Underplayed Gems

XLarn (2015)

XLarn cover
Developer
Swinfjord-Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, RPG
Rating
3.6 of 5, 53 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, methodical dungeon crawl where every step feels precarious and death is permanent.

turn-basedpunishingatmospherictenseproceduralclassicdifficultgrindy

What players say

Players are split on this port of a 1980s roguelike. Some appreciate the faithful recreation and addictive gameplay, while others complain about missing quality-of-life features like auto-explore and original keyboard shortcuts, replaced by slow mouse menus. Combat can devolve into tedious miss streaks.

Screenshots

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