Eldegarde is a mini-MMO Action RPG with PvE, PvPvE and Arena modes. Explore vast outdoor zones, craft powerful gear, and fight to survive in a living fantasy world.
Mixed
100 Steam reviews
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Great idea and a beautiful initial implementation. I really enjoyed playing the game—sad to see it go.
With how things are right now, cost efficiency is more important than ever, and California just isn’t the place to keep game dev costs down. I hope they reconsider.
Wishing the studio all the best—I’m definitely looking forward to seeing what they do next.
what a bunch of scammers. I bought the game in Jan and just started playing now I am stuck with no refund.
I have 2.1 hours in the game. I played it maybe 30-45 minutes and closed it, but Steam showed it as running while I had stepped away until I hit "Stop" and it ran up time.
It is also now passed the return window for time.
This game is now expected to be shut down with a laughable return window of 2 weeks of purchase. No extensions.
I have very little free time and find out a game I spent money on is now essentially unplayable.
Will NEVER trust this studio in the future.
Was fun while it lasted. Honestly though after the investment I made and the VERY SUDDEN closure, I'll not be supporting another Notorious Studios venture. Closing the game after only a year because it didn't hit numbers you wanted is a piss poor attitude to have. It had a very loyal fanbase and it was still growing via referrals of fans. This is the same crap Gun pulled with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre game and I'll not be supporting them again either.
Great game, the combat feels competitive you can fight bosses and player interactions are rarely the same.
The classes have identity and the mobs and zones are unique to their themes. Was a great well put together piece of art.
Feels unappreciated probably from the vaster lower class of skill level and how daunting it can be in a pool of sharks. When they are trying to just pick flowers or whatever.
They split the game pools to pve & pvp too help, but this might have crushed the player pools.
I know my strategy was to go in and kill as many players as i could find until my bags filled. This was most efficient, almost a food delivery service.
"ALL WARRIORS MUST DIE!!" even if bags were filled it turned into sport.
:(
Barely touched this game within less than a month of purchasing and they shut it down. Can't get a refund through Steam, either. I wish Steam did a better job of protecting their consumers from f***ery like this. BIG THUMBS DOWN.
You release the game and then shut it down 2 months later. This really needs to stop.
Releasing a content roadmap and shutting down the game weeks later feels like quite the bait and switch they took the money and ran for the hills puts a bad taste in my mouth and is bad for steam and all indie devs I for one will no longer be purchasing from indie start ups if I cannot be ensured value for my purchase I feel like I got bait and switched "former blizzard devs" sounds about right but when I bought from blizzard I could at least still play my games people who do this hurt trust in steam and all indie devs ones who dont deserve the skeptisim this causes
非常不友好得一个玩家群体，仗着自己玩的早疯狂截杀新人，打劫新人，不仅呛你的波斯，还要你身上的装备，然后再卖给你，对，是卖给你，我只能说，不友好，及其不友好
The studio just shut it down. Why not patch the game so we can play it "offline" or p2p with friends at least? Never going to buy anything from this publisher again.
Was an enjoyable game but sadly short lived. Will be hesitant to consider purchasing future games from Notorious Studios. Review will be updated if refunds are made available.
100% scam game. Game was in beta longer than actual release, which would indicate the rebrand was just to squeeze that last bit of money they could from people, knowing they were going to close the game down soon.
Я честно не понимаю почему игре не сделать single player? Неужели это так сложно?
Ну хотя не мне судить. Главное же денег залутать правда?
I honestly don't understand why there's no single-player mode in the game. Is it that difficult?
Well, I'm not the one to judge. The main thing is to get the money, right?
Ridiculous, pulling out the plug just right after release. I've recently bought the game and was enjoying it. Only to find out i threw away my money.
On the community page they are promising a full refund, telling you Steam acknowledged, even if you played for longer than 2 hours.
Jokes on you, they ain't giving you a penny back of your purchase.
Scam. Devs are scammers. Never touch anything they work on, follow their career to the next game and Bomb it with neg.
