Runers

LGK Games · Sep 2, 2014

Rating pending

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Runers is a top-down rogue-like dungeon shooter where you explore a vast underground labyrinth and face fierce monsters and bosses. As the game advances further into the dungeon, you will gather Runes, which will be used to combine into 285 unique spells. Discovering new spells will unlock their entries in your Runedex; unlock them all! But be careful – if you die, your playthrough is finished.

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Critic 6.9 (5 critics) · Gamer 8.1

Critic reviews

COGconnected
Nicholas Plouffe · Nov 06, 2014
7.6
Overall, I enjoyed Runers a lot. It reminds me a bit of Rogue Legacy, Risk of Rain, or The Binding of Isaac, and fans of any of those titles should at the very least check it out. Roguelikes always hold a strange place in my heart because while it feels exhilarating to have that great run where everything just works, it’s so incredibly heart-breaking when that run inevitably fails.
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ZTGD
Drew Leachman · Sep 09, 2014
7.0
Runers has a lot going for it. There are tons to see and do, and the combinations for the spells are a very addicting part of the game. Not to mention the numerous combinations of classes and races. The difficulty can be daunting at times, and combined with a control scheme that can be a difficult one to master, it can get the better of some players.
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Hardcore Gamer
Marcus Estrada · Sep 02, 2014
8.0
At first blush, Runers might not seem like anything special. This initial impression is far from the truth. It’s a fun, tremendously difficult dungeon crawler with vast character and spell tweaking. Sure, there’s glitches to fix and GUI improvements that could have spruced the package up, but none of that stops you from immersing into the game for hours on end.
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TheSixthAxis
Sam Paterson · Sep 02, 2014
5.0
Runers is a very difficult game. Due to its procedurally generated nature, luck can be a large factor in your success, or failure. Some playthroughs will be a breeze, until a fiery, Catherine-wheel-breathing spider stomps you into the ground. Others will throw all they have at you before you’ve combined your first rune. It’s fun, but is missing the charm of other roguelikes, like The Binding of Isaac or Don’t Starve.
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God is a Geek
Stephen Dunne · Sep 02, 2014
7.0
Runers is an immensely fun game for fans of the dungeon crawler to get excited about. Hardcore gamers will love what LGK Games have created with the diversity and variety of both the character selection and the enthralling gameplay. It is as intense a game as I have played in recent times and I did get close to smashing a few things in frustration – it is as unforgiving as they come. A fast paced, pick-up-and-play, run-and-gun dungeon crawler that may impress the hardcore – if it doesn’t drive them insane.
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