Ebony Spire: Heresy

Edit: I forgot to say why I gave the game a thumbs down, and people got mad in the comments, so here goes: In an age of game engines like Unity, you have to assume that graphics this bad are an artistic choice, and it's not one I approve of. The game itself seems in all instances to be a shareware clone of Eye of the Beholder with some procedural dungeon generation tacked one. So, a poor execution of old ideas; cannot recommend. Actually, my original review "I bought this because the creator seemed really sad in an article on Gamasutra." seems kinder in retrospect.

All for one and one for all! I read your story mate, don't give up and follow your dreams!

Ebony Spire: Heresy is a throwback to the old days of computer games, for me it brings back memories to my Amiga 500 days, used to play Eye of the Beholder for hours on end and never grow bored. This game has a lot of that feeling, each level has it's own progression in form of new environments and monsters and of course items! The character does not progress in levels, but by getting more powerfull items as he climbs the tower. This makes the game perfect for a quick playthrough, I actually like the fact that the game only have 10 levels, you can feel the end goal from the start, the levels are quite big, but it's not hard to find the stairs to the next level, so you can either continue to expore the current level in hope to get a kick-ass spell book or take your chances with the creatures lurking above. I managed to get to level 7 on my first playthrough, and it was a blast to see the diversity in enemies throughout the levels. So if you're like me and enjoy a stroll down memory ...

I haven't played dungeon crawlers in a while, but Ebony Spire, oh man... It's so addictive and fun. I've been playing it for 2 hours straight and I can't stop! The fact that the enemies can pick up and throw items introduces a new level of butt puckering. Also, perma-death. Great game!

I've bought the game to support its creator after I've read his post-mortem on Gamasutra. The game looked nice: a love letter to the old MS-DOS dungeon crawlers, with mazes to explore, monsters to kill and loot to gather. It turned out to be even a greater throwback to old times then I expected: the game made me remember how awful the interfaces were back then, and how user-unfriendly a game can be. The game doesn't utilize mouse -- instead there's a key for everything: O to open the door, P to pick up an item, I to go into your inventory, T to throw a weapon. Instructions page are barebones too, so the game provides a double journey of discovery: one as you explore the dungeons, the other as you explore the interface, trying to understand how the hell it's supposed to work. I gave up and dropped the game when I accidentaly pressed Esc in the wrong time and found out that the same button is used to exit the inventory and to drop the game and exit to the main menu. This almost made me s...

A fun little dungeon crawler! Thumbs up for the flawless linux support. Also thumbs up for the permadeath mode! :)

Dead. Killed by a "Deformed Slimification" searching for the door key while being chased by bald old men trying to ask me "`bout my day..". Used my last "Fire bomb" and no more Health potions left.. Oh.. and yes, Perma Death.. clasic :))

Not my type of game, never played dungeon crawlers, but this one is addictive. Couldn't put it down for a while after just wanted to play a quick round! Enemies can use the same items as the player, can throw items into the player. If you still think it's easy, the game has permadeath! Pure awesomeness!

This one's an good old dungeon crawler that stays true to its core. I like the visuals, and the game kinda sucks you in right away. Also, the dev is active and helpful on the forums.

Cute little dungeon crawler in the old school style. Once I figured out how to open doors, I had quite a bit of fun.