Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.
Very Positive
273 Steam reviews
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It's a cool idea, but shifting between forms and loading abilities does not feel like a proper traditional roguelike because it is difficult to make the options feel useful, and there are limited creatures. There's decent art, an ok item system, typical procedural levels, but it doesn't really all come together into a usefully coherent new roguelike adventure. I don't feel like I'm building my guy or roleplaying; I kinda just feel like I'm doing pokemon in Dungeons of Dredmor with no jokes. Controls and interface need work. There are too many better games in this genre for this to be eight years old. I tried.
great game - totally recommend it!
specially at the great price!
just read thesheep's review
but basically: if ur a newb at rogue games like me n they're not rlly ur thing prob don't get it - if u like the reincarnated as a slime anime like me this should really be ur jam
which leaves me feeling mixed on top of the easy n tedious re-grind to power after every death until u get back to the harder part, the grind is just time consuming and ur deaths hardly make u stronger since it's a roguelike not lite
Interesting traditional roguelike; but it doesn't fully explore its potential. The biggest problem, shared by many other roguelikes, is the initial part of the game not being rich and diverse enough to justify its roguelike run based structure. The sad thing is, the posession mechanic could actually be a part of the solution, if there was a wider variety of enemies and if only some were present in each run (turning the mechanic into a kind of draft). Instead there are few types of enemies and they are always present in a pre-set order throughout the dungeon. Therefore, the runs become extremely repetitive (and the item by itself system is not enough to prevent this).
Recommended on sale if you want to try a creative take on traditional roguelikes.
Game is good, but every run feels exactly the same, you won't lose out on the experience if you play the non-permadeath mode. The controls are nice though so that is a plus.
It's a good game, with a mechanic I adore, but its a bad traditional roguelike.
wish there was more
Why is this so good?
I'm super confused, nothing is explained well, but the game is actually pretty good
Un bel gioco originale e retrò, unica pecca ha un brutto bug che ogni tanto freezza il computer e corrompe il file di salvataggio quindi non so se è possibile finirlo
hot demon boi (the game's good too)
Just a another best game, i never think i would play main charector like manga/novel that eat skill form another mon lol.
in really, veryfun~ thank
ps. but i want more special unique effect item or can get item more than 1 form deadcard ;w; my green best set is too hard ,just say.
This really is a half baked game, and I love games like this.
Interesting roguelike concept with body stealing. But UI is terrible.
Nice roguelike, the body possession mechanic is fun ^^
Concept interessante, divertente da giocare
A roguelike with great pixel graphics and a really neat primary gameplay mechanic (stealing the bodies of enemies to make their skills your own). Being able to retain the abilities of other enemies and using them to customize your default imp form or other enemies you possess scratches the same brain itch for me as messing with the job system in games like Final Fantasy 5 and Bravely Default. Definitely a great roguelike for fans of the genre, and it might even draw in people otherwise uninterested in the genre.
This game is pretty fun, nice rogue-like with cool features.
This game is ridiculously fun. It's so far exceeded my expectations, I'm a bit mad at myself for keeping it on my wishlist so long. The mechanics are unique and it's easy enough for a novice such as myself but deep enough for people maybe more experienced. I have played other rogue-likes and rogue-lites and enjoyed most of them. I judge each game on its own merits and this one has much to offer someone looking for a good time and gameplay elements that you don't often see. I could see maybe the design would lead to less replay value but not every game is meant to be played indefinitely. I'd say this is one of my favorite indies in a long time and i'm so happy I gave it a shot.
buenardo
Yup
몬스터에 빙의해서 스킬을 습득한다는 아이덴티티에 더해
정통파 로그라이크의 문법을 따르고 있다
다만 나보다 강한 적과 조우했을 때의 선택지가 턱없이 부족하다.
강한 힘을 끌어다 쓸 방법이 없기에(해봐야 포션) 일단 도망쳐야 한다. 살아서 훗날을 기약해야 하는데.
각 층을 잇는 계단은 하나뿐이라 계단으로 도망칠 수는 없고
haste 계열의 스킬을 쓰고 적의 시야 밖으로 도망치는 게 가장 흔하고 효율적인 선택지
선택지가 별 거 없다 보니 내가 어떻게 행동해야 할지가 다소 빠르게 정착되어
몇 시간 안 했는데 고여버린 듯한 느낌이 들게 되었음
그 몇 시간은 재밌게 즐길 수 있을 것임
Roguelikes* are generally a heavily underrated genre, and also paid ones rarely sell well because they compete with amazing free games that take years to complete. If you want something smaller, MidBoss provides lots of fun and original ideas, worth to try in general!
