Slasher's Keep PC

Slasher's Keep is a sandbox RPG belonging to the roguelike sub-genre, in which we play the hero trying to get out of the dungeons of a dark castle. The game offers an extensive gameplay mechanics and is characterised by its original graphics. The indie developer Damian Schloter has developed and released the game.

Plot

The hero of the game is trapped in the Slasher's Keep castle and is trying to survive. This dangerous place has been used for years by the rulers of the land as a kind of prison where the worst criminals were sent to.

Mechanics

In Slasher's Keep we observe the action from the first person perspective (FPP camera). The gameplay is about exploring the castle and its surroundings and dealing with various challenges such as traps or enemies (we may encounter different types of enemies with different abilities). It is worth noting that the levels are generated randomly, so the gameplay looks a little different every time.

The combat system is arcade (we can perform various attacks and pair blows), but the abilities of our character are influenced by found objects - these are also created procedurally. There are a wide range of weapons (e.g. swords or different magic wands) and armour. The player even has the possibility of attacking the enemies... with his own backpack (we can, for example, push them into spikes or fall into the abyss).

The player can also use an intuitive crafting system based on a drag-and-drop interface (dragging one object to another with the mouse).

Slasher's Keep is a roguelike, which means that after every failure we start playing again, but keep access to the unlocked items.

Game modes

In Slasher's Keep we can only play alone. The core of the game is a single player sandbox mode.

Technical aspects

Slasher's Keep has an original graphic design, which combines two and three dimensional elements into one coherent whole. Thanks to its characteristic artistic style and quite minimal animation, the game looks like a comic book seen from the first person perspective. This impression is intensified by the way spells and light effects are shown.

Last updated on 30 December 2020