Pagan: Absent Gods (2019)

Developer: Mad Head Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, RPG
Rating: 2.5 of 5, 2,787 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 11 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Brutal, fast-paced hack and slash combat where you carve through enemies in a harsh fantasy world, dying often but pushing forward through difficulty.

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What players say

Players report the game no longer runs for many, crashing on launch or failing to start at all. Originally an online multiplayer early-access title, it was turned into a single-player game and then abandoned by the developer, leaving it a $20 piece of abandonware. A few players who can still play find the combat enjoyable and grindy.

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