Underplayed Gems

Ephemeral Tale (2022)

Ephemeral Tale cover
Developer
Dawdling Dog, ltd.
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
3.4 of 5, 45 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A nostalgic, loot-driven dungeon crawl with deliberate turn-based combat and a sense of unraveling a forgotten world's secrets.

atmosphericretrochallengingloot-drivenmethodicalcolorfulfantasy

What players say

Players appreciate the retro aesthetic and random loot, but the durability system and enemy scaling draw consistent criticism. Combat is described as shallow and repetitive, with a short story that lacks depth. Some praise the developer's active bug-fixing.

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Screenshots

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