Posted on: July 12, 2025
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VERY GOOD GAME!
Amazing story and gameplay. Highly recommended.
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Children of Morta
Description
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
Children of Morta is an action RPG with a rogue-lite approach to character development, where you don’t play a single character - but a whole, extraordinary family of heroes. Hack’n’slash through hordes of enemies in procedurally generated dungeons, caves and lands and lead the family of Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption.
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GAMEPLAY
Gameplay-wise it's a unique mix of action-adventure RPG, rogue-lite and hack and slash game. By leveling up, you develop not only individual characters but also the entire family. There is no permadeath and you can change family members between the dungeon runs.
STORY
The story takes place in a distant land but copes with themes and emotions common to all of us: love and hope, longing and uncertainty, ultimately loss... and sacrifice we are willing to make to save the ones we care the most for. Ultimately, it's about a family of heroes standing against the encroaching darkness.
DUNGEON CRAWLING
All the dungeons in the game are procedurally generated, which means their layout is different with each adventure. There can be from two to four levels of each dungeon, with a unique boss fight at the end. You can always get back to the previous dungeons to get extra XP or finish all the side quests.
CHARACTERS & SKILLS
Ranged attacks, magic spells, blocks, stuns, healing, evasions and passive skills - it's all there for you to discover, unlock and upgrade. You can choose from seven different family members, each one having unique skill sets. The father, John - a protective warrior with a sword and shield. The elder daughter Linda - a precise archer. Kevin, a quiet fighter equipped with deadly daggers. Lucy - a lively and bold fire mage. Mark - a mindful martial arts fighter. Joey - who smashes his enemies with a sledgehammer. And the latest addition to the family - Apan, a mighty healer and a firm defender in one.
ART STYLE
A combination of hand-painted pixel art and frame-by-frame animations partnered with modern lighting techniques come to life to create the beautifully dangerous world of Children of Morta!
© 2017 11 bit studios S.A. and Dead Mage Inc. Children of Morta, the Children of Morta logo, the 11 bit studios logo and the Dead Mage logo are trademarks of 11 bit studios S.A. and/or Dead Mage Inc.. All rights reserved.
Popular achievements
Adventurer
Complete 5 in-run events.
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31.07%
Ancient Knowledge
Upgrade The Book of Rea 5 times.
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35.4%
Bargainer
Free the shopkeeper.
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52.61%
Family Reunion
Unlock all playable characters.
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32.01%
Ferocity Denied
Kill 50 ferocious enemies.
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38.3%
Geared Up
Have 3 runes equipped simultaneously.
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31.2%
Gear Mastery
Upgrade 25 times in the workshop.
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31.79%
It Has Begun
Investigate the shrine of Rea.
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71.51%
Master of the Obelisk
Gain each obelisk effect at least once.
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39.24%
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14 hMain
18.5 h Main + Sides
27 h Completionist
18 h All Styles
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Game Informer
9/10
Dead Mage belts three home runs: one for the story, another for the action, and the last for the deep and interesting RPG elements
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4.5/5 stars
Save for the issues with RNG and the procedurally generated environments, Children of Morta delivers an exceptional experience with superior gameplay and a surprising amount of heart.
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95/100
With procedural worlds, fantastic cooperative combat, and a storyline that makes you care about the entire Bergson family, Children of Morta represents the best example of games as art. There are still a few months to go in 2019, but Children of Morta is looking like my Indie Game of the Year.
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Posted on: July 29, 2025
Bak_os
Verified ownerGames: 11 Reviews: 2
masterpiece
superfun, great storytelling. masterful pixel art.
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Posted on: August 9, 2025
beornofanduin
Verified ownerGames: 119 Reviews: 7
15min and you know its a masterpiece.
just first hour of playing and undoubtedly, this is a masterpiece. I know it.
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Posted on: August 23, 2025
demosten1
Verified ownerGames: 12 Reviews: 1
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great for couch co op with another person.
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Posted on: September 15, 2019
LunarWind
Verified ownerGames: 43 Reviews: 1
Excellent story with solid gameplay.
Childred of Morta is certainly a game worth playing, and I'd say worth buying at full price. The gameplay reminds me of a mix between more skill intense games like Wizard of Legend and Hyperlight Drifter, as well as older slower paced games like Diablo 2 and other ARPGs of that time. The base gameplay is entering procedurally generated dungeons complete with puzzle rooms, challenge rooms, mini bosses, story encounters, and a variety of enemies. You fight enemies, manage limited health resources, collect currency, and ultimately attempt to reach and defeat the unique boss for each dungeon. Currency is used between dungeons to purchase upgrades which apply to every character. You will also find random items, some passive, some consumable, and some re-usable based on cooldown. This all combines to keep gameplay fresh, fun, and sometimes quite tense. Especially when you stumble into a story-line encounter, you're low on health, but you really want to know what happens if you beat the encounter. (Can be re-tried) Now, that's already a solid game in my opinion, but what takes Children of Morta to the 5/5 rating is the storyline. This story is amazing. The writing is never bad, and almost always above average in my opinion, with several moments being awe inspiring. The family is a great way to introduce characters as new classes, and since each person has upgrades based on their level which benefit every other family member too; it really feels like the family is working together for victory. Each class felt different and was fun to play. The pixel-art graphics are wonderful. I've known some other pixel-art games to suffer from visual clutter, but I found none of that in Children of Morta. Narrator did a good job and sound overall was enjoyable. Though there are no difficulty options, this can sort of be solved through the ability to endlessly replay old levels to earn currency and level up, thus making the rest of the game 'easier' by comparison. Buy it, play it.
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