Monsters have a chance to give you gold or a spell. There are also fun puzzles spread throughout the areas that are similar to nintendo title dungeon puzzles.

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The developer is pretty quick to work with the players and has a lot of care for this project. Some of the cons that are listed in other reviews have already been resolved. Some of the ones I had while I was playing are already in the list of to do items in the development roadmap. Since this is in early development and has heavy development care I can keep my hopes up that they will be addressed. Here are some of the minor issues I ran into while playing though.

-No quick travel system.
-No item description.
-Achievements did not unlock at appropriate times
-No current way to exit game outside of alt tab & close.

This game really feels good for what it currently is and I imagine with the thought and development behind it, it will shape up to be a really good title. It is planned to increase in price as more is developed and you can check updates through follow, discussions, or discord. It's not quite there with the full plate of content for the asking price but I have a feeling it will be. If you enjoy retro exploration like Zelda or old school turned based combat like Final Fantasy; give it a go.

This is my first review on Steam, so forgive me if I have terrible formatting for this review.

Overall, the game is fairly good. It still feels relatively incomplete, but I assume the dev(s) for this game will continue to add content to make the game better. There are multiple puzzles in this game.. Some have some thought whereas if you think too much, you won't figure it out. The controls are easy, as well as the combat. It's a simple turn-based system. The story is fairly simple, but there's not much dialogue within the game. However, I enjoyed the ending, because I try not to guess how things will flow so I can be pleasantly surprised or disappointed. I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I feel like it's pretty easy to level in this game, but at certain points it feels like you hit a wall, and then later you continue to level pretty easy, then hit a wall, etc, etc. I would continue writing about the good things, but I will move on to some of the cons.

As a knight, which is the class I played, you don't come stock with spells. Obviously, this is okay. However, to learn spells in this game a monster has to teach you the skill or spell. When I beat the game I had 3 spells.. It almost seems to heavy on the RNG side to possibly obtain a skill or spell from a monster. There is a crafting system in this game which is cool, but it feels a little wonky. There's a crafting guide on the forums for this guide, but unless you felt like grinding out multiple mats, you'd be wasting a lot of resources trying to figure it out yourself, especially if you made an item that wasn't really suited for your class or what you want in general. You also can't sell gear to get back a little money, which is also fairly rare in this game.

I'm not going to go into crazy detail about everything, but as of right now those are my general thoughts on the game. Overall, I think it's a pretty good buy if you like the retro type rpg games. The dev is pretty active on fixing bugs and glitches in the game, and if things need nerfed or buffed then that is fixed as well. If the dev stays active and adds new content to the game (hopefully) then I feel like the game's potential will eventually be unlocked.

So, as of right now I'll give the game a 7.5/10.

(Played in April 2020)
Great game! It has a nice retro feel (Gameboy Color), good soundtrack and really reminds something between The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons (dungeons, items, puzzles) and Pokémon Blue (battle screens and the overall feel of the town), but the game has its own personality.

The developer is very active on Steam and seems to really listen to the bug reports and suggestions from the community (adding new options and items, speeding up text messages and battle animations, nerfing attack moves and enemies, changing the price of some items etc.).

It's worth mentioning that in a short period of time the game received many relevant updates, and some reviews may not be considering the implemented changes.

From what I’ve seen around on the internet/videos/reviews, I think it’s underrated. The game, as it is right now, is a really fun retro experience and I’ve had a great time playing it!

First of all, I'm very obsessed about the graphic, the color tone is Gorgeous, the charactor , Monsters & the map design is just as cute as the Nes Rpg Game :《Karin No Tsurugi (Sword of Kalin) 》, and the battle system look like 《Dragon Quest 1》but the command is more simple , it's so easy to pick up! (I'm glad this game is make with Unity engine !)

There also have different combination of weapon and armor you can craft with different materials , especially it's not too hard for Level Up, so it's easy to make you addicted ! (It tooks me at least 4 hrs everynight when i back form work !)

Durling the game, The NPC doesn't have much dialogue to say (But sometimes the dialogue is Quite Funny), and there's not so much hint, when you meet some Puzzle , you got to solve it by your instinct and observation, Some puzzles are《Soko-Ban》like, sometimes when you walk in the dugeon, you'll meet some "Hide & Run" Trap too, it's quite challenge !

Although it's an Early Access, but it quite entertain me so much , I was started to play this game at early November, and now, I'm Lv 91, but it's still have much much skill point to level up and there's really difficult for me in the new dungeon that on the recent update , I know it's more update and challenge to come and i highly recommand this game to all like Retro style Puzzle RPG gamer ! You won't be disappointed !

Approximate amount of time to 100%: 4-5h
Estimated achievement difficulty: 3/10
Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
Has it been in a bundle: No
Is there a good guide available: No
How many people have complete this game at the time I'm writing this review: 0 on Astats

Multiplayer achievements: No
Missable achievements: No
Grinding Achievements: No
DLC-Only achievements: No
Time-gated achievements: No
RNG-achievements: No
Does difficulty affect achievements: No
Unobtainable/glitched achievements: There is a possibilty you bug the entrance of the second knight, but the dev is working on fixing that. Send him a message if you get stuck there and he will help you.

