Underplayed Gems

Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime (2022)

Fabular: Once Upon a Spacetime cover
Developer
Spiritus Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access
Rating
4.3 of 5, 162 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A punishing top-down action roguelike where learning from repeated death is the core of the experience.

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What players say

Players praise the weighty melee combat and unique medieval-space aesthetic, but nearly all warn that development stalled for long stretches and content is thin. Reviews describe the game as good in concept but too shallow for the price, with only a couple of hours of variety until repetition sets in.

Screenshots

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