Boss Monster

Despite all negative reviews, the game works perfectly fine for me. No crashes, correct effects on the cards, all expansions working, so overall enjoyable! I am a big fan of the board game and this version comes for a ridiculous price in comparison. Top notch even in its early access version!

Disliked: - Game gets stuck during tutorial and randomly during gameplay - Crashes - Wouldnt let me play Spell Cancel on Jeopardy - Doesn't usually show what spells opponents use on you so you don't know what is going on - Issues with selecting/dragging cards in boss area - Less than 50% of games are playable to completion without encountering bugs Liked: - General idea of game - Lets you play against AI Thoughts on publishers: - Was meant to be finished in 1 month, is now many many months later - Publishers have released paid expansions despite excessive glitches in the basic game Conclusion: This is a buggy game that the publishers appear to have given up on but released anyway in order to make a few bucks. I predict this game will never pass QA. Save your money.

As we all know part of the fun of a computer game is learning a new intricate system Boss Monster is sophisticated enough to keep the intellectual gears turning while at the same time not being overbearing in its original complexity. My worry was that it wasn't finished hence still being in Early Access after all this time however the game feels complete and I wonder if it is still considered EA while the expansions are in development; which brings me to one feature that might discourage some - the small price for the base game is compensated by what looks to be a growing library of DLC being released.

The good. +4 Players multiplayer sessions +Co-op +Beautiful pixel art design +Very good alternative to the real game +Newbie friendly The bad -Confusing UI -Repetitive music -Bugs that may ruin your game -Zero interaction with players ingame -Only one meta game mode avalible. Overall a fun little game based on a card game that i own and it does itself justice. However as this ''Early access'' then i have no further things to say other than it needs to improve.

It seems most of the negative reviews have to due with performance issues while it was in early access. So far I haven't encountered any bugs, it seems to run pretty smoothly. Having never played the tabletop version, I had to play through a few times to figure out the rules since the tutorial doesn't seem to be complete. Though I did discover the link to the manual -----> was very helpful. Having said that, I'm impressed with the game itself. Don't be fooled by it's somewhat silmple appearance, there is a lot of strategic depth and replayability.

In it's current stage of development (Early May 2015), it is very much like it's mobile version of the game. While this means that returning users to the new platform do not need to learn a new interface, it does have some UI concepts that are a hassle for players on desktop as it could very much be improved for a larger screen size and processing power. I've been finding some numbers hard to read (is it a 6 or an 8?). Hopefully these little things could be improved in the future. This however does not affect proper gameplay, which plays exaclty like the physical version of the game which I have very much enjoyed playing with family and friends. The digital release is great for games where a physical meet is a hassle (or you're a shut in, living in your mother's basement :l) Either way, it's a great quick game, with two player games taking sometimes ten minutes. And with cross-platform to it's mobile versions (seperate purchase, like frozen synapse) as one of the stretch goals. I do ...

Looking from reviews, apparently it used to be very buggy. I haven't encountered any noticeable bugs since I played it, so that's that. I've always wanted to try the actual card/board game, but never got any chance. Now I've tried the electronic version, it's pretty okay. You set up line of rooms with attack power, treasures, and special effects. At each turns adventurers will come, and different adventurers will be attracted to different treasures, and they'll activate the room's effects one by one. The only significant downside from this electronic version right now is the very obstinate UI and lack of proper tutorial/rulebook/tooltips/whatever that actually teach you the mechanics of the game. There's tutorial, but it's very limited. I learned the game from trial and error myself, but that's totally not how you're supposed to sell a game, don't you think? Still fun game, and pretty cheap, so you could buy this in a discount to check if you'd like to buy the actual game for your g...

This game will be really great...when it's less buggy. The game play is great. I have the paper version of this game and love it. And we have the Kindle Fire version of this game, which I play with my kids. The problem is multiplayer. Of maybe ten games we tried to play, we finished two without "an unexpected error has occurred" messages ending the game early. At this point I'd recommend you wait until this comes out for real. Early Access means what it says, this time around.

I really enjoy playing the card game, so I was excited to play this game on the PC. I love being able to play with friends online, and it keeps track of all the health, rules, etc. Also, I like to us this game as a reference when not sure how a card works in the tabletop version.

I see a lot of complaining that the game is slow, mostly from people who have never played the card game before. The reason that there's a pause while the heroes are moving through each room of your dungeon is because it gives the other players about 3 seconds to decide if they're going to interfere with your dungeon and play cards against you. Spell cards and certain rooms can only be played if certain conditions are met, so sometimes you need 3 seconds to realize your room can activate. So it's not a flaw of the port, it's an inherent rule in the gameplay. That said, this port is not perfect. I have not experienced UI issues like others have mentioned, but I might also be less annoyed since I've played the card game and know my way around after a few runs with the AI. Bottom line is - if you enjoy the physical card game then you will like it. If you're looking for a fast paced card game, this isn't it. You need to think through your choices, try to tailor your dungeon to attract ce...