After putting in 10 hours (and easily seeing myself put in 10 more), I finally feel like I can give a good review.

Raidborn, at its core, is a simple game. You run a little dungeon, get loot, sell it off in town and pick up some minor quests that take you into more dungeons, more loot, to sell it off in town... Leveling up and strengthening your gear as you go. The enemy variety comes mostly in the form of what effects they can inflict upon you, be it poison, poison but stamina-flavored, and "possession" that didn't really come into play too much in my experience. If it sounds one-dimensional, that's because it is - but by GOD does it do this gameplay loop RIGHT.

The game is FUN. It's satisfying to play. The ragdoll physics are superb. The combat is fluid, but simple. Each hit FEELS like it has impact. and its just great, dumb fun. Raidborn has a minor storyline to follow, but it's not the focus of the game; at least, not yet. It's a game that I've sat down and killed 30 minutes just running around bashing heads in, and a game that I've accidentally stayed up until 4:00 in the morning playing because my next level-up was right around the corner and before I knew it I had cleared yet another castle of zombies. Plus, some of the little puzzles hidden throughout were real stumpers for me at least.

With this focus on simplicity and fun it's just really easy to pick up and put down. Hardcore fans of the genre may find the lack of options in character "building" and equipment a bit disappointing, but updates are still coming down the pipeline. I'm very curious to see where this game goes, but I hope it keeps "simple fun" at its core and doesn't go too crazy with extra mechanics. Great game, very replayable, would recommend.