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Apotheon

Deliberate 2D melee spacing against scripted mythological bosses.

Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
Match your experience?
EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    6/10

    2D melee spacing, throws and weapon durability demand active hands

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    1/10

    Gods and guards run scripted patterns, briefly tricky multiplayer aside

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    2/10

    Loot and patrols vary slightly between runs

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    5/10

    Boss approaches and gear choice reward planning

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
2015
Developer
Alientrap Games Inc
Platforms
PS4, Linux, PC, Mac
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
85/100
IGDB users
70/100
PlatformRole-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureIndieActionFantasyHistorical