It may sound like I'm negative about Demon's Rise: War for the Deep, but it's great for people who want a combat-focused tactical RPG with different character classes. For anyone else, the minimal plot, simplistic gameplay, and low-quality visuals will probably turn them off before they can get deep enough to see where the strategy element shines. It's...
Demon's Rise: War for the Deep2015
Demon's Rise: War for the Deep
2015 Silesia Games64Worthwhile
Playtime
ShortTypically 8 hours
Playable on
Available on
- $6.99
- $6.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- August 20, 2015
- Developer
- Wave Light Games Inc.
- Publisher
- Silesia Games
Overview
A turn-based, tactical RPG with 30 character classes and 50+ hours of gameplay.
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Reception
Press54
Players76
MediocreGood- OpenCritic54from 5 reviews
When I started playing Demon's Rise – War for the Deep, I really wanted to like the game. Unfortunately, there are too many little bad things stacked up to really get into this one.
Overall Demon’s Rise - War For The Deep was an interesting game with very unique concepts, however there are a lot of bugs in the Switch port that really make the game tougher to play, which makes me curious about the Steam version.
Demon's Rise: War for the Deep tries to be a good strategy game. It offers a little depth, a little fun, and a little bit of a fantasy for those who want it. It, unfortunately, falls short of offering a memorable fantasy experience with its derivative premise, janky controls, and limited re-playability.
There's plenty of merit to Demon's Rise as the developers have delivered a game that is nicely balanced and blends a rich tapestry of gameplay elements together in a surprisingly nuanced manner. Purely on the basis of how this game is presented you just would not expect that going in. The total lack of effort in the writing kills it, though. How am...