Into the Pit
October 19, 2021
As members of a family of lore-hunting mystics, you and your cousin Luridia separately wander the land following rumors of occult power. After discovering a demonic pit in a nearby village, Luridia’s once prolific letters grow silent. Something has gone terribly wrong. Now it is up to you to journey …
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70.0
Gameplay
85.0
Story
30.0
"This all isn&s;t to say that the entire game is a slog, but Into The Pit rolls out new content far too slowly. With player upgrades that are mostly changing numbers around and rooms that aren&s;t hard to puzzle out, …"
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30.0
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55.0
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30.0
"Although it shows promise early on, Into the Pit runs out of new tricks astoundingly quickly, leading to endless repetition and a total lack of challenge."
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85.0
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60.0
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30.0
"What we’re left with in Into The Pit is a really great set of ingredients. The art direction and visuals are excellent, the music is perfect, and the core mechanics are really well designed. It is absolutely fun to play, …"
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30.0
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85.0
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20.0
"All that said… Into the Pit is still relentless. It’s a fast paced shooter, that feels really tight as a first person shooter. It’s meant to be played in fast bursts, so maybe it’s the perfect exciting thing to get …"
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50.0
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50.0
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50.0
"While the start of Into the Pit is unquestionably rocky, the follow-through is a blast, with fast action and serious pyrokinetics as monsters turn into blood splats decorating the walls."
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75.0
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80.0
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65.0
"Into The Pit is a good way to reintroduce a genre one could have assumed a relic of the past. It’s a tad slowly paced and can get repetitive as any roguelike might, but it’s a strong innovation on a …"
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90.0
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80.0
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35.0
"Into The Pit has some genuine fun in it. It controls well, has a unique look, and has great potential with its rogue-lite offerings. In the end though for me, the lack of variety in multiple areas kept it from …"
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80.0
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78.0
Story
76.0
"While I personally would have liked more difficulty in the portals and bosses, I also think this is a solid game to offer someone being introduced to roguelites that aren’t amazing on FPS games. Plus, it has its own unique …"
Read original review"Into The Pit is an exhilarating first-person shooter with lofty ambitions. It is a fast-paced rogue-lite that excels in the bloody gunplay we&s;ve come to expect from classic titles such as Doom. However, its promised flashy spells and novel mechanic …"
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80.0
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85.0
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30.0
"There is no denying that Into the Pit is easily classifiable as "another indie more pixelated retro fps roguelike to forget", and for my part I do not plan to make an exception, because exactly that is it. But now …"
Read original review"A greater difficulty in the clashes was desirable: overall, Into the Pit remains a title to try for lovers of the genre, especially if you are a subscriber to the Game Pass."
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45.0
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80.0
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55.0
"Into the Pit is a retro FPS/roguelike that&s;s far less than the sum of its parts. It&s;s got great action, but everything that surrounds it is questionable."
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