Crypt of the NecroDancer

This game is polished, unique, and almost bug free. There is a huge bug with the pause button — if you pause and come back sometimes the game will freeze, causing you to lose your progress, which is frustrating. Sometimes the game will lag for no reason— as if the character is underwater. Otherwise, the game is brutally difficult. It’s difficulty makes progress deliciously rewarding and there’s a somewhat consistent sense of progress, to keep you coming back. (That progress stops after a while though.) Regardless, the rush you feel after every run, success or fail, surpasses the frustration of the ridiculous learning curve. I do not recommend the game for anyone without a keen sense of rhythm; the rhythm is obviously a core part of the gameplay, and having not yet mastered keeping rhythm will make an already hardcore game a lot harder. You have been warned. However, if you have or are playing an instrument, like I am, then it’s a phenomenal game.

i love this game on mobile. beat it with my 6s in a day and got up to level 3 as melody. it’s fair to say i’m pretty decent at the game, the problem however is i recently got an iphone x. My backup for corrupted for my iphone 6s and had to download the game again (i didn’t select icloud save so i had to start all over- which i mean, that’s alright i wanted to do another play through anyway). however the game isn’t optimized for the iphone X. due to the added screen space on the X, the d pad controls are super small making it easy to “crush” the movement (like i literally dislike playing the first tutorial stage) and i can only imagine dying to tons of blood spells later in the game where combinations are needed. in conclusion/summary: please optimize this amazing port for the screen dimensions of the iphone x

UPDATE: TOO SMALL AND IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ON THE IPHONE X. 5-STAR GAME THAT IS UNPLAYABLE IN ITS CURRENT STATE. Just a couple of ours into the Steam version on my computer and this title releases. I had been wondering whether the simple yet elaborate mechanics would be a good fit for mobile, and the developers have answered with a pulse-pounding affirmative. The rhythmic approach to traditional dungeon-crawling distinguishes this title from nearly all others. Thank you, Brace Yourself Games! I look forward to many hours of fun on the go. By the way, the addition of three separate control schemes and the option to play locally stored tunes speaks to the highest levels of developer prowess. These are the companies we should support. **EDIT: Actually I am and I do, "Glair ion." It just looks like I am enjoying it a whole lot more than you at this point. By the way, the devs wouldn't know me (or this review) from a hole in the wall. It's my honest opinion of the title.

Much fun as this game is, especially the PC version, the mobile version’s touchscreen controls are absolutely terrible for later levels and speed run gameplay. Any two-button combinations have a high a high chance of failing when you need them, whether because your fingers barely miss the arrows, or when one finger hits an arrow milliseconds too early. If you have a controller then great, but good luck otherwise. If a future fix can adjust the controls a bit can come back and re rate though. Still a great core game.

I’m not going to sugarcoat it: Crypt of the Necrodancer is hard. It is a game that requires tons of practice to learn every enemy attack, what every weapon/item does and how to use them to your advantage. Once you put in the time and learn it, you will find one of the most satisfying and fun games to play ever, though. There is no other game like Cotnd it offers a unique experience. Not to mention, the soundtrack is amazing. Its worth the purchase for that alone.