I bought this game and was thoroughly enjoying it for the 3 hours that I played. However, the devs decided to close all servers and sunset the game literally less than 3 months after after its major release. These guys at Notorious Studios are somewhat negligent in my opinion. I did a little research and found out that this was originally called Legacy Steel and Sorcery. It didn't do well at first and after working on the game some they decided to rebrand and release it as something new. However, they did next to no marketing for the re-release and re-branding of the game but expected it to magically gain traction after doing absolutely nothing but changing the name... Then, they proceeded to blame the fans and gamers in general, because "they were very satisfied with the quality of the product" among other things, while avoiding accountability and basically saying its game enthusiasts fault for not playing it, when most people didn't even have any idea that it existed. I'm a business owner and executive for a successful company and if I know anything, its leading a company. Fire your current CEO, he has no clue what he is doing and if you all plan on releasing anything else at all whatsoever, his own incompetence will limit the companies ability to prosper. Your company is only as good as your leadership. I suspect they will simply try to change their companies name before their next release rather than do the intelligent thing though...
Bought it early access, Played it some. It was kind of fun but ultimately unbalanced and unpolished. I looked forward to it improving for the final release. Came back to check on it. The name of the game has changed and the servers are closed for good...
:(
Refunding but I will give a thumbs up because it could be great. Currently, from playing briefly, the movement and such is good but the AI is really bad. I was hoping for a fantasy Arc Raiders but AI is simply not a challenge.
Sucks this game is going away, hopefully the devs bring it back some sort of way. Had alot of fun with it, and had a cool active community even if the player base was small, but cant recommend since the game is shutting down sadly
What a disgrace ,
Hello everyone,
We wanted to provide an update regarding refunds.
We have been in direct communication with Steam and worked with their team to expand the refund eligibility window for recent purchases. Under Steam’s standard policy, refunds are typically available within 14 days of purchase and with less than 2 hours of playtime.
For players who purchased the game within the past 2 weeks, Steam has agreed to allow refunds regardless of playtime.
If you purchased the game during this timeframe and would like to request a refund, please submit a refund request through Steam’s normal refund process. When submitting your request, please include a note stating that you played more than 2 hours but purchased the game within the last 2 weeks, and that the developers have confirmed refunds are allowed for these purchases.
We sincerely appreciate everyone who has supported the game and spent time playing it. Thank you for being part of our community.
But you get an automated message saying they aint granting a refund as there is nothing wrong with the game.
Very sad to see this game being shuttered. I really enjoyed it. Thought the graphics and gameplay were top notch, and was well on my way to getting my other friends to buy it so we could play together. Not sure why such a polished game with really great gameplay and premise was not successful. Sorry to see. I would really love to see a client side server version, or single player version of this game in the future.
Spent 2 hours in character / class and item selection, never played the game. a '.1' appeared on my game time which means it's likely i'm never getting a refund. Unfortunate investing in this and Ashes of Creation early on, it is what it is. Annoyed but not mad, that's the risk of steam early access and kickstarter, however. Always remember. Never invest what you can't afford to lose and these scenarios will just be annoying at best.
SCAM! Purchased the game, played for two days and got the news that it is shutting down. And Steam refuses to refund, so it's the most expensive subscription in the industry so far I guess. The game itself was fun, actually, and with few things fixed might have a decent future... But they decided to scam people instead.
Shutting down the game and servers after less than a month of playing it they better refund my stuff and the 4 copies i got for friends. Complete and utter BS.
i dont leave reviews but this special case. SCREW these devs. running off into the wind like nothing happened. i hope you people get sued for scamming me and many other people who gave your game a chance.
Just bought this game within a month its being shut down? I had a great time and Spent money for the special edition and cosmetics for two weeks before finding out there shutting it down? Cant even get a refund? Don't think I will be supporting this in the future. Cash grab.
Cash grab took our money and shutting down.. game was fun as hell but took our money and shutting down the servers
Ya they are Notorious Studios alright. Notoriously full of crap. Buyers beware dont trust these Devs in the future. I get it at some point if something isnt working out u gotta cut bait but the way they have handled this "Sunsetting" of this game(lets be real we will never see this game again) is appalling. Released 1/21/26 Dead by 3/31/26 SMH. So lets get this straight.... Only giving refunds to people who bought within the last 2 weeks and have under 2 hours in the game. You cant even tell if a game is good or not in under 2 hours. So your rewarding the people who bought it but said "Nah I'm good." and never played again, but screw the people who actually played for 100 hrs and believed in the game because "They got their moneys worth" Notorious Studios should be ashamed of themselves. Take note boys. Remember the name and never give them a dollar in the future!
today it's exactly one month since i bought the game, and now it's gettings permanently shut down the 31st this month.... absolute scam and a quick cash grab,
they have talked with steam and steam is able to give a refund if you have bought within the last 14 days.. well i bought it 28 days ago, so im just out of luck.... literally got scamed of 25€
notorious studios, just turn over the key and pack down, we are not gonna forget this!
