Tombwater

Tombwater

March 31, 2026

PC

Explore the accursed Wild West town of Tombwater and lay bare the eldritch horrors that lie beneath. Survive blood-spilling combat in this gruesome 2D action-RPG that might just drive you to madness.

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86.5

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Clint Morrison, Jr. The Punished Backlog Mar 2026
88.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

92.0

"Tombwater sets up an intriguing space in the current indie game landscape. A Western horror game disguised as a Soulslike is a brilliant sale, but Tombwater is so much more. It is a triumphant realization of the 2D Zelda formula …"

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Darren Andrew VDGMS Mar 2026
95.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

95.0

"Good Western games are few and far between and great ones are even more of a rarity. There have only been a few handfuls of truly great westerns like the Red Dead series, Oddworld: Strangers Wrath, Outlaws, Oregon Trail and …"

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Joey Visser Gameliner Mar 2026
90.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Tombwater has convinced me that this Soulslike&s;s top-down perspective is well worth exploring."

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Jordan Andow Analog Stick Gaming Mar 2026
80.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

85.0

"Tombwater captures the soul of a soulslike game and wraps it in a retro-western inspired skin, while offering a deeper focus on story without short-changing the mechanics you’d expect from the genre. The basic map definitely hurts exploration, and the …"

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Kiera Williams Cinelinx Mar 2026
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

80.0

"Tombwater is a perfect addition to the Metroidvania soulslike genre. It did a phenomenal job of bringing Eldritch Horror to the wild west and making it a truly immersive and fun experience. Even with the issues with controls for non-mouse …"

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Kim Snaith GameSpew Mar 2026
90.0 /100

"Zelda meets Dark Souls, Tombwater is a fantastic action adventure set in a Lovecraftian reimagining of the Wild West. Tricky combat is king here, but thanks to difficulty options you can choose to focus on exploring the rich world around …"

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Nicola Kapron COGconnected Mar 2026
89.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

75.0

"All in all, Tombwater is one of my favorite Soulslikes, if not one of my favorite games, period. I’m not usually a fan of Zelda-likes, but I could barely put this one down. And only part of that was because …"

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Victor Vitório GameBlast Mar 2026
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

70.0

"Tombwater is a well-crafted blend of top-down soulslike, horror, and western setting. Even though its limited map doesn&s;t offer much help for planning backtracking, the diversity of locations and how they intertwine to form a greater whole, dotted with secrets …"

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