Allie<p>June 8, 2023 - Day 159 - NewPlay Review<br>Total NewPlays: 176</p><p>Game: Curse of the Dead Gods</p><p>Platform: Steam<br>Release Date: Feb 24, 2021<br>Library Date: Jun 7, 2023<br>Unplayed: 1d (1d)<br>Playtime: 28m</p><p>Curse of the Dead Gods is a roguelike isometric dungeon crawler.</p><p>This is the second of the five previously unowned games from the June 2023 Humble Choice Bundle.</p><p>I like dungeon crawlers when I'm in the mood, but roguelikes are not my go-to style of game.</p><p>As an intrepid dungeon raider, you seek fame and fortune, and you're almost immediately cursed as you enter the temple. Smash things, pick up gold, kill mobs.</p><p>Weapon upgrades, spiky floors, strange gods. I feel like I've played this before...?</p><p>Wait up. It's Hades with a warmer colour palette, and less dialogue.</p><p>That's not to say it's a bad game. If you like gameplay of Hades, you might like this. If you like the storyline & wit, maybe less so.</p><p>It's a good looking game, but left me wondering when I'd choose to play this over Hades.</p><p>Curse of the Dead Gods is:</p><p>3: OK</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/CurseOfTheDeadGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurseOfTheDeadGods</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Isometric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Isometric</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DungeonCrawler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DungeonCrawler</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Roguelike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roguelike</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HumbleChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumbleChoice</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MastodonGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonGaming</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Project365ONG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project365ONG</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Project365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project365</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NewPlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewPlay</span></a></p>