* I mean the traditional sense of the word, very different from the popular meaning -- permadeath is optional in most roguelikes including MidBoss.
Interface is pretty bad.
Controls are horrid, you actually have to use the mouse for basically anything involving menus.
And it's just not fun.
Music and art are quite good though.
The game is a very classic roguelike experience without any pressure you can go dungeoneering to your hearts content at your own pace in this turn based adventure while possessing other fiends and monsters to improve your stats and skills.
Graphics: 2/5
Music: 2/5
Ease of Access: 4/5
Gameplay: 3/5
Innovation: 3/5
Replayability: 4/5
Storytelling: 2/5
Overall: 3/5
Grab it on sale if you enjoy classic roguelikes this game is for you.
not much to say, +
is good, Review this if you can to get it to 200 reviews, including buying the game if you dont have it then review it
Now I've got your power
Its a great game with unique gameplay that is fun, interesting and engaging. It sucked me in and I probably would have played through the night if I did't die.
Just finished my first run a moment ago. I'm not very good at this game, but it has a fun gimmick and brings back memories of crawling through dungeons and collecting loot in the old Diablos (although MidBoss is obviously turn-based).
Thankfully the difficulty customization options cover a lot (although the Quick mode was surprisingly long), so it's easy enough to tailor the game to your needs if you find yourself dissatisfied with your progress.
Cool turn based roguelike where you play an imp demon able to possess other monsters after you kill them.
The game mechanics are fun as you can mix different forms you steal from your enemies to adjust your particular playstyle and boost your offense and defense by finding or buying items to equip in typical RPG fashion.
Some forms have magic attacks and others melee, you can throw stuff like a mad bomber too so there is a viable build for that. Its all about stats, builds, tactics and runs.
Each 15 floor run can take from 2 to 6 hours depending on difficulty and how big you want each floor, a lot of customization for the challenge you are up to.
Seeds and Death cards make the game shareable with friends, you can give them items through grave items, as you die, you spawn a death card and when you start a new game you can bring one of your items with you.
The game also features a new game+ where you can start a new dungeon or replay the same one with all your items and stolen forms and masteries if you wish.
If you dont like permadeath, which this game has, you can start a new game in begginner mode with infinite lives.
You can be as hardcore or as casual as you want in this game.
As for achievements, its very easy to get them withy some luck and determination, RNG will make some achievements take several days but you can do quick games to go through seeds to get what you need. It shouldnt take more than 4 days tops to 100%.
Ill give Misboss a 16 lucky multiplier out of 20 mastered forms.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2748997849
War ein Minotaure und wurde von ner Ratte zerlegt.
10/10
Mein Review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oImk66a01Y&list=PLevt2Zc34N2oXlWOBKXRetzXKw55i0DW_&index=9
Mid Boss is short, small and not complex roguelike with couple twists done right.
First right twist is possession mechanic. Second right twist is custom game mode, check it out, really.
Last but not least Mid Boss has great final levels. Recommend.
Fun roguelike, and you can adjust just how rogue like it is. (If you make it too forgiving, you don't make it to the community score board). But games should be fun, do what's fun for you.
Possess monsters, learn their abilities, become a chimera of your 3 favorite monsters wielding all their powers at once.
Good little roguelike, poorly optimized graphically speaking - but shouldn't affect you unless you're on a toaster.
Buy half off.
very good
I really enjoyed playing Midboss, though it was 3 years ago so I don't have very clear points to raise anymore. But it's a good game well worth your time, and developed by super dedicated indie developers, so definitely do give it a shot. I'll probably replay it myself at some point (it kept being improved after my last play session) and maybe update this review :)
But in short: it's a traditional roguelike (permadeath, no metaprogression) where you get to play all the amazing monsters that you normally only kill or flee from in roguelikes. So instead of carefully choosing your "build" at the start and evolving it with the right skills and equipment, here you choose the monsters you want to possess and master, and this defines your abilities.
It's a very refreshing concept and well executed, which makes for a ton of fun.
