Spellbound Survivors manages to carve its own identity among a sea of Vampire Survivors-likes (is that what we call them now?) with the special powers that the player needs to fill up a bar to use by slaying more enemies and its artstyle. Characters can dash, each have different time-based ultimate abilities and can carry up to 4 weapons and accessories each. The ultimate abilities feel distinct enough, some are better for the bosses that come in at every 5 minutes, some are better for area clear. Weapon evolutions exist but they do not require specific accessories and it's a good design choice in a case where you can only equip 4 accessories at maximum. The start may feel a bit sluggish but once you figure out how special powers work, it will become a fun ride. My only complaints are that it needs some polish regarding the UI and some unlocks are game-time based, as in, they are unlocked when you pass a certain playtime threshold and there could be more interactive ways to unlock them. I can definitely recommend this game on sale

Spellbound Survivors manages to carve its own identity among a sea of Vampire Survivors-likes (is that what we call them now?) with the special powers that the player needs to fill up a bar to use by slaying more enemies and its artstyle. Characters can dash, each have different time-based ultimate abilities and can carry up to 4 weapons and accessories each. The ultimate abilities feel distinct enough, some are better for the bosses that come in at every 5 minutes, some are better for area clear. Weapon evolutions exist but they do not require specific accessories and it's a good design choice in a case where you can only equip 4 accessories at maximum. The start may feel a bit sluggish but once you figure out how special powers work, it will become a fun ride. My only complaints are that it needs some polish regarding the UI and some unlocks are game-time based, as in, they are unlocked when you pass a certain playtime threshold and there could be more interactive ways to unlock them. I can definitely recommend this game on sale