Gods Will Fall

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Gods Will Fall certainly has its enjoyable moments, but frustrating design choices will make you tire of it quickly. Limited replayability and a lack of content make it hard to recommend.

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Gods Will Fall certainly has its enjoyable moments, but frustrating design choices will make you tire of it quickly. Limited replayability and a lack of content make it hard to recommend.

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Alex Spencer (PC Gamer)

84/100

“An inventive Souls-meets-roguelike that frustrates and delights in equal measure.”

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Christian Donlan (Eurogamer)

Recommended

“Numinous landscapes and skull-rattling combat combine in this leftfield classic.”

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Mick Fraser (God is a Geek)

7.5/10

“Gods Will Fall is a solid adventure with some cool ideas that will satisfy your craving for challenge while it lasts.”

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
33bits	Euyen Esquefa Pons	75 / 100	01-29-2021	The idea is not bad -on the contrary-, and the execution is remarkable. But a certain feeling of repetitiveness and, above all, certain gameplay problems tarnish a game that, on the other hand, offers a good mix between permanent death and progression between games and an interesting combat system.	Read review
Atomix	Rodolfo León	65 / 100	01-30-2021	Gods Will Fall takes inspiration from some of the most iconic roguelike games out there, but its limited replayability and a lack of content make it a hard recommendation, even for fans of the genre.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Dean James	3.5 / 5 stars	02-04-2021	While it has some positive elements that may still make it worth checking out, Gods Will Fall's procedurally generated difficulty hurts itself more than it really helps in the long run.	Read review
Checkpoint Gaming	Elliot Attard	7 / 10	01-29-2021	Gods Will Fall left me a little torn. It’s a game with interesting ideas and enough confidence to pursue those ideas even if they go against the status quo of typical game design. I love how the game creates this reactive and adaptive world and asks the player to deal with the consequences of their losses. It’s a highly replayable game too, and a game that creates a challenge worth pursuing. But some roughness and awkwardness in the combat, traversal, and design mean this won’t be a game everybody will enjoy. Regardless, I had a good time with Gods Will Fall and would love to see the concept iterated upon again in the future.	Read review
Chicas Gamers	Raúl Pinto	Recommended	02-05-2021	Gods Will Fall is an entertaining bet from Manchester indie studio, Clever Beans. A fantasy roguelite rpg brings us a war story against the gods, in which we will have to handle 8 savior heroes. At first the game becomes interesting and has very well planned dungeons, witch with the time lacks of some technical aspects and can become repetitive. Other than that, it's a very nice game that can bring several hours of fun to roguelike fans.	Read review
COGconnected	James Paley	55 / 100	01-28-2021	From a narrative perspective, the elevated difficulty and unfair mechanics are perfectly appropriate. How else do you make players feel like they’re taking on the gods themselves? Uneven rules and impossible odds, combined with the sinister music and the desolate world, create a lasting feeling of hopeless doom. And yet for me, it’s too much. I get that fighting the gods should be crazy hard, but the strange combat rhythms and the extra-permanent death system are a bridge too far. Hoping for the right weapon, losing that fighter to a mis-timed jump, and then struggling for 20 more minutes for a brief, ill-fated boss attempt? This kind of cruelty feels downright excessive. If, like me, you’ve grown weary of toil and suffering in your games, consider this your fair warning. On the other hand, if you’re thirsting for a relentless challenge, Gods Will Fall will be all you’re looking for and more.	Read review
Cubed3	Renan Fontes	2 / 10	03-02-2021	Juggling sub-par game design with a host of technical issues on the Switch, Gods Will Fall is a painfully disappointing roguelike that plays more like a proof of concept than anything else. Fashioning gameplay around eight distinct playable characters who can all permanently die is certainly interesting and adds an inherent tension to the experience, but stiff controls, laughable enemy AI, and shallow combat do nothing but remind audiences that they can be playing something better. The fact DeepSilver would publish a title so blatantly unready for public consumption	Read review
cublikefoot	Chase Ferrin	3 / 10	03-31-2021	Gods Will Fall doesn’t seem to know what it wants to be. The gameplay is too repetitive for it to work as a roguelike and the combat is too clunky for it to work as a straight hack and slash game.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Nathaniel Stevens	8 / 10	01-31-2020	The more I played Gods Will Fall, the more I understand its intricate design. It's a good game that at the very heart depends on dungeon design and bosses to make it fun. It exceeds in the latter and does a good job with the design. The story is meaningful, the gameplay design of the action is simplified, and while it does have its pain points here and there, it delivers a fun and purposeful experience.	Read review
Eurogamer	Christian Donlan	Recommended	01-29-2021	Numinous landscapes and skull-rattling combat combine in this leftfield classic	Read review
