Leaning on one another’s skills and class abilities to unleash a balanced attack against waves of monsters is a key to success.

While not a full-fledged MMO, it borrows elements from large-scale raids, where success depends on cooperation and positioning rather than individual mastery of the game.

However, at the moment, the tutorial is weak, leaving you to figure many things out on your own like the crucial Empathy mechanic. The movement and combat initially feel sluggish compared to other roguelike games, which may be frustrating for those expecting a similarly fluid experience.

from Thunder Lotus Games hopes you have enough drive to repeatedly fight through the afterlife as well as a taste for cooperation. Mentioning roguelike nowadays means Hades inevitably comes up in the conversation, but this isn’t going for that kind of narrative-focused experience but leaning heavily into the multiplayer aspect. For good reasons too; without the cooperative element, I would imagine 33 Immortals

’ art style really shines: Lucifer is a big blue beast who feels ripped straight out of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

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The available content isn’t a small amount, but feels just a little underwhelming when there’s promises being made for more things that are coming in a few months’ time. A small delay could have meant shipping the game with at least the missing options menu items.

33 Immortals is a 33-player action roguelite game where players participate in massive 33-player raids. Said raids can be joined at any time, allowing seamless pick-up-and-play possibilities from players who don’t have to wait for full parties to commence. Choose from a variety of weapons from the hub world and hone your skills by hitting training dummies, or upgrading them through NPCs such as Dante from the Divine Comedy.

The focus on cooperative play is seen everywhere. Finding a healing point and using it costs resources, but it also heals nearby allies for a smaller amount. This means it’s more economical to get together and heal as a group than simply wasting money for a solo boost.

In the same options menu, control bindings for both keyboard and mouse, and controllers, are missing. I did not have any issues with the existing control scheme, but that doesn’t mean this shouldn’t be a launch feature, even for an early access experience.

It may be the same developer, but this isn’t the soothing afterlife of Spiritfarer anymore. 33 Immortals

describes itself as a distillation of the MMO raid experience, an action-packed roguelike where 33 players are placed together on a large world map, a land littered with charred buildings and jagged spears of stone surrounded by flames. It’s also full of monsters. Lots of monsters.

and shifts the focus from individual mastery to coordinated survival. Victory isn’t just about how well 33 Immortals Gameplay you fight, but how well you fight together.

33 Immortals. One wayward dodge might push you into the path of a stumbling army of headless titans, who were, until just now, chasing some other poor soul. I’m speaking of this from experience. I’m just helpful like that.

Dodging enemy attacks is a massive factor in a game like this, akin to a bullet-hell title at points, so this is a big win in my book for better situation readability.