It's a solid roguelike. Certainly challenging, but not overly so. The possession mechanic is pretty neat, too.
possessing enemies to fight and learn their abilities is an extremely fun mechanic that allows for a huge variety of strategy and flexibility. i really dig it! the graphics are cool and cute, and i enjoy the writing a lot. please play this game.
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던전 크롤 + 믹스마스터 or 포켓몬
던전 크롤 같은 정통 로그라이크의 룰에 익숙하지 않으면 처음엔 혼란스러울 것입니다.
하지만 몇번의 시행착오를 거치고 게임의 룰에 익숙 해지는 순간부터 시간이 화살 처럼 흘러가게 됩니다.
믹스마스터 온라인이나 포켓몬에서 경험했던 몬스터 수집으로 도감을 채워가는 즐거움을 느낄 수 있어 던전 크롤에 익숙한 플레이어들도 새로운 재미를 얻을 수 있습니다.
이 게임은 좋은 아이디어로 즐거운 경험을 선사해 줍니다.
다만 제일 비슷한 던전 크롤에 비교 했을 때 아쉬운 점은 부족한 단축키, 매크로와 키맵핑 기능의 부재, 아이템과 던전 테마의 부족함 등을 꼽을 수 있습니다.
전반적인 분위기는 Dungeons of Dredmor 와 비슷하지만 그만큼 가볍지도 않고
던전크롤 만큼의 깊이감은 턱없이 부족한 정도 입니다.
총평 : 좋은 아이디어로 만든 좋은 게임이지만 로그라이크로서는 얕은 깊이감이 아쉬운 게임
I really wish it had a better UI. A complete graphical overhaul could make this game absolutely NUTS.
Being able to keep 1 item per death is a very neat mechanic.
Mastering enemy bodies is also a nice one. A very unique roguelike twist, but it does have some annoying elements, like combat being slow and drops being rather inconsistent and straight up ♥♥♥♥ sometimes. Very decent overall though.
7.9/10
The possession mechanic is one of my favorite things about this game - 10/10, would possess again
I enjoy how much you can customize your playing exp with the in game settings.
If you are a strategy/4x gamer like myself with kids and a lot of things the wife wants you to do, you might be able to squeeze in a few hours to play this title if you are in the mood for a rogue-like that is a little bit different from the rest. The game is stable, unique, and is fun for precisely the amount of time your wife will let you have on a weekend. After which, this game gets stale extremely quickly and has low replay potential.
I liked the simple isometric art and premise behind the game. You are an evil minion rebelling against your overlord, and you have the ability to steal any monster and use its powers, whilst slowly leveling up your base power and spells. It's a well thought out system, but once you capture most monsters and beat the game, there is no point playing anymore.
The humor is OK, but the game just isn't long enough to warrant calling it an artistic masterpiece. It's just cute and does what it needs to do for a couple of hours.
In short, this is a neat game for an indie dev to break into the market with, a fantastic demo for a programmer to pad his or her resume to sign on with a major studio, a coffee break game, a good mobile game, or a neat game to show off to a friend for a few rounds. This is not something I would recommend to my 4x subscribers, as there are better rogue-like titles that one can immerse oneself in for days upon days.
In short, I liked it a lot for a few hours, but then it got boring and went on the shelf. There hasn't been any updates to the game to add content since I last played it, so there is no point installing it again. If you are OK with financing a few hours of entertainment on a different kind of rogue-like dungeon crawl, then this might be the title for you.
The funny thing about life is you never know where it will take you. One moment you're foolishly trying to argue with a political zealot over an "illegal" game. (It isn't by the way, I checked.)
The next you're looking for how to contact the company to check their side of the story and discover another of their games looks interesting. So you buy that game to try it out and to flip the guy off at the same time. (Yeah that's right, I gave the company my money! Take that jerk!)
As dumb as my story of how I found this game is, it doesn't change the fact that Midboss is one of the best overlooked games on Steam.
The game is a Rogue-like set up in the style of old isometric dungeon crawlers. Complete with potions that revert the graphics to those of old gaming computers.
The character animation is minimal and everything moves like a figurine on a tabletop.
Rather than a brave hero, you play an imp fed up with being treated like dirt by his peers. So he decides to turn on his boss and take over for himself. And this is where the game's main gimmick comes in.
Grabbing randomly generated equipment and leveling up is good and all, but the real way to get stronger is by possessing defeated enemies and taking their powers.
