Mystical Map

A fresh and cool concept for a rogue-lite with a bunch of neat items and weapons to find and use. I don’t often play these types of games but it looked interesting and hey, it’s cheap lol. Definitely a fun little game to pick up and play for a bit to challenge yourself!

If you're looking for a bite-sized game for a reasonable price then I recommend giving this a try. I'm generally not big on roguelikes, but I do love metroidvanias so the map system scratches that itch nicely on planning out how many items I'd like to get on each run or if I just want to speed through it. For a first attempt solo dev project made in his spare time I think this game turned out pretty solid.

There are some parts of a good game here, but it falls a bit flat, I can't recommend it universally, but it's a fair gamble for the price if you are interested at all. The game is pretty difficult, with combat being largely hit and run, tedious and slow, with enemies tanking a lot of damage from you, but huge chunks of health from you. Enemy placement is punishing, unfairly so when you drop down and get instantly hit with nowhere to go. If you think you should learn from this and slide to a side when dropping, sometimes the enemies are on the side, so no real way of telling. Building a map is a neat idea, but it just appears to shuffle the same "rooms", you are mainly picking the order or drawing a map to avoid things. There doesn't appear to be any incentive to fighting beyond escaping locked rooms, you can run away and avoid most fights. The platforming rooms are a bit awkward, and simply repeat. The game has no stopping points so far, explains very little and has no way to exit th...

Very fun game that I'm absolutely terrible at.

Never been the best at games like this, but I liked the concept of choosing my own direction! Have been enjoying the gameplay quite a bit even if I die a lot. The game keeps making want to try again and see if I can do better! Combat can be a bit grindy at first, but once you get things down and do some trial and error, it's a lot of fun!

A really inventive take on the roguelike formula, getting to plot out your own map path swaps the uncertainty of the usual randomly-generated map bullshit for a cooler feeling of ownership. I made the dungeon that is now whooping my ass, that rocks

Very fun game. The combat felt a little clunky at first but once I figured it out i found it very addicting and satisfying to master. Plenty of subweapons and items also make each run feel fun and unique. I found myself tempted into "just one more run" whenever I died which is a sign of an excellent roquelike if you ask me and for the price I'd say it was well worth it.

Very fun game. I don't play too many games on Steam because I'm a filthy casual who likes his consoles but games like Mystical Map may change that.

---{ Graphics }--- ☑ Very good The enemy design, map aesthetic, and animations, in particular, are really nice! If you're a "pixel" art fan, this is for you! ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good Super solid 2-D platforming that is reminiscent of games like Blasphemous, Risk of Rain (the first one), and platformers like Celeste. The challenge of the enemies and bosses is definitely on the tougher side, but still rewarding and not frustrating. Beyond that, the charting mechanic for building out your route adds a bit of strategy to approaching a given map. ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Very good Excellent audio design ranging from the actual music of maps, menus, and the like. Additionally, the sound effects for actions are top-notch and add a bit of weight to your actions throughout the game. Beyond that, the audio for enemies helps provide a feel for what they are getting up to. ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Anyone As mentioned before, if you like more challenging 2-D action platforming games, you'll f...

A great little title, with solid variety and challenge! Runs are short, but the variety of sub-weapons and relics keeps things fresh every time through! Well worth the $4 price tag!