Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
2020 · Action RPG · PC / Steam
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is a cautionary tale wrapped in gorgeous packaging. Its visuals remain among the best the ARPG genre has produced, its Gate of Fates passive system is an inventive take on character building, and the voiced campaign shows more ambition than most games in this space attempt. But persistent bugs, balance problems that funnel players into a narrow set of viable endgame builds, and the end of all development and multiplayer support in 2024 leave it as a single-player curiosity rather than a genre contender. There's a good game buried here for those willing to accept its limitations, but the ceiling it could have reached makes its reality sting.