FingerGuns	Toby Andersen	5 / 10	01-29-2021	Gods Will Fall should have been so much more fun. An average action-adventure with a few roguelike elements, it’s combat is both fiddly and too simplistic to engage. Its Gods fail to inspire, and its world lacks tangible reward, while hurting the player with its high-stakes warrior loss mechanic.	Read review
GameCrate	David Sanchez	7.3 / 10	02-02-2021	You'll likely have a really good time with Gods Will Fall. Straight up, it's a good game. A lack of polish keeps it from being a great game, but there's still plenty of fun to be had here.	Read review
GameGrin	Jamie Davies	7 / 10	02-23-2021	A charming top-down dungeon crawler without quite enough challenge or content. Gods Will Fall is worth grabbing on sale, even if you won't ever be worshipping it.	Read review
Gamer Escape	Laura Borrayo	8 / 10	01-29-2021	Gods Will Fall does a lot of things right, so if you’re looking for a game that has high replayability and offers success through personal growth rather than arbitrary difficulty, then look no further. The lead developer at Clever Beans mentioned that their inspiration when creating this game was Demon’s Souls and I’d say they did an excellent job creating an indie version of their muse.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	7 / 10	01-28-2021	For the most part I’ve found Gods Will Fall to be an enjoyable experience despite some frustrations. Many of its gods are ugly but it has a charming art style otherwise, while a sinister soundtrack perfectly sets the tone. And while the combat could do with some tweaking to make your bigger warriors feel more useful, it’s generally fair and fun. So, if you’re into rogue-likes and want a game that tries something new with the formula, you could do far worse than attempt to lead your band of warriors to success in Gods Will Fall.	Read review
GamingBolt	Pramath	7 / 10	01-30-2021	Gods Will Fall's smattering of influences and banal title undersell some of its more brilliant design decisions, all of which work together to deliver one of the more imaginative and accomplished roguelikes in recent memory.	Read review
Generación Xbox	Pedro del Pozo	7.7 / 10	01-29-2021	A beautifully crafted combination of RPG and rogue-like that contrasts with souls-like difficulty.	Read review
God is a Geek	Mick Fraser	7.5 / 10	01-29-2021	Gods Will Fall is a solid adventure with some cool ideas that will satisfy your craving for challenge while it lasts.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Jason Bohn	2 / 5 stars	01-28-2021	Games built entirely around boss battles can be great.	Read review
Hey Poor Player	Heather Johnson	3.5 / 5 stars	02-02-2021	Watching other reviewers play Gods Will Fall got me incredibly pumped to try out some of the most unique mechanics I’d ever heard of, but actually playing left plenty to be desired. I’m positive the developer will be ironing out any kinks mentioned here and by other players, so I’m sure that in six months this will be a much more enjoyable experience; for now, Gods Will Fall falters slightly. I still really enjoyed my time with this one, but only after I brought out my controller and chose characters that didn’t walk at the speed of a snail. There is so much potential here, so if you’re not sold yet, please either check it out on console or keep this one on your radar and revisit in a few months. Gods Will Fall has solid bones, and with a little more love and attention, it will achieve the greatness it seeks.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Álvaro Alonso	65 / 100	01-29-2021	Quotation forthcoming.	Read review
IGN Italy	Alessandro Alosi	5.5 / 10	02-03-2021	Gods Will Fall tries to reinterpret the roguelike genre and some ideas show that the theoretical potential to do so is there, but the problem is that the technical structure ruins any good intuition (such as faulty AI). On the Switch, the rough controls also increase frustration.	Read review
IGN Spain	Álex Pareja	8 / 10	01-28-2021	Gods Will Fall knows how to mix roguelike concepts in his own way with challenging and fun combat. Small flaws in control will cloud the bottom line, but it will delight everyone who is drawn to his particular proposition. Very honest with its price, too.	Read review
Nintendo Life	PJ O'Reilly	8 / 10	02-02-2021	Gods Will Fall is a unique and challenging dungeon crawler that cleverly combines a handful of inventive gameplay mechanics, resulting in constantly tense and thrilling runs through some seriously tough death chambers and boss battles. This is a pretty brutal and unforgiving game – one some players are sure to bounce hard off – but stick with it until it clicks, explore, experiment, forge ahead through frustration and you'll be rewarded with one of the most addictive and original roguelikes we've played in quite some time.	Read review
NintendoWorldReport	Jordan Rudek	4.5 / 10	02-01-2021	Because there's no signposting or hints of any kind, you also can't tell if a particular dungeon is harder or easier without going into it, and then you're basically stuck unless you die (meaning that character is at best temporarily unusable) or make it all the way through. Ultimately, Gods Will Fall just isn't very fun, and even if you can stand the sub-standard gameplay, you might see the game crash and one of your characters killed as a result. Unfortunately, it's just much more likely that you will fall than any of the actual gods.	Read review
PC Gamer	Alex Spencer	84 / 100	01-28-2021	An inventive Souls-meets-roguelike that frustrates and delights in equal measure.	Read review
