Cool concept. You are the boss of a dungeon and gather minions to defend it against the heroes entering it, along with some traps and even fighting yourself when things get ugly enough. It's not as in-depth as something like Darkest Dungeon would be, but it does have a decent element of strategy to it. A run in the game is similar in length to a run of Slay the Spire, to give you an idea. It's quite fun to gather new monsters and form synergies between your teams. There's a lot of variety when it comes to monsters as well so chances are you'll prefer some monsters over others and will actively look for them, so it has that collectible element as well. I bought it at 10€ and I feel I'm getting my money's worth, since the game is very replayable as well.
After playing for more than 50 hours I can safely say it is a fantastic CRPG, and the closest to a true Baldur's Gate 2 successor there has ever been. I have not encountered any bugs so far either, so reviews mentioning those must be outdated or I've just been extremely lucky. What I like most about the game and what it truly reminds me of BG2 is how your companions behave in the game and the story. Other games like Pillars honestly failed at this, they would barely interact with each other and with other NPCs, but Owlcat have done a fantastic job in this game when it comes to interactions and reactivity. Other than that, the game is not just a copy/paste of the BG2 gameplay, and many aspects have been greatly improved and expanded (I'm especially a fan of the resting system, where you assign tasks for your companions while you're camping). One thing I should mention is that the game does have timers and you'll fail quests if you take too long completing them. But it honestly gives you plenty of time to do them so it's never really and issue, and more something to make the game a bit more realistic in how you proceed (you'll have plenty of time to do every side quest for example). Congratulations to the team for this wonderful game. I can't wait for their next game.
