Tombwater
March 31, 2026
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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Critic Reviews (8)
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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85.0
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90.0
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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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65.0
Gameplay
85.0
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70.0
"Tombwater has convinced me that this Soulslike&s;s top-down perspective is well worth exploring."
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65.0
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70.0
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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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75.0
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85.0
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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 …"
Read original review"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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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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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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