PC Invasion	Blake Grundman	7.5 / 10	01-29-2021	Despite a sliding scale of difficulty and cheap boss tactics, Gods Will Fall has the improbable ability to endear itself to those it hurts most. Both masochists and newcomers alike will find something to love in this short, but challenging, Celtic ass-kicker.	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Louis Edwards	5 / 10	01-29-2021	Developer Clever Beans started with a great idea in Gods Will Fall, it just doesn’t seem like they fully worked it out. The game could have been more than what it is, and right now it just felt like a simplistic dungeon crawler that would feel right at home on a mobile device. It played well, it looked fine, it just could have been much more.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Dan Twohig	6 / 10	01-28-2021	Whilst Gods Will Fall has the potential to provide some genuine excitement with its unique features, its randomised difficulty feels unnecessarily obtuse. There's certainly a challenge you can embrace, but it seems to come down to luck more than skill that sees you progress. If you've copious amounts of patience, Gods Will Fall has some stellar moments, but by flaw of design they are too few and far between.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Paulo Roberto Montanaro	75 / 100	02-03-2021	Gods Will Fall brings a very intense experience when proposing rigid systems of progression and combat. The title values planning, paced movements and learning, even if it does not offer particularly complex mechanics to master. With some aesthetic limitations and a not-so-original narrative, it manages to engage the player for the challenging adventure and the desire to see each deity, finally, defeated.	Read review
Rapid Reviews UK	Ciaran McGinn	4 / 5 stars	02-09-2021	Gods Will Fall proved to be a game I wish I played sooner. While it fails to realise its full potential, it takes you on an unforgettable journey as you guide unsuspecting heroes against perilous odds. With satisfying combat, picturesque landscapes, and epic boss battles, Gods Will Fall is a gem of a dungeon crawler and one you won’t want to miss.	Read review
Screen Rant	Laura Gray	2.5 / 5 stars	01-29-2021	Gods Will Fall isn't a casual fighting game.	Read review
SpazioGames	Domenico Musicò	6.8 / 10	01-29-2021	Gods Will Fall has terrific gameplay ideas, but the graphics and some technical hiccups hold back its quality.	Read review
TechRaptor	Cody Peterson	5.5 / 10	01-28-2021	Gods Will Fall is a good-looking and atmospheric roguelike, but its weak controls and repetitive nature make it hard to replay.	Read review
The Games Machine	Claudio Magistrelli	7.5 / 10	01-29-2021	When a new idea arises in a genre where recycling is the new normal, it's always good news: and this is the case with Gods Will Fall, who reminds us that challenging the gods is quite the gamble. Unfortunately, even if the idea is clever enough to be appreciable even when it causes anger, it does not appear to be supported by an equally valid gameplay. The boss fights with the giant gods are quite entertaining to play, but the tons of repetitive battles against uninteresting enemies that you have to face to get there feel way less intriguing.	Read review
TheXboxHub	Cade Davie	4.5 / 5 stars	01-29-2021	Gods Will Fall on Xbox is one of the best games that you can play. With its beautiful combination of random generation and concrete level design, it sets the bar high for any roguelikes that come after.	Read review
Twinfinite	Andrew McMahon	3 / 5 stars	01-28-2021	Despite its faults, I did enjoy the brief amount of time I spent with the game, and I feel like it has a lot of potential thanks to a distinct premise. Unfortunately, there isn’t enough in Gods Will Falls world or gameplay that warrants me giving it a glaring recommendation, at least in its current state.	Read review
Use a Potion	Unknown	5.7 / 10	02-01-2021	Gods Will Fall certainly has its enjoyable moments and the boss battles themselves were fun, but some frustrating design choices saw me tire of the game quite quickly. Sure, it has some clever ideas on show and it tries to do something unique with its setup, but the unpredictable nature of the game and punishment for failure saw me getting more and more annoyed with each playthrough.	Read review
Wccftech	Chris Wray	8 / 10	01-29-2021	Gods Will Fall is a well-focused action-oriented dungeon-crawling soulslike with procedural generation. Only the procedural generation is on the difficulty, allowing for developers Clever Beans to have handcrafted each dungeon in a stunning hand-brushed art style and have each playthrough feel that bit different, as the increased difficulty of a particular dungeon brings new creatures, paths, and opportunities. While not perfect, some things like the rather barren overworld as well as some bugs standing out, the character development, emergent storytelling and tight combat does more than enough to let this stand out.	Read review
We Got This Covered	Eric Hall	2 / 5 stars	02-25-2021	There are some clever ideas to be found within the world of Gods Will Fall, but they can't make up for the fact that it often feels like a tedious slog.	Read review
WellPlayed	Harrison Tabulo	5 / 10	01-29-2021	Gods Will Fall is very much a game that's almost there with a lot to like, but unfortunately it fades too quickly	Read review

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The gods’ torturous rule over humanity has lasted for millennia. Bent on cruelty and suffering, they demand to be served with blind worship through an oath of fealty pledged from every man, woman and child. To those who don’t submit to the gods’ will; a slow and merciless death awaits.

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