Picked it up on sale and then remembered i had it when i began looking into the Remnant series with this being the prequel to those games. It definitely is a souls-like game.

The controls aren't perfect, but you can remap them. i chose to play on keyboard/mouse as opposed to controller.

I liked the concept of aging a year every time you died which unlocked different perks, but you wont experience them all if you don't really ever die. I died around 15 times or so in my playthrough, but the last perk looked like it unlocked at level 80.

Level design was pretty neat at times and i enjoyed the first world the most i think. The story was interesting and you're left kind of piecing things together, but the atmosphere was nice to explore without overwhelming you with things to read and such.

In terms of difficulty, i thought it was fair. the level ups seem to occur often enough which heals you again. I do wish there was a way to recharge the healing items other than dying, but that's the design of the game which keeps you on your toes.

There are achievements that you cant earn because the features like NG+ and others were never implemented as the achievements were made before the updates happened. Would recommend staying away if having a game with incomplete achievements forever bothers you.