25 eur for backing up a game, waiting for it to grow and get good and only 3 hours playtime - to find out the game servers has shut down.
No refund available, i dont care how much the developers tried, this is a fakking joke.
Piece of ♥♥♥♥.
This studio is a cash grab. how do you twice release a game and twice shut it down to get peoples money and then run.
i bought the game 06/02/26 and one month later they announced that the game is closing. Was early access and stayed that way
The devs should be refunding everyone who bought this after they decided to give up on it and pull it from sale.
A paid game only lasting 2-3months from 1.0 release is a scam, they took everyone's money and running with it.
They could of at the very leasted used some of that money players spent and made the game work offline with a little extra PVE content as a thank you to the supporting players but no... they just took the money and gave us all a proverbial FU.
Do the right thinf and Refund the players Notorious Studios and try save some of your reputation.
Unfortunately the developers have made the decision to shut down the game. I would have recommended the game to select friends who enjoy sword and magic action games with an extraction mechanic. Hopefully the Devs fully understand that the trust of its supporters is utterly obliterated.
Obviously don't buy , the game is now shutdown, but a question for the developpers
Why pull the plug completely , how much are the server costs if they are 400 players on ?
I get if you don't want to maintain it and pay salaries , but i don't get why you can't leave servers as passive income even if it costs more than it makes, how much is it a month to host these kind number of players, players who paid for it btw.
Well the game had potential and now anything good to say about the game is pointless because the studio is killing the game. I am so glad that i bought this game on 1.0 release just to have it get killed 2 months later. What hurts more, I bought the extra DLC with anticipation of this game doing very well. What a joke. Trying to get a refund is just about impossible as well despite the studio saying they will allow refunds for those that have exceeded the 2 hour limit. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME BECAUSE IT IS DEAD BY THE END OF MARCH.
In the meantime its obsolet, but hey, if you see a product in theire names in the future, please avoid it!! why? obvious. for me its very sad, i loved the game for what it should be. but to spend money for guys how just say out of nowhere: we stop it here. ...thats not sad, this is robbery, sorry. other people may see it defferent, but for me...naa! so be aware and its okay to be angry.
Fantastic game and very well done. I hope someone else will pick up the title and keep it going.
Game developments took to long (patches, new characters, etc).
It's the main reason why alot of players decided to stop and now they are taking down the game after only 2 years.
Instead of putting money into developments and advertisement.
The game has so much potential but after reading the announcement I don't even feel like putting in any more time anymore.
Played it over 250 hours and I have enjoyed a lot of that time.
First time I stopped was because I lost all my nice gear because of some stupid bugg.
First year it took a lot of proper work to get nice gear, these days you can pick up blue gear way to easy.
Game is super cool but I feel like they don't put in the proper work to keep it alive.
Super lame if you ask me.
Bought this game about a week ago, absolutely stunning game, havent been that excited about the game in forever, only to find out a day ago that they are shutting it down. Cant even get a refund, i just hope they bring this game back, it has such a great potential
Bought the game late Feb, it wasn't bad and could have kept growing more as they added pve etc. Less than a month later get the notice they are already sun-setting it, great example of why to never get invested in anything anymore.
If I wanted more attachment to stories and ideas that will never get finished I'd just re-sub to Netflix. At least Steam refunded me the purchase balance, even if not to my card.
Putos estafadores. Compre hace menos de un año el pack god support porque confiaba en este juego. Lo lanzan y al poco lo chapan para quedarse con el dinero. Sois unos estafadores. Voy a reclamar a Steam la devolucion de los 60 euros que ♥♥♥♥ en esta estafa.
Desde luego, no vuelvo a apoyar nunca mas un juego en Early Access. Lección aprendida.
Bought the game 3 weeks ago and it's dead already. Refunds go back only two weeks. Epic rug pull by the devs... worst part is the game was actually quite cool. Unfortunately now I'll never buy another game from the publisher again.
