Hammerwatch

A very fun game, best played in coop with one or more friends. Gameplay is simple to understand, harder to master with many secrets to find in the dungeon and classes to try out.

I like this light retro crawler, but there is something wrong with the controller inputs when trying to play the game with a gamepad (8BitDo SN30 Pro+) in Linux (Manjaro). Every other action seemingly works, but I can't move, which ... kind of makes it unplayable. The gamepad works with other games in Linux (and in Windows).

I've played Hammerwatch on Windows 7, Mac OSX Yosemite, and Linux Mint 17.3. All ran the game just fine and even played nicely with a Logitech F310 (DInput on Windows and Mac, XInput on Windows and Linux Mint). PROS: + Fun dungeon crawling with no shortage of action. + Environmental puzzles will test your noggin but not your nerves. + Diverse character classes to tinker with, adding variety. + Plenty of hidden areas worth exploring. + Sun Temple Expansion adds even more. + Modest hardware requirements. + Online multiplayer, if that's your thing. CONS: - Online multiplayer can be cumbersome to set up. VERDICT: If you already like dungeon crawlers, grab Hammerwatch.

Play this game with my kids and we enjoy exploring the dungeons and beating the bosses. Changing settings allows for easier play with kids.

You'll spend the entire game wandering around, backtracking, trying to figure out where you still need to go. The map doesn't help in this regard, because it's centred on the player, and zoomed in. Even if you wanted to just wander a maze fighting monsters, the fighting mechanics are shallow. There's a single attack button you'll need to mash throughout the game. Monsters are either trivially easy to deal with (melee), or nearly impossible to kill without dying (ranged).