Loot River

 PC
User Score
4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8

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  1. DelCast
    May 9, 2022
    5
    The game has a very promising concept, stylish visuals and a strong opening, but sadly bugs, glitches and overall just poorly designed systems leave it feeling very unfinished.

    After a several glitched runs, frustrating bugs, and many unpolished encounters. I sadly cannot recommend this game at all.

    As many people have mentioned, it sadly feels like an early access version.
  2. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Whats there is really cool but i finished it in like 2 hrs. The fighting system is fun and parrying is easy and satisfying. The tetris puzzling is novel but repetetive.
  3. Merginatorr
    May 24, 2022
    4
    Dungeon Crawling, looting and fighting your way to glory. Loot River plays like Diablo 2 on hardcore mode as you shuffle through Tetris like puzzles and slay fiends. If your health hits, 0…you lose everything and have to start all over.

    Looks like a multiple run type of game where you keep grinding the game for keys, unlocking items and other crap that some of the bosses drop. While the    Dungeon Crawling, looting and fighting your way to glory. Loot River plays like Diablo 2 on hardcore mode as you shuffle through Tetris like puzzles and slay fiends. If your health hits, 0…you lose everything and have to start all over.

    Looks like a multiple run type of game where you keep grinding the game for keys, unlocking items and other crap that some of the bosses drop. While the ideas are good, the movement and combat are a little stiff for me. River platforms are fun to move and you can quickly solve little puzzles to access chests and get more loot. Navigate these corridors to find the exit and progress as fast as you want to. I had one successful run out of 4 attempts and when I finally “beat the game”, it felt lackluster.

    Honestly I am finding it hard to continue to play this game. It didn’t grab me like I’d hoped. Everything about the gameplay is mediocre at best. Progression is worse than Spelunky and I am tired of games like that. Combat was uneventful and its a huge part of the game. Parrying attacks seemed impossible, fighting monsters was clunky and it just doesn’t do much for me.

    Pros: Moving the platforms?

    Cons: Graphics, combat and progression. Not gripping me at all.

    4/10    … Expand
  4. HoltFasner
    May 8, 2022
    7
    There's a river, and there's loot in it, nuff said. *EDIT* so apparently not enough said...so it's a bit of fun, not something that's going to keep you enthralled for 100's of hours, but it's fresh, worth a look

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 29, 2024
    100
    As far as graphics go, it has a very nice color palette and is mostly old school pixel graphics. The effects and lighting are very nice, but at times they can be cluttered in the heat of battle, causing you to miss hard-won loot. In the end, though, Loot River is a very addictive title that is a joy to fall into time and time again. [Issue#320]
  2. GameGrin
    Sep 19, 2022
    70
    Loot River has addictive gameplay and you’ll want to play it again. However, there isn’t much story, which is a shame for the interesting world I found myself in.
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  3. GameMAG
    Jul 4, 2022
    60
    Perhaps the game should have stayed in the early access format as long as possible, rather than rushing to release in the Xbox Game Pass collection. Probably, after a year of patches it will be a completely different game.
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