Good:
- Interesting setting.
- Frequent updates.

Bad:
- Way too abstract default tileset. It's not possible to distinguish a bush from a monster unless you notice a nonsense icon is moving. This can be fixed by using a custom tileset mod.
- Horrible gamepad controls (Steam Deck). You have to press a dozen buttons (often simultaneously) to perform a simple action. Button mapping makes no sense. You would expect to move with a joystick or arrow pad? Not in this game.
- The UI will make you cry. Not only because it violates all principles of accessibility and UX, but because the controls make it nearly impossible to navigate.
- Poorly balanced difficulty. I moved one screen away from the starting village and got immediately mauled by a pack of jaguars. Then I reloaded and traveled to the first quest location and was obliterated by the first monster there.
- No tutorial, no explanation of how anything works. If you really want to play this game, be prepared to waste a few hours reading community guides.

Considering it's launching out of early access very soon and it's unlikely anything will change in a short time, I cannot recommend this game. There are much better roguelikes like Dungeons of Dredmor, Tales of Maj'Eyal and ADOM that are actually fun to play instead of being extremely frustrating like Qud.

Good: - Interesting setting. - Frequent updates. Bad: - Way too abstract default tileset. It's not possible to distinguish a bush from a monster unless you notice a nonsense icon is moving. This can be fixed by using a custom tileset mod. - Horrible gamepad controls (Steam Deck). You have to press a dozen buttons (often simultaneously) to perform a simple action. Button mapping makes no sense. You would expect to move with a joystick or arrow pad? Not in this game. - The UI will make you cry. Not only because it violates all principles of accessibility and UX, but because the controls make it nearly impossible to navigate. - Poorly balanced difficulty. I moved one screen away from the starting village and got immediately mauled by a pack of jaguars. Then I reloaded and traveled to the first quest location and was obliterated by the first monster there. - No tutorial, no explanation of how anything works. If you really want to play this game, be prepared to waste a few hours reading community guides. Considering it's launching out of early access very soon and it's unlikely anything will change in a short time, I cannot recommend this game. There are much better roguelikes like Dungeons of Dredmor, Tales of Maj'Eyal and ADOM that are actually fun to play instead of being extremely frustrating like Qud.