Underplayed Gems

BossCrafter (2024)

BossCrafter cover
Developer
HippoCube
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, RPG
Rating
5.0 of 5, 31 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 44 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A game that feels like a hands-on training session where players practice and design boss fights to reduce anxiety and master mechanics.

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What players say

Players enjoy the core loop of beating bosses and then combining their skills and patterns to create custom bosses. The 12 bosses and three distinct characters offer a short 2-hour experience. Some note a no-save-progress bug and that the novelty of the boss-crafter mode wears off without sharing. Players ask for more content.

Screenshots

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