Action · July 12, 2016
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION (2016)
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game. The BRUTAL EDITION is the definitive NECROPOLIS experience. HERE’S WHAT’S NEW: The Brute - a formidable new player character The Black Forest - a completely new wintry outdoor biome to explore Deadly new enemies and improved AI behaviors Greatly expanded environmental variety, including new traps and gameplay Clearer descriptions for all items in the game, including weapons, armor, recipes, potions, and magical codexes Improved game balance and loot economy New weapons, armor, potions, scrolls, and more! NECROPOLIS combines third-person action with Rogue-lite dungeon-delving for a game that’s fast-paced and addictive, yet diabolically hardcore. Adventure alone, or with up to 3 friends in a magical deathtrap that reconstructs itself each time you play. Craft, equip, explore, and fight to stay alive as you delve deeper and face ever-greater threats in the twisting halls and endless chasms of the NECROPOLIS. Have no doubt, you’re going to die - often! - but you’ll improve your combat skills, available upgrades, and dungeon know-how with every playthrough, bringing you one step closer to the exit. (Warning: “Just one more time” mindset can be addicting.) IN NECROPOLIS, DEATH IS... ...PERMANENT. Game Over? Jump right back in with a new adventurer and try again! ...DIFFERENT EVERY TIME. A new procedurally-generated dungeon with every death. ...BETTER WITH FRIENDS. Drop-in / drop-out CO-OP multiplayer for up to 4 players! ...MONSTROUS. Gemeaters, Changelings, Hoardmen, and more - they exist to kill you. ...NOT WITHOUT PERKS. Each new dungeon is littered with powerful weapons, armor, and upgrades to wield against your foes. (And there’s crafting, too!) ...UNAVOIDABLE. But don’t worry, this NEXT playthrough is totally the one. We’ve got a good feeling about it.
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168 Action titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Souls-like · 162
- Action Roguelike · 156
- Co-op · 127
- Adventure · 121
- Rogue-like · 110
- Action · 100
- Dungeon Crawler · 97
- Rogue-lite · 85
- Indie · 76
- Difficult · 75
- Multiplayer · 73
- Procedural Generation · 64
- Perma Death · 53
- Third Person · 47
- Hack and Slash · 46
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 4.6k Steam reviews | Top 62% in Action |
| Positive rating | 65% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 91% |
| Engagement hours | 10 h average | Top 45% for session depth among Action |
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Press Quotes
“The Necropolis you can play today is very different from, and vastly superior to, the Necropolis that launched in July. […] So if you wrote this game off or have been on the fence about it, now is as good a time as any to jump in, because in all honestly, you’re missing out on one of the finest gaming experiences of the year.” 9.2/10 – Absolute Geeks “While roguelike and roguelike-inspired games such as these feel like a dime…
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (7)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Polish
- Russian
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jul 12, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Harebrained Schemes |
| Publisher | Paradox Interactive, Bandai Namco |
| Base price | $7.49 -75% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Support |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
65%Mixed · 4.6k reviews
3.0k positive · 1.6k negative
Curator recommendations
3.7k
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
10h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
Achievements
13
Steam unlocks available
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