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Elsie
Developer Knight Shift Games
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos. From the Steam store page
157 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Oct 20, 2026 · last updated Oct 21, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
49 positive · 12 negative
95% range 69–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 19 | 2 | 73 |
| Steam reviews | 49 | 12 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
50 of 62 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 49 yes, 12 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 61 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (59 of 74 positive).
Players praise the fast, smooth gameplay and Mega Man-inspired feel. [1][2][3] Many note the game has bugs and feels like early access. [1][3][4] Some reviewers find the tutorial and system explanations lacking. [3][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [4]
There's good stuff here, but it just doesn't feel like a cohesive experience yet. I've encountered mechanics and obstacles before their tutorials spawned for me several runs later. There's a fair few misaligned textboxes and missing punctuation. I've had runs where the majority of my upgrades involved improving my Drones, without the ability to summon Drones yet. The story and characters come across as rather …
- [1]
This game is a mixed bag for me. I downloaded the demo and played for over an hour, and picked up this game on launch day. On the one hand, the gamefeel is wonderful. The developers really nailed character movement, and adding a parry sets this aside from its peers (20XX/30XX comes to mind). Character designs are cool. Most weapons feel really good. As an old Smash Bros. fan I love the Break the Targets bonus round …
- [3]
If you like Mega Man and you enjoy roguelites then this game will definitely be for you. It's fun and has plenty of variety across it's upgrades, enemies, bosses and level designs. But at launch it has some issues and bugs I encountered during my play time. I also hated the way it handles the first time user experience since instead of teaching you Elsie's mechanics upfront they trickle her kit to you over the …
- [5]
It's got some technical problems at the time of my review here, and there's some minor things I'd like to see changed over time. I still like it though! The gameplay is still solid, the music bops, the art is great, and the boss fights are hectic but do-able. Currently the issues I've faced that aren't technical and should probably be fixed are the tutorializing isn't well planned out, since they expect you to die …
- [12]
I have played this game for over 60 hours on Playstation, and as someone who grew up loving Mega Man-style games, Elsie immediately clicked with me. The movement is fast, the combat is chaotic in the best way possible, and the game does an amazing job at feeding into that “power fantasy” feeling. Instead of constantly feeling weak and struggling to survive like a lot of roguelikes, Elsie lets you create absurdly …
Summarised from 34 of the 160 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
80% of the 61 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Elsie. The complaint that keeps coming up: bugs and technical issues at launch. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 157 · most liked firstCommission for schlimshady of Elsie playing DnD! Somebody brought gamer fuel to the DnD game. Probably me.
neutral · AI labelView post →EEE PLAYING ELSIE TODAY, THE FIRST GAME I’VE VOICED IN!! Come watch me squirm hearing myself in a game LMAOOO Twitch.tv/ashleyroboto
positive · AI labelView post →Just a quick Fields of Mistria session 🧵 (May be some dating dialogue spoilers so read at your own discretion) Elsie is who I aspire to be in game, extremely wealthy with a plethora of dalliances to fill up a whole tome ( ๑‾̀◡‾́)✨
neutral · AI labelView post →There's good stuff here, but it just doesn't feel like a cohesive experience yet. I've encountered mechanics and obstacles before their tutorials spawned for me several runs later. There's a fair few misaligned textboxes and missing punctuation. I've had runs where the majority of my upgrades involved improving my Drones, without the ability to summon Drones yet. The story and characters come across as rather uneven. The opening cinematics paint a pretty serious, dark picture of a battle…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →had my gay little Mistria wedding get officiated by Jennifer Coolidge (Elsie) earlier today on stream.. god I love this game
neutral · AI labelView post →Helldivers II has won the Game of the Year award at the 2024 TIGA Awards. Other winners include Paper Trail, Still Wakes the Deep, Elsie, Hellblade 2, Viewfinder, and TLoU Part 2. (Read more: GamesIndustry)
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is a mixed bag for me. I downloaded the demo and played for over an hour, and picked up this game on launch day. On the one hand, the gamefeel is wonderful. The developers really nailed character movement, and adding a parry sets this aside from its peers (20XX/30XX comes to mind). Character designs are cool. Most weapons feel really good. As an old Smash Bros. fan I love the Break the Targets bonus round that I run into from time to time. But this game feels like an early access…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got a build where I was four-shotting bosses, full health and armor, nearly unstoppable. This game rewards you for creativity and thinking outside the box. I never leave steam reviews, but I thought it deserved it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've always liked the Megaman vibe, but over time I lost interest in playing it, for one reason or another. Elsie, whether on purpose or not, reminded me of those times when I enjoyed the franchise, but adding modern systems that elevate the playability. With speedy gameplay, varied upgrades to unlock, and art that mixes retro with contemporary touches, Elsie ends up being a fun roguelite that wouldn’t let me go off the controller at first. Elsie's story revolves around the guardians: androids…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →📅🕰️in past decade I.. * Registred company name * Graduated 1st game art course * Spend 5 months abroad for my dream Ankama internship * Survived my worst client School project during pandemic * Helped Release Revita * Graduated 2nd game art course * VFX on Elsie * Moved out * Signed with Pugstorm
neutral · AI labelView post →Good morning, folks! Wee Steam Awards nomination thread for you to consider supporting if you'd be so kind 🫶🧵 First up is Elsie, robot boppin' roguelike, for "Best Game You Suck At" 🤖 store.steampowered.com/news/app/151...
