Ring of Pain

 PC
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PC Invasion
    Oct 15, 2020
    85
    Ring of Pain is an immensely enjoyable experience that can be monumentally frustrating due to its luck-focused nature. It has excellent mechanics and really has a way of worming itself into your brain. But it can be horribly aggravating all the same.
  2. COGconnected
    Oct 20, 2020
    82
    All in all, Ring of Pain is a different enough take on the card game genre that it’s definitely going to be a good time. While not perfect, it has enough lurking in its depths to keep you thinking “Okay, well just one more run!”
  3. GameSpot
    Oct 28, 2020
    80
    Ring of Pain is interesting and enjoyable in ways that can keep you enthralled despite doing almost the exact same thing for hours. The quick runs are really nice for just jumping in and having a few goes rather than oversaturating yourself with this world. It nails the creepy aesthetic from the art and sound design right down to the way it plays. It can make you feel a bit unsettled no matter what stage of the game you're at and how confident you're feeling. Ring of Pain swings between frustration and satisfaction but thankfully leans heavily to the latter most of the time. It's a delightfully disturbing mix of roguelike and card game genres that's worth stumbling in the darkness to discover.
  5. Noisy Pixel
    Oct 15, 2020
    80
    Ring of Pain takes a mashup of genres and brings them together for a dark and challenging adventure. The most important takeaway is that it works and provides some great gameplay moments for hours with many new ways to approach encounters. Sure, there are a few high moments of difficulty, and a few systems aren’t completely newcomer friendly, but there’s definitely enough here to keep you entertained for hours of dungeon-crawling and deck-building.

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. Xandl7
    Oct 17, 2020
    10
    Cool rougelike game, catchy design. Suggested!

    This is a great twist on the usual card-roguelite game. Every choice feels important and    Cool rougelike game, catchy design. Suggested!

    This is a great twist on the usual card-roguelite game. Every choice feels important and card combos are really interesting.
    the art and Atmosphere of the game is also excellent    … Full Review »
  2. NightVisions
    Jan 31, 2023
    9
    Interesting spin on the deckbuilding dungeon crawler. Instead of relics that give passive abilities to synergize that need to be usedInteresting spin on the deckbuilding dungeon crawler. Instead of relics that give passive abilities to synergize that need to be used strategically to get any benefit from. This game uses equipment that bolsters your stats like an RPG allowing for situation where some gear gives you bad stats but a worthwhile effect and the reverse. Unlike a deck builder game like Slay the Spire you balance stats that you need to improve to face special enemies that all have various weaknesses and strengths instead of cards.

    A complicated puzzle with a lot of variety in-between runs and going for achievements can be quite fun or tedious no in-between.

    Wish there was an ability to turn off some pieces of equipment since some pieces of gear are just overpowered in this single player game even on hard mode. So I'd like that feature to be implemented.

    I like Simon Boxer's art and the style of this game a lot.    … Full Review »
  3. 0959kedi
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    very good art design, awesome soundtrack, infinite re-playability, good strategy game.
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