Soulstice

Picked up as part of a Humble Bundle.

I expected some decent hack-n-slash gameplay, but Soulstice over-delivered with impressive combos, varied weapons and mechanics, and an honestly incredible fixed-perspective camera system that blew me away for how intuitive and useful it felt.

The soundtrack is amazing and motivates you to absolutely kick ass every step of the way, but what blew me away and makes me still rave about this game to this day was the narrative. Soulstice establishes itself against a simple medieval fantasy + magic backdrop but draws you in with compelling characters, developments and themes. I never expected that but it truly became this title’s standout success above an otherwise plenty impressive package.