neutral · AI labelView post →store.steampowered.com/app/1515570/... The Steam Sale on Elsie has less than 24 hours left! If you like #Megaman games and #indiegame action platformers, please give it a try! I figured I'd post some Ice World stuff! By the time the player gets here you see a robot battle aftermath!
positive · AI labelView post →Had a little fun with Elsie after running across this shirt in my game! 👀⭐️🧡
positive · AI labelView post →I can't control myself to take cosplay pictures with a Sandrock's plush for fun Btw I will soon wear ALL the #MyTimeAtSandrock I did again! (And I'm still working on Fang's comeback, and Elsie (early game) outfit!) #MyTimeAtSandrockCosplay
neutral · AI labelView post →Took Elsie with us today to the local Game fair, people and dogs everywhere, loud bangs, tractors starting up, clay pigeon shooting, food stalls, and she didn't put a step wrong. So proud of her, and just a bit smug myself.
neutral · AI labelView post →A new demo for the arcade action basketball game Dunk Dunk is available today on Steam! Featuring Yooka & Laylee, Playtonic Friends character Elsie has also been announced for the roster... with the promise of more guest appearances to come!
neutral · AI labelView post →Good Morning!!! ⭐Today im feeling some Early Morning Gaming so today we are gonna try out a new game called ELSIE! twitch.tv/GobbieLynne ⭐
positive · AI labelView post →The game currently feels like it's almost ready for early access. I've played friends' alpha builds of games that have more complete UI and menus, and more responsive text boxes than this game. It's just not ready. It's pretty fun. The primary challenge in the first 2 hours is training your eyes to recognize enemy attacks and indicators through the constant visual noise. Once you get used to that, the tuning at the start of the game is just way off. High damage, multiple dashes, and a very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first glance, Elsie has the makings of a great story. An android thrust into a ruined world, having to seek out and confront allies turned rogue, etc. It’s reminiscent of the Mega Man X series – the dev team are clearly well-versed in old-school gaming – with slightly different theming. This game is far more upbeat, however. Elsie herself has the right blend of optimism and naivety to set the tone. There’s obviously more going on beyond what she’s being told, but the narrative falls short of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Arma, the Warmachine, from @knightshiftgames.bsky.social rogue lite game, Elsie! You actually have to fight 9 of these guys at once in the game!
neutral · AI labelView post →Huge thanks to everyone who joined the contest — your creativity is incredible! Winners from Bluesky: @little-canvas.bsky.social with Elsie @dreamiebecca.bsky.social with Angel Both will appear in the upcoming PLANETFALL episode of our game. Congratulations!
neutral · AI labelView post →Elsie won Best Arcade Game from TIGA! To celebrate, I wanted to post a backdrop from the game! This one is from Circuit City (the electric themed biome). There's a lot of vibrant tech and bioluminescent design elements in this stage. <3 #pixelart #backgrounds
neutral · AI labelView post →Trying to post some more work here! Starting off with some fun animations that I did for @knightshiftgames.bsky.social Elsie! One of my favorite bosses in the game, is La Baba Royale!