This game is a lot of fun, think of the old school rpg's on the gameboy or snes. It is a work in progress and the devs has still amazing plans for this game. There are only 2 of the 4 knights in the game right now. Also there might come a system to warp around instead of walking, and items to get more monsters attacks or less. The most important thing to remember when playing this game is that when you're in a dungeon, you have everything there to solve the dungeon and get to the knight. I didn't know that and have spend a lot of time wandering between the two dungeons and knowing I missed something but couldn't figure it out. Still enjoyed the game a lot even when wandering around and getting OP because of that :P. I'm looking forward to the other two knights, a bit more secure than most people because I'm way too much over-leveled for now :P

Quality little solo character RPG with top down Zelda style dungeons. No random encounters, leveling comes pretty quickly and spells/materials acquired from monsters are fairly plentiful. Good visuals and some very good music.

There are a few negatives to mention. At least back when I played (which was when it was out of Early Access) the earth dungeon could not be left from till you defeated the boss (though it's possible this was never the case and I simply missed something). Puzzles reset if you happen to leave the area. There's no in game crafting guide (though the dev did create and pinned one on the forums). None of these detract from the game that much and single character RPGs are incredibly rare as it is, so please do give it a shot.

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“After several hundred years, the great monster Baphomet has captured enough souls to open the gates of the underworld called Tartarus. Baphomet will release the four knights, each one feared by even the powerful monsters of the underworld. Baphomet knows that the end of mankind is here”.

You play as [Insert Name Here] and are given the choice of two different classes, either warrior (sword) or mage (staff). After choosing which class you’d like to play with, the game begins with you in a forest; leaves falling from the trees with pink flowers and mushrooms spread around. As you walk through the forest, you start talking to yourself (you might be a sandwich short of a picnic). You’re saying, “I could have saved them, if only I was stronger,” when all of a sudden you split into two of you. The other you says to you that they’ve had enough of your moping around and that he will call himself Rival, letting you know that you can stay in the forest moping around if you want to, but that he will not, as the people need him. He then wants to test his strength against you in battle, after which he leaves in search of Baphomet. You carry on through the forest after receiving some help and reach Sage Town.

In Sage Town you’ll find your first save point; you can’t save anywhere else in the game other than these points dotted around the world, so best to do so when you come across one. Once in Sage Town, you visit the king, who’s heard about everything and worries about his people. He explains that he knew this time would come, and that he is powerless to stop it. After leaving the king, you continue north as you set off on your adventure to put a stop to Baphomet and his Four Knights from destroying mankind.

You start with nothing at all, but as you fight your way around defeating monsters, you’ll gain experience points which will help level you up. Early on you’ll get a decent amount of EP for low level monsters, but as you become stronger you’ll get fewer EP for defeating the same monsters. Once you do level up you’ll also replenish your health and mana, which is necessary, as you are unable to buy any potions etc to replenish any health lost in the early stages. Upon defeating a monster, it will sometimes come back to give you something, such as gold, or spells for you to learn if you choose too.

As you explore, you’ll come across some chests which contain something which you can make use of. There will also be puzzles which you’ll have to solve in order to move on. You might not be able to move to another area until you have done or found everything, so make sure to check everywhere.

As with the usual RPG games, you’ll have the in-game details of your character: Stats, Items, Equipment, Skills and Spells, and they’re straight forward. There are four different types of skills which you can choose to upgrade your character: Fighter, Saint, Sentry and Rogue, each with five levels you can unlock as you earn skill points through the game.

Choosing the fighter skill first will give you a combo-type attack instead of just the one hit. To do this, when you choose the option to attack and it’s your turn, you’ll have to button-bash the attack button to get as many hits in as possible. But don’t take too long, as the attack only lasts for a few seconds, and if you hang about you may miss your attack all together! I would, however, suggest getting this one first. As for spells, you’ll learn them from defeated monsters. I haven’t come across them anywhere else just yet; I think you can only have three spells at once.

On the main menu screen there’s Continue, New Game and Options. The options consist of Music and SFX volume, Fullscreen, Window Size (no resolution, but a slider to size the window you’d like), Text Speed, Battle Animations On/Off and Language. You can use a game pad to play the game, but it seems only if you can use the D-Pad for movement, which isn’t really a problem. I’d like to be able to have at least a couple of profile saves in case one messes up, so that I have a back-up after losing a profile which doesn’t load up. I had to restart the game when this happened.

Positives
+ Nice graphics
+ Nice music and sounds
+ Enjoyable relaxing game

Negatives
- Lost a profile after game wouldn’t load it, had to restart the game.
- No Achievements
- No cards

An ancient evil returns from the shadows in this 8-bit retro style turn-based game from StelloHexis
7/10

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This is a perfect nostalgic trip, bringing me right back to my childhood sitting playing my Gameboy Color.
This game is a fantastic callback to all those great simple RPG's of the 8bit handheld generation.
I do not want to mention a certain Z-word game, or any other game, to compare with as Knights of Tartarus is its own thing, yes gameplay elements are taken from others but it holds enough original ideas to be enjoyed without scrutiny and comparison to other games.

This game left me wanting more, in a good way, and I do I want more, I do hope that there is a sequel to this game in the future

Challenging puzzles, awesome pixel art and fantastic music.

The only downside to this game is that I can't play it on my Gameboy however it is available in the app store.

Overall a pleasant and enjoyable experience and one I would come back to over and over again.

If you love the old style of Zelda and Dragon Quest games, this is right up your alley. Loved it.

Flawed game. Pretty. We should all try to do what we can to support indie devs and small businesses.