City of Brass

 PC
User Score
4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 32
  3. Negative: 20 out of 32

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  1. sheppard90
    Feb 18, 2019
    7
    Rouge-lite One Thousand and One Nights themed game made in Unreal Engine 4. It's both simple and rich in content. It plays like Skyrim, or maybe more like Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. I miss Prince of Persia games so much and City of Brass has the perfect mythos and the atmosphere for me.

    Lots of creative gameplay elements like wish genies, the whip and it's countless utilities,    Rouge-lite One Thousand and One Nights themed game made in Unreal Engine 4. It's both simple and rich in content. It plays like Skyrim, or maybe more like Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. I miss Prince of Persia games so much and City of Brass has the perfect mythos and the atmosphere for me.

    Lots of creative gameplay elements like wish genies, the whip and it's countless utilities, lots of classes to and lots of passives to unlock, lots of environmental objects to interact with, wide enemy variety, magic potions, lots of different weapons, beautiful environments, beautiful sound design and the overall nostalgic aura the game has is great.

    And all this coupled with regular patches and content updates keep the game fresh and live.

    I just feel a warm love for this game, and I definitely recommend it.    … Expand
  2. Clockwork42
    Jun 5, 2019
    8
    Quick preface: I picked this game up for free from the Epic Store, so feel free to take my enthusiasm with a grain of salt.

    Prince of Persia meets Mothergunship. It's a fun little rogue-lite action game with an Arabian setting that is kind of refreshing. It's simple but fun, and the game has its good and bad points. If you can get it under $10, I definitely recommend giving it a try!
  3. humanbait76
    Jun 6, 2019
    1
    Absolutely terrible game for PC. Poor controls, repetitive levels even for a roguelike, and just not engaging. Graphics are fine, nothing superb. I got this for free during the Epic Games Mega Sale. It is exactly worth what I paid for it. If it cost anything, even $1.99, I would have felt cheated.
  4. Joe_Friday
    May 5, 2018
    1
    Repetitive and boring, every level looks alike. There's very little actual content, some reviewers have finished the entire campaign in less than an hour.
  5. lhmtgame
    May 8, 2018
    1
    I thought this game will be good, but it's bad.
    + Graphics is nice.
    + Simple gameplay but nice too.

    - Sound is poor.
    - No map or minimap.
    - No saving option or checkpoint. Have to play it from the beginning to the end, playing at middle of game then quit and you have to play from the very beginning of it (level 1).
  6. mugen_is_here
    Jun 25, 2022
    1
    The gameplay is good. You can jump around, buy upgrades, collect loot, fight monsters, evade traps. It somewhat reminds me of Prince of Persia. Even the levels are gorgeous if not cramped up.

    The fights are tedious and unsatisfying. There are too many enemies that come with shields whom you need to hit over and over and over and over again. The lasso takes two seconds which renders it    The gameplay is good. You can jump around, buy upgrades, collect loot, fight monsters, evade traps. It somewhat reminds me of Prince of Persia. Even the levels are gorgeous if not cramped up.

    The fights are tedious and unsatisfying. There are too many enemies that come with shields whom you need to hit over and over and over and over again. The lasso takes two seconds which renders it useless in a fight.

    The bosses were too strong and the loot wasn't sufficient to buy upgrades. I frequently found myself dying lots of times or running through many levels without enough loot to buy an upgrade.    … Expand
  7. freimacher
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This is a great rogue-like game. It is underrated and many negative reviews are ridiculous because the reviewer has no concept of the type of game it is.

    The power ups are good, the theme and graphics are good, the enemy types and bosses are fun. it's addictive and clear that the devs have experience from bioshock and know how to make a game.
  8. PeakZach
    Jun 12, 2020
    2
    Looks and plays well. The lack of story and change throughout makes this game difficult to go through. The concept if great, and the look and feel is gorgeous. The seemingly lack of combat development really hinders the rouge-lite capabilities this game is leaning so heavily on.
  9. Mizuiro
    Apr 4, 2022
    5
    Juego regulero, gameplay pobre, historia mal desarrollada, no muy recomendado.
  10. Magead
    Dec 19, 2020
    4
    It's a decent rogue-like, weapons feel decent, the loot is generally worth getting and buying, but the environments are too cramped for some of the enemies to function properly, especially the evil genie, also the game runs really poorly on hardware that is supposedly above minimum requirements (30 fps with frequent stutters)
  11. JoakitoPlatino
    Jul 4, 2023
    8
    City Of Brass, es un juego Rogue-Lite en el que tendremos que hacer un recorrido, para escapar de la ciudad en la que estamos atrapados, siguiendo distintos escenarios y mazmorras generadas de manera procedural. City of Brass tiene como tematica a la cultura de Egipto y podemos encontrar Genios, como en Aladdín y todo tipo de armas relacionadas a la epoca.

    Pros: Buena jugabilidad    City Of Brass, es un juego Rogue-Lite en el que tendremos que hacer un recorrido, para escapar de la ciudad en la que estamos atrapados, siguiendo distintos escenarios y mazmorras generadas de manera procedural. City of Brass tiene como tematica a la cultura de Egipto y podemos encontrar Genios, como en Aladdín y todo tipo de armas relacionadas a la epoca.

    Pros:
    Buena jugabilidad
    Rejugabilidad
    Desbloqueables
    Contiene una buena guia
    Dificultad variada (podemos modificar la jugabilidad de muchas maneras)
    Buen diseño
    Actualizaciones constantes
    Enemigos variados

    Contras:
    Mala optimizacion
    Comunidad pobre
    Pocos personajes

    A destacar:
    La historia que tiene es bastante pobre, sin embargo te la cuentan de manera muy divertida mientras lees los equipables, mejoras y consumibles, ademas su diseño de niveles te cuenta una historia de manera indirecta y eso me parece genial y algo que no todos los juegos te ofrecen.    … Expand

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69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. CD-Action
    Aug 2, 2018
    70
    For the first couple of hours City of Brass was lots of fun, mainly thanks to the whip, which is a cool, versatile tool, and the game’s unique setting. Then scarcity of content reared its head and despite the efforts of a very capable procedural generation algorithm repetitiveness became more and more wearisome. [07/2018, p.50]
  2. Worth Playing
    Jul 19, 2018
    70
    Provided you keep expectations in check, City of Brass can be fun. The game is set up well for those starting out with roguelikes, and the various tweaks ensure that everyone has a chance to see the ending. For the hardcore, it can also be tweaked to be tougher, and that'll be necessary if you want any kind of challenge. This doesn't feel like a long-lasting experience, but the presence of leaderboards will be an incentive to those who might want to speed-run through the game. If you don't mind a few of the aforementioned flaws, then give this title a chance.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 13, 2018
    60
    Solid and in deeper levels absorbent roguelike game from a fresh shooter view. The game doesn´t lack charm, but to keep your attention it would need twice as much. [Issue#286]
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