Sword of the Necromancer
Sword of the Necromancer is a dungeon-crawler action RPG with Rogue-like elements where you can revive your defeated enemies to make them fight alongside you. Turn your foes into allies using the forbidden…
Sword of the Necromancer is an adventure developed by Grimorio of Games, released 28 January 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Sword of the Necromancer is
Sword of the Necromancer is an adventure game developed by Grimorio of Games and released in 2021. It was published by JanduSoft. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Legend says that, deep within these mountains, a heretic decided to violate the will of the gods in order to achieve eternal life. The heretic succeeded in this aberrant attempt, and created a tool for forbidden rituals that could grant immortality… and even bring back the dead. Over the years and centuries many have tried to get that power for themselves, but all they found in the Necromancer’s crypt was their demise. They say that the tool the Necromancer created is also a weapon… The Sword of the Necromancer
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Sword of the Necromancer holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 4 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Sword of the Necromancer launched on 28 January 2021, within three weeks of Little Nightmares II, Hitman 3, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury and The Medium. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Little Nightmares II, Hitman 3, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, The Medium.
Official trailer
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