You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival Action RPG for up to 16 players.
Enshrouded feels great on a controller and couch, mixing total building freedom with handcrafted action RPG progression. Between the 1.0 endgame additions, flexible difficulty sliders, and clever DualSense support, it easily overcomes its clunky menus and lack of cross-play.
With the launch of version 1.0, Enshrouded establishes itself as a premier title within the open-world survival and action-RPG genre. Keen Games has shown admirable respect for its community by utilizing the early access period as a testing ground for continuous improvement. New map content, the introduction of the Sparkworks system, and a compelling...
Enshrouded has been a fantastic experience despite crossplay not being active yet. My time with it has been strictly solo, but unlike Valheim or Dragonwilds, I've rather enjoyed the single-player nature of what I currently have going. Enshrouded takes a genre and builds it around an already solid RPG adventure, one with just enough intrigue to make...
While some elements of Enshrouded are genuinely impressive – like its hand-crafted world – the way progression is structured, favoring rushing to the hardest biome you can get to and grinding its respawning chests rather than gradually climbing in power as you reach a new biome, ends up doing the game more harm than good.
Enshrouded may not redefine the survival genre, but its blend of role-playing, rich world-building, and open exploration makes it a standout entry, and what it lacks in deep combat or narrative structure, it easily makes up for with total freedom in exploration and base construction.