Another scam game from a group that can't produce a balanced experience. Came back and found they are shutting down the server after going live for less than two months. Shame on you
Early access name: Legacy: Steel and Sorcery (February 2025)
Dead Game Name: Eldegarde (December 2025)
Games Dies: March 2026
Early access means if business does not go well, they can change name and still sell before the game dies.
I do not suggest buying early access games. What a FRAUD!
Bought this game two weeks ago and played daily when i could just for them to announce that they are shutting down and steam wont refund. Do not buy from this developer. Biggest scam ever. Steam is terrible for allowing this.
Do not buy the game.
The ability should to buy this game should be removed as servers are going offline.
What a joke - Devs ripped us all off
They release the game and they wait over a month to say to say they are shutting it down...!!!
Then they act like they are being cool because they are refunding up to 14days. In the meantime
we buy the game like it and then upgrade to deluxe and buy extra storage to find out - Ya we are done!
14 days does cover hardly anyone! Dont buy another game from them hope they go broke!
Sad to see the game go, loved the game, had tons of nice interactions and a few frustrating PvP fights at times.
Bit sad i paid for the most expensive edition 1 week after full release for it to shut down a couple of weeks later but that is what it is.
Hopefully one day we will see the game come back.
buy game, upgrade ram from 8gb to 32gb for this game, game shutdown, okay fine, i will remember this developer.
играй хорошая разрабы без идейные !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! потратил деньги только разобрался в игре и тут такие радостные новости
Good job...
The game is closing, and I haven't really played it. I was waiting for the project to develop. Thanks. 🤬
Is it time to go on strike and demand refund to everyone from Steam?
After 6 hours of play time they are shutting the game down. The developers stated anyone who bought it within the last 2 weeks (me) can get a full refund. Steam continues to deny my refund. This is a negative review for steam, and the devs for giving up.
the game itself was fun as ♥♥♥♥.
I'm sorry, the fact that these guys knew in advance that their game was going to die, yet still announced its release is such a slap in the face. Talk about a group of people without integrity. Trash is the only word to describe this developer.
Empresa de ESTAFADORES.
Anuncian la versión 1.0 el 21 de enero de 2026 y anuncian el cierre de servidores en marzo, ni 10 semanas funcionando y salen corriendo con el dinero... LADRONES !!!!
Le jeu est sorti en 1.0 le 21 janvier et les devs ferment les serveurs le 31 mars.
Tristement il suit une tendance actuelle dans les jeux vidéo :
- Sortir un jeu a moitié fini
- Espérer qu'il y ait une hype
- Ramasser un maximum de thune
- Voir s'il y a possibilité d'arnaquer un peu plus de thune via une boutique plus complète que le jeu
- Laisser tomber quand il n'y plus d'argent à se faire
Les consommateurs sont vraiment pris pour des pigeons et oui j'en suis un. Ne soyez pas un pigeon, n'achetez pas ce jeu et notez le nom des devs pour éviter d'en devenir un
Bought the game loved it and then a week later they announce its shutting down at the end of the month.....
Release version 1.0 on January 1, 2026. Announced game and server shutdown on March 4, 2026. Paying for a game that only lasts for 2 month? Why do we keep allowing this Steam?
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
Estafa sacan la 1.0 y chapan, espero que so saquen un juego mas estos
Estafa. 2 meses funcionando y lo cierran, dejando a todo el mundo sin poder acceder.
Acordaros de los responsables para no volver a comprarles nada.
Put some serious time into this. I had alot of hope. Poor advertising, changing the name to juice the last bit from people then sunseting it. Screw you devs.
Although frequent discconnects were frusterating. The world was lush, teeming with life. The amount of fantasy that seeped into every aspect of the game likely wont be replicated again in such detail. The music in crypts. Goldbrook looking like 4k Goldshire. Everything from WOW we couldnt have. Although my time was brief. I will never forget my first 5 hours.. literally looking around the landscape. Thank you for this experience.
Literally just got back into the game this week, was having a blast, put in like 45 hours.
March 4th they announce they are sunsetting the game, ending on March 31st.
GG, No Re, as in NO REFUND
It’s hard to write this without feeling a heaviness in my chest.
I just want to say thank you to the devs… truly. Even when it felt like almost no one else cared anymore, you kept going. You kept trying, fixing, holding on to something that meant more than numbers on a screen. That kind of dedication doesn’t go unnoticed.