However, when you possess an enemy, you don't immediately have all their abilities, you need to gain form points from defeating enemies in order to unlock everything the enemy can do. When you gain enough points, you master that form and it's best stats are applied to your base imp form.
When stealing an enemy's body, you can also activate the abilities of another form you've taken. This encourages experimentation and furthermore, in your base form, you can apply the abilities of two forms to yourself.
To put it simply, this game utilises the Job system from Final Fantasy 5.
This combined with the randomly generated dungeon and loot make the game highly replayable and a must buy for anyone lucky enough to discover it exists.
Pros: Very interesting game, with fun combat mechanics. You have to be very careful, but you never get cheesed.
Cons: It is not always clear what all the mechanics/stats do. When looking at 2 items, it was not clear to me whether higher Cruelty, or precision or something else would affect my accuracy more for example. And even after beating the game I am still not sure whether I had to select passive skills for my forms or whether they'd be auto-equiped. It seemed like my Hell Rat passives were up, but my Minotaur passives weren't.
Overall if found it to be a nice and challenging experience, but it was also paired with some uncertainty. If you prefer a more streamlined experience, this might not be for you.
This is excellent. A brilliant RPG which is traditional yet with a new mechanic - possess and use those other character abilities for yourself. I do find it a little odd not being able to fully compare an item in my inventory to what is currently worn but I'm getting used to how that works. But, overall this is an amazing game!! Highly recommended. (playing on Mac M1 / Big Sur)
Hard but fun game with a mediocre interface. Surprisingly addictive
The concept its really fun, and i trully hope that i would like this game, but theres some issues that i had with it.
The illustrations and art style are beautiful, but the core gameplay its slow and the posses system (what the game is built around) its very shallow actually, and theres not so much monsters to posses, almost half of them are reskins of the same monster. Comparing to other games of the same genre, item/stats of your character are very shallow too. So theres not so much room for me to like it basically, but i would recommend for you guys to give it a try if you got it for sale or something, its worth a shot, but not my type at all.
This is probably my favorite roguelike on Steam. It's simpler and shorter than the epic RLs (NetHack, ToME, etc.) but still offers hundreds of hours of gameplay. The design is tight, and the endgame difficulty ramps up nicely. I hope we see more from this dev team.
Not exactly what I was expecting but its good, reminds me of space station silicon valley meets diablo or somethin.
Excellent Roguelike
This is legit good fun. Buy!
Un très bon rogue-like avec plusieurs mode de jeu.
Alright game, a bit repetitive but a good timekiller
This is a fun game that reminds me of Rogue and games inspired by it.
Great if you the graphics don't bother you. Wish it were longer with greater replayability, though.
a unique concept, executed brilliantly. in short, this is a dungeon crawler where you possess fallen enemies. however, you can add a portion of another form's stats, as well as their abilities, to a form you've acquired. this opens up various strategic elements to this. fair warning though, this is a true rougelike, so you lose EVERYTHING except knowledge of the game when you die.
Not for me, but I can see the appeal.
Pros:
-Really interesting enemy possession mechanic. This is what got me interested.
-Sound effects are good
-Death card system is neat
-Controls are serviceable, if a bit awkward to use at the start
Cons:
-Repetitive Level Design
-Repetitive, loud music
-Unappealing animations
-Uninteresting, hardly present story
-Art style is pretty bland
-Enemies are too powerful at the start (open door->get instantly two hit KOed by skeleton from full health)
-Deaths always feel cheap and unavoidable
Not recommended.
Pretty classic traditional roguelike. The choices around when to possess, depossess, and what abilities you pair together is compelling very quickly and is where this game really shines. I really like access to narrative mode and the "speed" of the game - I find myself not always able to spend as much time on turn based rogues as I used to, and this one really lets me step in, explore the mechanics a bit, then leave for a while without punishing me.
there is really no reason to play through this game more then once since you can see all the content the game has in one playthrough. and as a roguelike thats bad news dont buy it.
Despite not being a fan of rogue-like games, I found the ideas behind this one interesting so I decided to give it a try. I played the narrative mode so I can't really comment on the permadeath aspect of the game, but I can say that I had a lot of fun (~12h to complete with infinite respawns). The mechanics work well, the humor is nice, the items are diverse.
My only complaint is that I feel that the game kind of forces you into one or two specific builds (both item-wise and "possession-wise") and that some stats don't really matter as much as others. It would be more fun if it were viable to stick with the skills from some of the early monsters until the end game. Still a very good game, though, and I'm looking forward for a sequel.
