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Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood (2024)

Mercenaries of the Kingdom: First Blood cover
Developer
Insane Dreamers
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
3.7 of 5, 65 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A fast-paced pixel-art action roguelike where you recruit and equip mercenaries to survive endless enemy hordes across quick or persistent play sessions.

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What players say

Players appreciate the Vampire Survivors-meets-Mount & Blade concept with a mercenary squad and extraction mechanics, but they are split: some praise the developer's communication and potential, while others call it abandoned after over a year without updates and point to bugs like teleporters spawning badly, a clunky inventory, and brutal early difficulty.

Screenshots

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