And to the few players who stayed… you know who you are. Logging into half-empty servers. Trying to start conversations. Pretending, even just for a little while, that things were still alive. It hurt — but you were there. You didn’t give up right away.
Maybe “Eldegarde” was never big to the world. But to the ones who stayed, it mattered. And watching it slowly fade… that was heartbreaking.
Thank you for trying to keep the flame alive, even when the wind was already too strong.
I had been really enjoying the session based play that this promoted. Having the game shuttered a month after buying it sucks.
Devs idk if you will see this but I figured I would share some feedback in case it will be useful to you in the future games you develop. You had a good game design in a lot of areas but you made some mistakes without a doubt. Like the update to the lobby going into official release was without a doubt worse. There were long standing bugs with the game that never got corrected too. Can't tell you how many times I begged for you to fix the UI issues in the lobby that never saw a fix. I still can't see quest objectives unless I do fullscreen mode which hurts performance.
Now on to some poor choices. Rogues were the number frustration of new players yet their kit was never really addressed. Way too effective at hit and run with a stun on the table that made it seriously difficult to waste their resources when they could just eat anyone else's. You addressed peoples issue with mages time warp which had counterplay and was annoying for the mage to deal with if they miss cast which is fine. Rogues had access to TWO teleports that could be chosen to be used causing so many mind games on a single class. Not to mention there attack chain had so much forward movement double stuns were basically required.
On to how you handled the game. going into that season 3 without a new class or additions to existing classes was a HUGE mistake. On top of doing F2P weekend without a new class. Your F2P weekend you did last had nothing to draw in players who already tried the game on the last one. Paladin should of been your f2p weekend and whatever class was next should of been on your launch.
It's annoying that when you die, you only have a limited time to buy back your items. Firstly, you have to wait, and secondly, you have to be online at that exact moment. This isn't always possible, which ruins the game in many situations.
Especially for casual gamers – for whom this game is actually intended – this is exactly the kind of casual gamer you're alienating.
Sadly, I’m not convinced Eldegarde will last in its current state. There isn’t enough depth yet, and the progression loop feels uneven—some parts drag, while others move too fast.
PvP also feels harshly gear-gated. If the other player has legendary gear and you don’t… good luck. Fantasy extraction-style games live or die on balance, and right now the gap is too punishing.
That’s where a game like Escape from Tarkov feels uniquely rewarding: even as a newer player (“timmy”), you still have a small chance to outplay a geared “chad” with a well-placed shot and come out stacked. Here, it often feels like gear decides the outcome before the fight starts.
I do like that Eldegarde is more chill than Tarkov, and honestly I prefer PvE for that reason. But the overall loop needs one more meaningful step before the dungeon and after the dungeon so the cycle feels complete and satisfying.
We’ll see where it goes, but right now it feels like it’s headed toward either another rebrand or a slow fade.
Eldegarde: More than a stroll threw the dark woods.
When I first started my journey in the game, many textures were still missing in various areas, which made the world feel unfinished at times. PvP battles were intense from the very beginning — fights were tough, competitive, and often unforgiving. Soon, however, the experience became even harsher, with frequent ganking and camping becoming a dominant part of the gameplay.
With time, the introduction of the new PvE mode and the numerous graphical improvements significantly enhanced the overall experience. The visual upgrades are impressive, and the freedom to choose how you want to play the game is truly fantastic. This flexibility adds a great deal of enjoyment and accessibility.
However, the decision to wipe progress after each season feels like a waste of invested time, especially for casual players who have limited playtime and primarily focus on PvE. A choice or alternative system would greatly improve the experience for this type of player. Other games have already demonstrated that such options can work well.
What truly stands out is the incredible atmosphere the developers have created. The world feels immersive and unique, offering an experience that is hard to match. I am genuinely excited to see how the game evolves and look forward to what the future holds. Thank u, for all the good work. Lee
These extraction games they all have the same problem. Gets repetitive way to quickly. Dungeon Stalkers, Forever Winter. Etc Etc Least in the those games they change things up a bit. This game by the 3rd run in that same area. I didnt want to play anymore.
And for this game your put into the same map and suddenly your going to die in 20 to 30mins just has you get in FOR WHATEVER REASON.
This does not work well and makes no sense to me.