MidBoss takes a traditional genre, adds a fun twist and has approachable & easy to understand mechanics that allow for a lot of depth of play. New equipment & creatures to possess means you often change strategy on the fly and keeps the game interesting as you continue down the floors. Death is generally brutal, but fun and fair, and you get to pick your favourite bit of gear to bring on your next run which alleviates the frustration from starting over, though there are more forgiving modes with more lives if it gets too frustrating. Well worth the purchase for newcomers and old rougish hands alike.
Short well made game with great replayability.
UI is annoying at times but all around 8.5/10 for me.
Cool concept, but still needs more production. also music is super loud
Great game.
Quite fun
So I have been thinking about this review for a good bit here because I really, really like the concept presented here and the way that everything works. The problem is that I base my reviews on price point and this game is adverting as 15$ and I'm sorry, but there just isn't enough content to justify that price. Even as cheap as it was on xmas sale (3.74) I'm still not sure I'm happy with it as a personal purchase.
But anyway, there really just isn't enough content. Most of the creatures in the game are unique, but there are a few recolors and a lot of the items feel very samey. The balance for the game is also pretty lacking. I felt like I had some really amazing items within the first thirty minutes of the game. This game doesn't understand proper progression at all.
Even though the game is about possession and gives you some great reasons to master each enemy, the pure perma-death system is poorly supported. You get an item from your previous playthrough, but you don't make progress after dying. So there is no reason to play perma death. There is a mode where you can get extra lives or just have infinite lives, but that's too far in the other direction. A game like this where you master monsters should really have mastery cross playthroughs when you do permadeath. It would feel a lot more rewarding and make me want to risk more. Instead I don't want to play permadeath because I don't want to grind the mastery again. It's annoying.
Also no elf chick or succubus. Big missed opportunity.
The environments are very lacking. In a game about procedural generation you keep things fresh with a lot of individual variety. Different types of boxes, walls, unique room patterns, rare enemies, rare rooms and tilesets. Sometimes you do outdoor sections (i personally love outdoor sections that are done right) and just in general push your limited design as far as it will go. Variety is the spice of life. This game has very little.
As far as controls and general usability goes though the game does a great job. Sound design is ok, though nothing special. Lackluster is a good call for that area. Having good controls is actually really nice especially since I just got done messing around on Gothic. Augh.
So about that lack of content. Well I read some of the reviews and one of them had a comment by the dev about adding in more content as part of a free update. Well in the interest of seeing whether or not it was out, I checked the news feed and even now the update isn't out yet. Well the dev was talking about that back in 2017. The most recent update about the content is this year. That's not a good sign in my opinion.
I feel like in this case this is just an issue with me having to eat the cost and hope later on I might actually get to enjoy a decent game. For now though I am warning away from the game. This game is serving up a prototype of something that should be made, but just falls quite short. Wait till it's really cheap or just pass.
[h1] Portuguese Version [/h1]
Um jogo muito bom pra quem gosta de RPG e de combates em Turnos...Eu definitivamente nunca vi um jogo como este com uma mecânica completamente diferente!
O jogo tem pontos positivos e negativos,como:
Positivos:
-Mecânica Que quase nunca se vê em jogos de RPG.
-Você escolhe a maneira de como joga(Vantagens e Desvantagens da Fase) ou jogar os modos Pré-Selecionados para você!
-Toda vez que você jogar,tudo vai ser diferente,ele conta com Seeds para você ter uma experiência diferente a cada vez que jogar!
Negativos:
-O jogo pode se tornar um pouco Monótono,até porque,não conta com uma grande variedade de Inimigos.
-História é um pouco Irrelevante para o jogo,pois neste,a história só está lá pra não dizer que não tem uma missão.
-Os itens raros são basicamente os itens normais com cores/skin diferentes.
No que poderia melhorar:
-Inimigos de variações diferentes,ou até mesmo novos inimigos.
-Alguns Chefões,Fortes e com ataques poderosos,que não poderiam ser Possuídos,porém,poderiam dropar Itens raros,ou até lendários.
-Mini-Chefes,que poderiam ser possuídos,porém,teriam uma variedade de ataques,obrigando assim o jogador,aprender a mecânica daquele chefe.
