Underplayed Gems

Heads Will Roll: Reforged (2023)

Heads Will Roll: Reforged cover
Developer
1917 Studios
Publisher
Valkyrie Initiative
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
RPG
Rating
4.2 of 5, 1,677 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 18 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A bleak, text-driven medieval RPG where every brutal choice and turn-based skirmish can permanently kill your soldier.

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What players say

Players love the branching stories and see each run as a puzzle, but they clash over the grind: some praise the roguelite progression while others find the mandatory high-difficulty setup tedious and the campaign too short.

Screenshots

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