Fantasy aesthetic is always nice. What made me want to try this.
Not going to refund the game. I want to see what this develops into.
和一些免費or正在測試的遊戲比起來，系統完整，耐玩。不會是一個人殺時間時，一下就無聊的款式。(個人感受)不喜歡PVP的玩家玩全不用擔心，這種副本都會輪著到PVE，自己依據喜好選擇即可~
Nice concept, especially when you need to work but looking for sth. like a extraction game. PvP is for people who have time like kids or unemployers....
...normal adults looking for sth like "Eldegarde"!
BUT like some people predicted, it was a Fake to earn money :-/
They could improve the Enemy and Map variaty..maybe with randomly generating maps and mobs.
Top game it makes alot of fun with my brother love it hope for more content and seasons
Eldegarde has great potential. I’m mostly a PvE player and prefer playing with friends rather than randoms, though I’m always happy to help others in fights. It's better to play with someone, but solo sessions are enjoyable too. And toxic players exist in every multiplayer game, so I don’t let that affect my rating.
This game has many great features - a town hub, plenty of lodge upgrades, smooth and enjoyable gameplay, and the fantasy feel in it is excellent for me.
My main concern is the possibility of wipes. Knowing that all progress could be erased at the end of a season really takes away from the joy of investing time into the game. If wipes remain a core feature after putting so much effort into completing everything, I’m not sure I would come back - even though I truly love the game.
My friends refuse to start playing it with me for this exact reason, even though I’ve recommended it to them many times and know they enjoy games like this as much as I do. I understand that wipes create a fresh and equal start each season, but I believe there are better ways to balance the game without resetting everyone’s progress. I know that few other games have managed to do this successfully.
Overall, if you enjoy free-roaming fantasy adventures, I wholeheartedly recommend Eldegarde. I love the atmosphere and the feel of the game - I just strongly disagree with some design decisions, and I know many others feel the same way.
Went into this game as most people do comparing it to arc raiders. I felt like this game grabbed me way faster and i instantly knew what my meta progression goals were more than other games of the genre. Its been a joy to slowly figure out where to find the loot i need and hone my skills.
As much as the game depends on getting good loot, i feel i am rewarded more so for just being better. Between that and the very rewarding gameplay loop i find myself thinking about the next time i can play this with my squad. Definitely recommend and am very excited for the updates to come!
So Far, I am loving this game. I wish there was a little more balance among some of the classes. But it is a great start. For $25 it has hours of entertainment that doesn't feel too stagnant because of all of the different tasks to complete.
So far fun, but we will see Cool ord DEAD COLD after I get deeper into the gam.
I only have 10 hours at review. That's nothing compared to the thousands of hours I've spent on similar games. That said... I feel like after 10 hours of play my time has been respected. Skill out classes gear in almost every situation in the early game. There is no way to pay for power. I feel like the fun I've had is worth what I've spent on the game. I want to play it more and I want my friends to play it. I even bought a copy for a buddy and he loves it so far. The community is very kind and welcoming. I cant wait to see what the hours a head have in store for me, and I haven't been able to say that about a game in a long time.
I really want to like this game but I'm sick of devs rushing games and leaving out core features and not polishing the existing. They renamed and relaunched with most of the same issues! The controls are awful and make no sense and somehow there's no controller support, really? It's 2026 yet we still get half baked games from seasoned developers lined with "promises." Spare us the roadmap bull and make a complete game before selling it or better yet discount your game to account for the lack of features. I'm refunding this mess and I'll wait till it goes on sale in a month. FYI your rename of the game only made it more difficult for players to find and research, wonder why that is...
Great game 100% recommend although it's just left early access there is plenty to do not got far enough yet to try out some PVP side of things yet but the current PVE experience is great and very well balanced everything is fluid and great so can't wait to see what the PVE experience brings when I get to level 10 I recommend if you want a more laid back extraction game but still have them punishing elements that make you be careful and make strategic moves then this game is for sure what your looking for.
Needs a lot of work still, exceptionally bare bones. Crazy grind with minimal explanations on crafting, progressing your "lodge" etc. It's got promise, but the barrier to entry is pretty steep with such minimal QoL, a PvP game trying to pose as a PvE? But barely balanced for it. They should have stuck to one niche.
垃圾优化，全靠帧生成的游戏都是垃圾游戏。
Games with poor optimization and that rely entirely on frame rate generation are all garbage games.
