Underplayed Gems

Beholder's Lair (2021)

Beholder's Lair cover
Developer
Alpar Entertainment
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 15 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 32 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A tense and punishing precision platformer where every move counts, set in a dark fantasy dungeon with a constant threat of instant death.

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What players say

Players call it a fun and challenging precision platformer with perma-death that keeps them on edge. Some find the controls awkward due to no key remapping, and a few reviewers say the level design is repetitive and the difficulty feels unfair compared to Celeste.

Screenshots

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