-Adicionar novas skins Para Armas/Armaduras/Escudos,para assim,ter uma variedade maior,e poder identificá-los,sem ter que passar o Cursor por cima toda vez.
Então é Isso,Obrigado por Ler!
[h1] English Version [/h1]
A very good game for those who like role-playing and turn-based combat ... I've definitely never seen a game like this with a completely different mechanic!
The game has positive and negative points such as:
Positives:
-Mechanics That you almost never see in role playing games.
-You choose the way you play (Phase Advantages and Disadvantages) or play the Preselected modes for you!
-Every time you play, everything will be different, it has Seeds for you to have a different experience every time you play!
Negatives:
-The game can become a bit boring, because it does not have a variety of enemies.
-History is a bit Irrelevant to the game, because in this one, the story is just there not to say it doesn't have a mission.
-Rare items are basically normal items with different colors / skin.
In what could improve:
-Enemies of different variations, or even new enemies.
-Some Bosses, Strong and with powerful attacks that could not be Possessed, however, could drop Rare Items, or even Legendary.
-Mini Bosses, which could be possessed, however, would have a variety of attacks, thus forcing the player to learn that boss's mechanics.
-Add new Skins for Weapons / Armor / Shields to have a greater variety, and can identify them without having to roll over the Cursor every time.
So That's It, Thanks for Reading!
Early impression is favorable! Unlike traditional roguelike games, you can opt for a more newbie friendly approach. You can disable permadeath and add buffs for yourself in order to enjoy the game at your own skill level.
Based game from a based dev
Best roguelike on steam, buy it
I have no idea what I'm doing 90% of the time but I dig the style of this game and the effort put into it.
I thoroughly enjoy a challenge, and this game is extremely challenging especially on hardcore.
*note - most of my playtime is over on Itch*
I love this game. It's tough, funny and never plays the same way twice.
There's something truly special about getting to possess a monster, learn its tricks, then take those into my next form as you work your way through the levels.
100% would recommend folks that like a challenge and who love dungeon-crawling kinds of games.
An enjoyable, easy to get into game that's a lot of fun. The possession mechanics add an interesting dimension to the gameplay and lets you play in a number of different styles.
10/10, would recommend to anyone who asks about it
Truly a fun game. It's as if they went "Diablo, but turn-based." and then added the option to steal the souls and abilities of the demons. Keep up the great work and looking forward to Lore Finder.
Quite a fun little game. If you like rpg's you will find a few hours of goodness here. I had an issue with my save file, after notifying the devs, they were quick to fix me right up. Eniko and everyone at Kitsune rocks! Def recommend.
Picked this up recently, and I've been having a great time with it so far.
Some older reviews mention the samey-ness of the first few levels, but the upcoming DLC (planned for release before end of year 2019, I believe) should address that.
It's a fun game so far, very accessible, and the upcoming DLC should shore up its weaknesses greatly.
A neat take on the rougelike formula. A retro game updated with modern loot (epic, legendary, unique, etc). Classes are replaced with using the skills of a limited number of formerly possed creatures. I held off buying it based on a couple of negative reviews, but I'm glad I finally did.
its alright, lots of items and skills to play with. When you lose or win you get cards that let you pick an item you had or newgame+ if you won and you can send those cards to your friends and they can use them too great feature
Thanks to other negative reviews I was able to find out that the game's main gimmick is shallower than a puddle. Only 26 monsters to possess and master in a roguelike ALL ABOUT doing exactly that? And the layouts as well as monsters are pretty much always the same. Which outright RUINS replayability once you've seen and possessed every monster even if you did not beat the game. It had a great idea, but seems rushed because of how little content there is.
Midboss is a turn-based, rougelike game. Its core feature is the ability to master the skills of the enemies you defeat in combat. In fact, you actually possess the form of the defeated monster. You then proceed to level up that monster for a short time, learning new abilities. At any time, you may revert back to your default "imp" form, retaining the abilities and stat specialties of three of the monsters you have previously possessed.
Pros:
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[*] The core possession mechanics are simply awesome. The ability to fight as a completely new monster with a completely new set of stats and powers keeps the game refreshing. All of this while retaining your core paper-doll inventory of items.
[*] Underlying stat mechanics aren't groundbreaking, but are diverse enough to be somewhat interesting. That said, it seemed as though all four of your core stats were quite mandatory, so it wasn't clear to me that different builds as far as these go are that possible.