Like that other guy said, this is totally a "dad mmo" and I'm okay with that. I hope the devs see the potential for their PvE audience and adjust their PvP-centric penalties to retain their newfound audience.
Eldegarde is a breath of fresh air for the extraction genre. There are PVE only maps and PVP maps. Even in PVE maps you still have to proceed certain areas and enemies with caution as they will give you a challenge, and dying with result in a loss of all equipped gear and items! Lots of npc's to advance with for better benefits as well as crafting stations, forging, looms, etc. Am looking forward to the content they will release in the future!
地图没有汉化啊，看不懂，除了地图都汉化了，对不懂英文的不友好
Good gameplay loop, but need better QoL.
If you enjoy extraction games, WoW, MOBAs, and hoarding loot with a bit of grind, you’ll probably love this game.
Some people call it a “dad MMO.” I wouldn’t go that far—it’s not really an MMO—but it definitely has a light MMO vibe.
The city/crafting system itself is very logical and well designed, but the UI around it is terrible: confusing, clunky, and badly presented.
PvP is fun and feels reasonably balanced. There’s clear room for skill expression—good players perform well even in bad gear, which is always a big plus.
PvE is chill and enjoyable. It’s perfect for grabbing a coffee, farming resources, and working on your crafting and gear upgrades without stress.
打击和击中反馈有延迟，比如挥舞武器动作以及打中的闪光和怪物身体摇摆还有声效甚至伤害数字之间不合拍，好难受不爽快，是对动作操作和战斗体验非常致命的一个影响
!! Don’t trust the 10 to 40 hour reviews, they have no idea !! I have spent around 400 hours in Eldegard, so this is not a random negative review. I really wanted this game to succeed. But honestly, there are way too many bugs. The game freezes multiple times during normal gameplay and when that happens you can even lose your gear. This is extremely frustrating and should not happen in a released game.
Class balance is also a serious problem. Some classes are clearly too strong, while others get hard countered with almost no chance to compete. It does not feel balanced or tested enough. Instead of careful adjustments, it feels like only the minimum amount of changes are being made.
This does not feel like a proper release at all. It feels unfinished. The player numbers reflect that quite clearly. The current peak is around 400 to 500 players worldwide. That means maybe around 100 players on EU at best, which says a lot. You will meet the same players all the time in PvP. As a new player this is extremely frustrating because you will run into someone with 2,000 hours who will simply delete you in seconds.
There is no real endgame PvE content, so at some point you are forced into PvP. And then you get destroyed over and over again. I am personally one of those players who kills everyone and does not care if someone is new or not. That means as a new player you will not have fun in PvP for a long time. You probably need more than 100 hours before you can even compete properly, because you must understand all classes and mechanics first.
In my opinion, the game might be shut down in a few weeks or months if nothing changes. The Discord server is full of improvement suggestions, feedback, and detailed ideas from the community. However, it feels like only the absolute minimum of bugs or class changes are being addressed. Sometimes it honestly feels like there is only one employee working on the game who is trying his best but simply cannot keep up with all the problems.
PvP is good though. That is one of the main reasons I kept playing. But did I already say that there are too many bugs in this game?
So why do I have 400 hours then? Because before the release, players could actively talk with the developers on Discord to help make the game perfect for launch. There was real communication and motivation. And the PvP is genuinely good. But now it feels like the dev team is no longer putting in the same effort and is only doing the bare minimum. Because no Money or whatever it is. If I launch a game and the community know the issue I would try to fix them not ones per week.
Go to the Eldegard Discord first and then form your own opinion.
To many Bugs , no Future with this playercount and no marketing at all , No Endgame content, no MMR system, no gear cap in specific Maps and so on.
It is the first game of this type for me to play, so I can't give a comparison to recent games that have hit the top 10, but it is well worth buying and playing, it gives a good fantasy experience, the character fighting and abilities feel solid and take a little skill to use to their full extent, but not out of reach for those that do not have 40 fingers... :) Meaning young and old crowds can get enjoyment out of it. though you can sit for a half hour and make progress, you will find after a few hours that the game is deeper than that, and you can through many hours into it if you wish, and most of us, want quick, but also want depth, and this gives both.
