Spellbound Survivors Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published October 27, 2023 · Updated October 27, 2023

For our Spellbound Survivors Review, we play a single-player action-roguelike game! Embark on an epic adventure, conquer maps, acquire mighty powers, and gear up for an ultimate showdown with the formidable Overlord Wizard. Your destiny unfolds in this captivating journey!

Spellbound Survivors Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
189.08MB download size.
Steam achievements.
Has its own in-game achievements.
Graphics settings – fullscreen.
Two playable characters – Rounin, and Raven (has to be unlocked). Each has unique stats.
Controls are just WASD.
Is inspired by the Vampire Survivors genre.
Your character auto attacks and you just move around.collect gems from defeated enemies to earn exp.
Level up to get a choice of three upgrades.
You can keep leveling up and improving an upgrade and increasing its level.
End of run breakdown.
Very addictive.
This game gets into the action and frantic nature quicker than some games I have played recently.
You can see your health bar at all times.
Boss encounters happen and they spawn alongside the enemies already on screen and continue to pour in.
Very impressive onscreen enemy count.
Damage numbers pop up. (optional)
Power Up is a book in which you can permanently upgrade your stats using Gold. We are talking about health, speed, recovery, radius, attack damage, and more.
You can refund and reallocate gold in your power-up book.
Two levels and you pick which one to play – Uprising Terror, and Rainfall Heaven.
The timer shows on the screen at all times.
Altars can be smashed for a random drop like health or coins.
Different color gems give different amounts of exp.
Enemies get progressively harder as you progress.
Runs at an impressive speed and didn’t see any slowdown or hitching.
The locations look fantastic with the rain map being a particular highlight.

Spellbound Survivors Review Cons:

Only has two areas to play in.
The only replay value is trying to survive as long as possible because the upgrades take so long that it’s not a feasible incentive.
Only two characters and it’s just a case of one being melee and one being ranged.
Does have a clear difficulty ramp where it lets you arm up in like five minutes then you just get destroyed unless you get weapon lucky.
Cannot see the boss’s health and they are huge bullet sponges.
You cannot rebind controls to say use the mouse or anything.
The mouse cursor stays on the screen.
No leaderboards or records of your runs.
Very grindy for the upgrades.
No stats screen.

Spellbound Survivors:

Official website.

Developer: ToastedSquadStudios

Publisher: ToastedSquadStudios

Store Links –

Steam

Summary

Spellbound Survivors is a game with decent graphics and a download size of 189.08MB. It offers Steam achievements and has its own in-game achievements as well. The game features two playable characters, Rounin and Raven, each with unique stats. The controls are simple, using just the WASD keys.

Inspired by the Vampire Survivors genre, your character auto-attacks while you move around, collecting gems from defeated enemies to earn experience points. Leveling up gives you a choice of three upgrades, which you can keep improving by increasing their level.

The game is very addictive and gets into the action quickly. Boss encounters happen alongside regular enemies, leading to impressive on-screen enemy counts. A power-up book allows you to permanently upgrade your stats using gold, and you can refund and reallocate gold as needed.

However, the game does have some downsides. It only has two areas to play in and only two characters. The replay value is limited to trying to survive as long as possible because the upgrades take a long time to earn. Bosses are huge bullet sponges and you can’t see their health. You also can’t rebind controls or remove the mouse cursor from the screen. There are no leaderboards or records of your runs, and the game can be very grindy for upgrades.

Despite these issues, Spellbound Survivors offers a fast-paced and challenging experience for fans of the genre. The locations look fantastic, especially the rain map, and the game runs at an impressive speed without any slowdown or hitching. Overall I found this to be a strong game of the genre and I have played a lot of them recently. This one goes for a faster on-ramp approach and while it still needs finessing it is still some of the best fun. I am definitely keeping my eye on the updates for this one.