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking for anime-based games? Check out our [url=store.steampowered.com/curator/36364102-Horny-Hentai-Festival/]Steam curator! Polished rogue-like 2D-action platformer with roguelite elements including every time randomized generated stages. Beautiful pixelart, speedy and smooth gameplay. If you like 20XX/30XX, it could be your fav.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Saw a game called There Are No Ghosts at the Grand. Looks cool, renovation game mixed with ghost investigation, totally up my alley Then they put "Starring Alex Brightman and Elsie Lovelock" on the screen
neutral · AI labelView post →ART THREAD!! Character Design pages of my OC, Elsie! The cute elf version is her in-game avatar!!
neutral · AI labelView post →This game, a perfect balm for my current physical… and spiritual issues. Her name is Elsie. #storyofseasons #grandbazaar #gaymer
neutral · AI labelView post →If you can believe it, this is @elsielovelock.bsky.social's THIRD playable Dark Deity character voice. Actually pretty legendary considering we're only on game 2! Thrilled to have Elsie back to voice Laurai, a half-elven diplomat training under Irving. One more week of reveals to go!
neutral · AI labelView post →5. This is a silly one but I really love StarCraft2, you guys 🤣 I have played it almost every day for like 15 years. It's a cute little zen place where I can feel like I'm good at something. Annie loves the rumbles of the bass in the game (she's deaf) and Elsie loves to play with the mouse string
neutral · AI labelView post →Next to every good review got this gamer for free, and if this was a free flash game in 2003 i'd be saying this was pretty promising. It's not though. Everything about this game just feels a little wrong. I started this game, noted how awful a port it was, and was immediately put off by floaty imprecise controls in a game claiming to be a platformer. It's just absolutely unacceptable for a platformer to feel bad to move around in in 2024. There are out of the box unity asset flip platformers…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Mega Man and you enjoy roguelites then this game will definitely be for you. It's fun and has plenty of variety across it's upgrades, enemies, bosses and level designs. But at launch it has some issues and bugs I encountered during my play time. I also hated the way it handles the first time user experience since instead of teaching you Elsie's mechanics upfront they trickle her kit to you over the course of several runs with each one having 2 rooms that will teach you something…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✨Get ready for an exciting adventure with @pokekellz.bsky.social ✨ ✨ ✨From hosting The National Dex and The Dex Podcast to lending her voice to the indie game Elsie, Pokekellz has been a powerhouse in the Pokémon community and beyond!✨ ✨ open.spotify.com/episode/2SOX...
neutral · AI labelView post →The FINAL Birthday Streamathon announcement! @PlaytonicGames are kindly giving away 3 copies of Elsie and Lil Gator Game These will be given away within stream upon incentive unlock. More info about the giveaway(s) revealed tomorrow!
neutral · AI labelView post →Elsie is a rockstar! I’m so excited to see what she will do in the retrieval game! I’ve been doing offline comparisons between my code and Elsie’s code and it it SO GOOD!
neutral · AI labelView post →Toby ( @lizzierfreeman.bsky.social ) Video Game: My Time at Portia Year: 2018 Along with Lizzie Freeman, the voice cast for this farm life-sim/RPG included @alejandrosaab.bsky.social, Elsie Lovelock, @anairisq.bsky.social, @animebrother.bsky.social, and Michelle Marie. #MyTimeatPortia
neutral · AI labelView post →Mimi doesn’t get a lot of lines in either Adventure or Our War Game. I imagine not much in the third either, but this was too iconic to not be excited to hear what Elsie brought to whatever they ended up giving her.
neutral · AI labelView post →This version feels like Early Access. I don't feel comfortable purchasing an unpolished game knowing it could remain so indefinitely. I refunded my purchase because I experienced problems getting the game to launch on Steam Deck and bugs on the first level. I'm happy to buy this game once it's functionally polished and complete. For now, buy knowing it's a beautiful work-in-progress with great potential.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✨REPOST✨ ✨We’re sitting down with Pedro Guerra, the creative force behind Elsie! From IT professional to game dev, Pedro’s been hustling hard to bring this technicolor, rogue-like masterpiece to life!✨ open.spotify.com/episode/20gD... ✨ #razzledazzleshow #elsie @knightshiftgames.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Benji pulled out the win in Birds on Birds today after school against Elsie and me This one is definitely a stronger dexterity game than Animal Upon Animal @rosegauntlet.bsky.social @allplay.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →We have some of the wildest players on Elsie. Courtesy of Prime Omega, we're learning a lot about the potential of our own game! Elsie is MELTING over here!