[*] There is a nice progression to newly found items and finding new items is really exciting. Beyond that, there are some nice unique weapons which interact with the powers of given creature abilities keeping things interesting.
[*] Game isn't too long.
[*] The session is quite customizable, allowing you to play the way you want.
[*] Hooray for fast-travel.
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[*] There isn't much of a story. In a game like this, this didn't bother me in the slightest as it is all about game mechanics and items. But if you need a good story look elsewhere.
[*] I found the graphics serviceable, but not great. Certainly sufficient for a game like this.
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[*] As awesome as this game is, it has somewhat low replayability. Future runs won't be any harder and your character won't be any different. You can of course force yourself into a different playstyle, and/or you might find items which steer you in a different direction. But at its core, you will be doing pretty much the same thing in the same way, especially on the early floors.
[*] Inventory management was a bit of a pain. Half of my inventory was potions, so i had to keep going to back to old floors to sell stuff. I could only keep a few spare items as possible swap-outs lest my merchant return trips be even more frequent. They did implement a "scrap" system, but it gives almost no money as compared to the original item. Of course, money is near useless anyway...
[*] The main currency quickly became useless, as there was nothing for me to spend on it. Perhaps purchasable stat upgrades or something are called for.
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Overall: This game is a must-have for fans of turn-based games. As a rouge-like it is merely OK, due to the low replayability. In fact, I recognized this quite early on, even though I was still having fun. My first game I ran with 4 lives and died on floor 5 (since I had no idea what I was doing). My second game I upped this to 10 lives. I made it to Floor 9 in my second game but spawned some strange god like monster whom I couldn't beat. In my last game I went with the full 15 lives (and finished it dying only three times), simply because I didn't want to replay the same old floors if I were to lose again. I was still having fun when the game was over, but decided not to do another run, because I didn't think I would get too much more out of it. Perhaps in a few months. Anyway, if you are on the fence you should buy it and any sequel to this game will be an insta-buy for me.
Rating: 8.5 /10
挺不错的迷宫RogueLike。游戏特色是主角可以夺取大部分敌人的身体，使用并掌握敌人的技能。每个敌人形态可以额外选一个副形态，挑其中的3个主动或被动技能，而主角（小鬼）形态可以挑3个副形态。
游戏主要的玩法是变身和学技能，导致了迷宫RL的物品元素被淡化，所有卷轴依赖玩家属性导致后期基本没用，大多数装备也只是简单地堆砌数值，（甚至包括药水在内）物品的战略地位大大降低。也就是说中后期商人基本是摆设。
游戏有迷宫RL一贯的中后期无聊时间，大概从第10层开始就让玩家有点厌倦感，一地没用的装备，捡起来占地方，分解了又没用（商人基本没有好装备出售），同时敌人强度也不低，这个期间是比较痛苦的。BOSS在15层，几个车轮战，所幸强度都不算高。
总的来说是个挺不错的游戏，有一点点可重玩性，适合无聊的几个小时拿出来杀时间。
游戏DLC已经在制作中了，希望会添加更多好玩的内容。
8/10
A cute imp repeatedly murders and possesses their colleagues. Very fun, plenty of variety so far.
This game is amazing. It is easy to play but that doesn't mean it's forgiving. If you are a fan of rouge-likes this is a game for you. Once you get it be sure to break all the boxes. That is all. Enjoy it.
Neat little roguelike with some unique features.
I will recommend this game. Not only for its one of a kind idea but also for the amount of work the devs put into this masterpiece.
Fun!
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Really fun game with a good mechanical hook of possessing other dungeon monsters. The death card system is innovative, technically cool, and takes some of the sting out of dying. Definitely a great buy for fans of interesting roguelikes.
Its good, just not a lot to do.
An overlooked game by far, the mechanics are interesting and quite developed. However with a sequel and more refinement this game could easily become a greater success.
One of the most mechanically unique roguelikes I have ever played, and even if you don't like the game overall too much, the possession/skill learning mechanic alone is worth having a look at.
Frankly, it inspired me to make something of my own with a similar mechanic, and I cannot wait to be skilled enough in coding to make it happen.
Thanks, devs!
Outstanding game. Original concept, fair price, great developer.
Un tas d'options, grande rejouabilité du fait du mécanisme de possession, une développeuse active et attentive, des idées bien foutues, autant de bonnes choses qui font de MidBoss un chouette roguelike que j'avais oublié de recommandé jusqu'à présent.
