Realm of the Mad God

Realm of the Mad God is a MMO Action RPG with the gameplay elements of a bullet hell game. The basic goal of the game is to defeat the various gods of the realm before taking on the Mad God, Oryx. The gameplay is isometric, similar to MMO's such as Runescape, but the gameplay is much more action-oriented, having you constantly needing to dodge the attacks various enemies can use to kill you. The game also has classes, ranging from the regular Wizard, Archer, and Warrior to more specialized roles such as a Preist or Necromancer. Enemies, as expected in this kind of game, drop loot and weapons for you to upgrade your character with or to store for later in your vault.

Now, an interesting part of the game is that it has a permadeath feature. Once your character dies, you lose everything that's not stored in your vault. The good thing, though, is that after one character dies, you're free to make another. The game also has a bit more of an emphasis on playing in groups, having every player in a group gain experience from a defeated enemy, as opposed to having one person hog all of it.

Another great feature is that, while the game has microtransactions, you can get pretty much everything in the game without buying anything. There's no sort of "Buy to Win" in this game, with the items you are able to buy giving the player little to no advantage (Although, buying more vault space is advisable at times).

I found this game to be extremely addicting. The gameplay is fast-paced, and it's nothing that you can simply tank through while taking tons of damage. Playing in groups is especially fun, with the only problem being you might not get much of the action or the loot from it. Also, you will die a lot.

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Steam Client's Page

Anyways, I'd suggest that you at least give this game a try.

It's quite entertaining. The best part about the level system is that, even when you lose your character, you will have learned enough about the game to understand the system, and however many levels you lost in death, you won't have too hard of a time getting back.

The microtransaction system is as keen, if less purposeful as Team Fortress 2. You can use cash to buy items, but with how this game works, the purpose is either cosmetic, or helps to bypass some limits. For example, if you buy 1000 coins worth in gold (their microtransactive currency) you can use it to buy another character slot, which could help some, considering you only get 1 slot that can only be used again if you delete or kill off your character.