Very enjoyable game and loop. My only wish is there was a way to play through more of the game, to get better gear, through more difficult PvE scaled content, rather than just PvP.
Either way, love the game.
Highly recommend to reach out to players in game, it requires team work in PVE for a fun time and easier way to learn. Awesome to see people help each other out getting picked up by randoms when getting downed. Destiny 2 like grind, but with the risk of actually losing gear adds high steaks.
Wish there was more to the traits having limits or expanding on it, but the game is in a good start in my opinion for a niche game. would love to see more games like this in this genre.
This game is fun and given some additional patching and development could be great soon, but it isn't quite where it needs to be for a "YES" recommendation yet. I'm not giving up on the game yet, there is a good foundation here.
The mechanics and base of the game is here and ready to go, but there are a ton of small gripes that make the fun a little less enjoyable, and needs to be polished (or maybe it just isn't for me) ; You can't sell items out of your bags, you have to place them in the stash first and then go to the vendor, the sprint speed is too slow and barely feels above regular running speed + there is no toggle it has to be held down, the 30 minute extract/death timer feels too short in PvE mode considering how much grinding there is to level up or find better equipment and with how big the map (+ paired with the slow run speed), the UI for shopping has the most common choice on the right, then when you select that option the most common choice is on the left - and there is an alternate shop menu with the same functionality but with shopkeeper portraits which is nice but confusing ... there is a long list of odd small choices in this game right now and with some polish the developers could really create something incredible. The animations and designs are nice and it is clear a lot of work already went into this game.
PS - Some reviews are complaining that they added a PvE mode to a PvPvE extraction shooter/mmo-lite, but at least for me, I never would have purchased this game without a good PvE mode. Most online PvP is never balanced and the patching never ends, so there is never a long-term stable environment to engage in PvP.
Game is good, love a non FPS extraction game and this one is inclusive enough and easy to get into.
Good option to include PvE modes and PvPvE modes to cater to playstyles and moods.
I'm not normally an extraction game player, but after they added PvE on launch, I decided to give it a try.
The classes all seem to play well. I don't think there is a single piece of loot that ever becomes useless, even just to process and sell. Money never goes out of style.
Every character has a couple weapons which heavily changes how your combat works for them. The game has a set of moves that are all always available (block, charge-attack, dodge, etc.), but all have unique skills attached determined by the class.
Losing your gear if you die kinda sucks, but I've been able to rebuild my gear fairly easily. Only died twice, and were very much my fault for overextending my character.
The areas are fun to explore and getting special loot keeps the dopamine up.
Combat is very fun. All the enemies, mini-bosses, all their move sets, and styles keep things interesting.
Overall, super fun game, just be prepared for the grind.
No character customization whatsoever. Forced to play as whatever gender the class is. Killed my miedeval fantasy immersion in about 15 seconds after loading into the game. Back to Dark and Darker I go.
Need to remove losing everything in a PVE map if you lose connection to the internet and can't get back on in a few minutes. All your gear is gone that could have taken dozens of hours to obtain. You go to the treasurer and he has nothing for you to buy back. Makes you want to uninstall - and I did uninstall.
This game is not like a typical mmorpg. You cant tell how strong a monster is before you start fighting it which is very annoying since a single death will trigger a loss of gear and items that you've been collecting for days. There are resurrections in the game but I played a priest till lvl 5 and still didn't have it.
There are a few maps to explore and they unlock as you lvl up but your limited by time, if time runs out and you havn't arrived to the extraction point, you lose all your gear and the items your backpack. Also collecting and crafting is a major way to get upgrades so if your not into crafting this part is boring.
Furthermore the maps change with the season and you need a special box to keep items for the next season, whatever doesn't fit in that box will be gone. This game just seems a bit too punishing for no reason.
P.S. It takes more than 2hrs to figure out the ins and outs of this game. Steam has a 2hr limit on refunds. I have more hrs played now and I finally got 3 rare items again, then the game put me in a map alone....again and i died. Lost my items....again. Sometimes you can buy them back at treasurer after 12hrs but its never all your items, only a few. I'm done with this game.
Exactly what I have been looking for in an extraction game. Loving it!
Very well designed. Combat is interesting and responsive. Diverse classes. Enemies provide a good challenging. Great visuals with great readability.
No meaningful bug. Only complain is the awkward menus. Overall, much much smoother and better than Dark and Darker.