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MidBoss is a roguelike game with a turn based attack system. During the game, you will explore a plethora of dungeons and encounter new enemies that you will engage in battle. The catch? Once you kill the enemies, you can possess them.
You are able to discover and learn more than 60 different abilities, which will allow you to become stronger as you play. You need to be careful because the game has a heavily randomly generated system. Everything in your run is unique before you start playing. The game modes differ; you have the narrative mode with infinite lives, the 1up mode with five lives and the hardcore mode with a single life. Timing your runs and every attack will make it easier to stay alive in this game!
Having a randomly generated map means each run is always different. That brings in more replayability, because of this you get to enjoy new mechanics as you play. There are cursed items in the game, traps and so on, which means that every section of the game can be a problem and you need to tackle it the best way that you can to obtain the best possible results and experience no matter the situation.
When you die you can see a death card document, you will learn how long your run was, how it ended and so on. If you beat the game, you will have a special card, and that unlocks a new game mode. You will retain your abilities, and you can improve them, but the enemies will be stronger. There’s tons of loot and chests in the game. Every chest has random loot, so you never know what to expect during your run!
While many roguelikes adopted the controller, you can use that in MidBoss as well, but the keyboard and mouse still seem to be the optimal solution for playing this particular game. It’s also important to note that they added a colorblind mode, support for multiple monitors and multiple retro mode filters.
Once you start playing MidBoss, you will be impressed with the unique system, action-packed gameplay, and numerous mechanics. It takes a little bit of time to get used to some systems, but once you do so, the outcome will be great. And that’s because you can try out new runs. The idea of taking over your enemy’s body might seem a bit grim, but the implementation is amazing, and you won’t be tired of it. If you are passionate about roguelikes with a clever mechanic, this is the game you want to play, as it’s fun, intense and a blast to play!
one of the best casual dungeon crawling game i've played in my 45 years of life. very unique. underrated.
gra jest dobra.
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This is both a challenging and well-balanced roguelike with a bit of a "Disgaea flair" in the aesthetics and music. I'm not really a big roguelike fan but this one still managed to hook me in long enough to get through it all. My experiences with this game are based solely on the Hardcore difficulty, but I would strongly recommend starting on one of the easier difficulties to learn the ins and outs of the game before you go for the hardcore win due to how crucial knowledge of each enemy type ends up being. Took me maybe 8 failures before I had enough knowledge and power to meticulously and carefully march my way to the end.
Oh, and the ending. Make sure you're prepared. I was not.
CASTER FOR LIFE!!! (and death. So many deaths)
我是这样被坑死的.
我正在使用怪物a.前面有个怪物B.我去干他.F1,然后下毒.怪物B死亡.我占据了B的尸体.
你还记得我用a的时候往b里下过毒,对吧...
那个毒居然还在b里啊!我特么就这样被自己毒死啦!(难不成是遇上bug?)
有个不推荐的老哥.我想对他说几句.
游戏速度可以调成最快的(我第一次进游戏之前就调了设定,这是个好习惯).
按住鼠标移动比用键盘舒服.拆箱子的时候尤其舒服.是在不行你还可以求助于大火球.一个火球一堆箱子最舒服.
鼠标指着包包里的东西按delete就能拆除了,或者点击勾选salvage顺着去点装备也一样.(物品栏管理也是乐趣)
把物品拖到快捷键栏位就能shift+12345.....快速使用
右键小地图就可以自动快速移动.选c字母打头那个选项就是移动到你指定的点.商人,奖励,上下楼口都有快捷移动的标识.兄弟你真正需要的只是截图翻译.
然后就是.哪位老哥能告诉我一下怎么开乱码门?请留言
A great little game with cute retro graphics.
The possession mechanic is really rather deep and there are tons of monsters to be able to take over. There are many skills, and the combinations that can be created are all really cool.
The leveling system is great and full of data and choice for different builds.
That the game is almost two years old and still receives support is fantastic. The death card mechanic is super cool.
All hail the Cratefsh God.
An excellent roguelike with a refreshing twist via the possession mechanic!
Midboss is really fun. I'm a big fan of turn based strategy in general, and really enjoyed figuring out how the enemies worked, and what worked best against them. There's a cool feature where you can share your results to twitter, and through some kind of wild wizardry, you can drag other people's images from twitter into your game and see the gear they had.