positive · AI labelView post →This game really scratches the mega man itch. Movement feels good, many of the upgrades feel impactful, and the aesthetics of the levels are great. The game has a few bugs that have just ruined runs for me - you beat a boss and the death sequence doesn't trigger, leaving you there looking at a frozen boss until you decide to quit out. Opening an upgrade or level up screen, alt+tabbing to another program, and coming back has left me with the upgrade screen forever overlaid onto the game until I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried the demo for Elsie back at PAX East 2019 and was quite impressed which earned it an instant wish list. I tried it again at additional PAX Easts and this just built my hype as I eagerly awaited the full release. Perhaps I hyped it up for myself too much but this is not the game I expected to be playing. The Good: Mega Man X nostalgia in full effect Controls feel great Power-ups during a run give you a sense of Elsie becoming stronger Artwork is fantastic The Bad: Is there a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was eagerly anticipating this game and spent hours with the demo when it first dropped, which made me even more excited for the full release. However, the final version hasn’t quite lived up to my expectations. While the demo was incredibly engaging, some of the power-ups in the full game feel underwhelming and don’t enhance the gameplay as much as I hoped. The replayability is present, but it falls short of the excitement I initially experienced. The game does have its share of issues, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And yet no complaints about this fantastic lady and all her skin! Poor Juniper getting all the heat and miss Elsie out here being just as natural and beautiful! Playing FoM is like watching Star Trek Voyager: you know what you're getting into so why are you complaining! 💜
positive · AI labelView post →Yeah I'm sure people would *hate* a narrative focused game where you get to date Savathun, Lodi, Crow, Cayde, Mara, Eris, Drifter, Elsie, Zavala, Mithrax, Eido, Luzaku, Rhulk, Nezarec, [insert every other character I see fan art, memes, and horny usernames about constantly] Probably wouldn't work.
neutral · AI labelView post →Here to support another indie game! This time it’s Elsie, a 2D platformer that is certainly going to kick my butt! Twitch.tv/cosplayletsplayy #indiegame #elsie #twitchstreamer
positive · AI labelView post →In game Elsie asks you how you want to be called... But what does she want to be called from Cassius? 👁️ #MyTimeAtSandrock #MTAS
neutral · AI labelView post →Elsie is nominated for notable achievement in accessibility for the Indie Game Awards! <3
neutral · AI labelView post →We played the first LEGO Ninjago Destiny's Bounty Adventures scenario while camping today It was pretty simple, with some leveling up Benji wasn't super enthused about it Elsie was more into it We will see what the 2nd scenario brings
neutral · AI labelView post →Man I hope Elsie is a reoccurring character in my game cause I made her into a FREAK. #sketch #art #traditionalart
positive · AI labelView post →Game feels premature. The game is fun and the art is cute. But the game goes black whenever I attempt a 3rd run. I had to delete the save game thinking it was a corrupted save, and then it happened again. There's other weird quirks like new items being dropped near the NPCs, you can't press "use" to pick it up because you're close to the NPC so it begins a talk. It feels like the game hasn't been tested at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meeting Elsie should soft lock my game. She knows what she wants, and I think a cute, flustered doll falls snugly into that category...and into other things.
positive · AI labelView post →Requested this game and got it October 2024. Played through to the first Guardian, then put the game down for almost a year. Finally playing it again and absolutely having a blast with it. This is a solid callout to the Mega Man series with the roguelike twist added in. It has all the points for a good action platformer of the type: lots of dexterity checks, precision and lots of bullets flying. The voice acting is great and Elsie has a bit of sass to her that fits the role she plays in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story of the family Arenado fell into #STLCards "Everyone's fine. He was nice. Like we literally had the best night," Jaycee said. "Our kids thought it was amazing. Like Elsie got in the car and said, 'Does the guy fall on you at every game?' And we're like, no." www.ksdk.com/article/life...
neutral · AI labelView post →Elsie wanted to play a game tonight, so she picked Dinosaur Tea Party It's a great simple deduction game that's a step above Guess Who @restorationgames.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →It's got some technical problems at the time of my review here, and there's some minor things I'd like to see changed over time. I still like it though! The gameplay is still solid, the music bops, the art is great, and the boss fights are hectic but do-able. Currently the issues I've faced that aren't technical and should probably be fixed are the tutorializing isn't well planned out, since they expect you to die early and often while also putting you in rooms that may require you to know how…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No ultrawide support in 2024? 👎👎
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the cute things that happened in game for me once was V/alen saying this then immediately after when I checked with Elsie for the daily gossip she told me I was going to love this one and look who the first option was 💀 #fomverse
positive · AI labelView post →Yeah, same! It sounds like this game has “We made this for Elsie” written on it
positive · AI labelView post →8th completed game of 2026 is Elsie. A very fun action roguelike with killer music, lots of fun bosses and gameplay, insane items and character designs I love so much that I don't have the words. This game is a bit buggy, one of the first act bosses doesn't work but otherwise, I loved it.
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