Etrian Odyssey II HD
Etrian Odyssey II HD
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Etrian Odyssey HD
Developer ATLUS
Etrian Odyssey is a 2007 3D dungeon crawler role-playing video game by Atlus for the Nintendo DS. It centers around first-person exploration of a mysterious dungeon known as the Yggdrasil Labyrinth using a player-created party of characters. The game received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who criticized its punishing difficulty as limiting its appeal, but also making its gameplay more rewarding. A remake,… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
236 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
73
Fresh
134 positive · 50 negative
95% range 66–79%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 134 | 50 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 14 | 3 | 32 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
485 of 573 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
72% recommend · 136 yes, 52 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 188 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,240 of 1,449 positive).
Players praise the classic dungeon-crawling gameplay and rewarding challenge. [1][2][3] Some criticize the high price and inclusion of Denuvo DRM. [4][5][6] The game is noted for its manual map-drawing mechanic and old-school feel. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
One of my favorite games on the 3DS, completely disappointed in ATLUS and their PC ports, though, anky map, but to be expected of the port since it doesn't have the 3DS stylus and second screen to work with, The real issue here is that, years after the game was cracked, we still have third party DRM (Denuvo) in here. C'mon, ATLUS, you have only *two* of your games still protected by this trash server authenticated …
- [1]
When people think of dungeon crawlers, those who are not new to the genre have heard of Etrian Odyssey. Random encounters, repetitive grinding, and getting lost in the endless hallways of the labyrinth...that's exactly what Etrian Odyssey has to offer. This game isn't for those who are looking for an easy experience, if you don't want to spend your hours grinding and collecting monster drops to craft better items, …
- [2]
The game that made me fall in love with blobbers. Despite how basic it may be compared to the sequels, I feel absolutely entertained with the gameplay loop, the amazing soundtrack, the importance of granular decision making and the unapologetic level of challenge. I'm super keen on how mechanics-focused everything feels. ATLUS, please bring more Etrian Odyssey titles to Steam.
- [7]
Pros: - Loved the old-school dungeon crawler gameplay. Unlike other dungeon crawlers, you actually have to draw the map as you explore. It’s weirdly satisfying to fully map out one of the labyrinth floors. - Story was OK given there’s like only 8 named characters, some of which only have 3-4 lines of dialogue. - Turn-based combat was well balanced throughout the main game, at least on normal difficulty. Parts of it …
- [3]
Are you tired of RPGs that you can breeze through? EO will kick your ass. The achievements are actually something you have to earn with blood sweat and tears. The EO series are a rewarding experience.
Summarised from 34 of the 239 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Etrian Odyssey HD sits at 73% positive across 184 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Etrian Odyssey sold 32,511 copies in its first week of release in Japan. Media Create/Famitsū reported that Etrian Odyssey had sold 119,584 copies in Japan as of July 1, 2007. Atlus' own July 2007 investors report listed US sales of the title at around 30,000 units, roughly 2 months after release. Elsewhere, the game received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Although the title was recognized as accomplishing its goals (in terms of presenting a very classic RPG experience), it was noted that this greatly limits its appeal to a certain "hardcore" demographic. The IGN review noted, "[...] if you gave this game to ten players you may find one or two in…
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Reactions
60 of 236 · most liked firstTHE ENTIRE ETRIAN ODYSSEY HD ORIGINS TRIO IS ON SALE FOR ***$30*** ON STEAM. That's not $30 per game. I'm saying that's $30 TOTAL for the entire bundle. $10 per game for a franchise that REDEFINED AND REINVIGORATED THE GENRE of 1st Person Dungeon Crawling! store.steampowered.com/bundle/29538...
neutral · AI labelView post →Never tell me a dungeon crawling game allows custom portraits either officially or via modding, I WILL get carried away ;w ; (game in question is Etrian Odyssey HD) #mausuart #mausuOC
positive · AI labelView post →I have discovered how to mod character portraits in Etrian Odyssey HD so I'm gong to spend more time making those than I will playing the game, probably.
neutral · AI labelView post →One of my favorite games on the 3DS, completely disappointed in ATLUS and their PC ports, though, anky map, but to be expected of the port since it doesn't have the 3DS stylus and second screen to work with, The real issue here is that, years after the game was cracked, we still have third party DRM (Denuvo) in here. C'mon, ATLUS, you have only *two* of your games still protected by this trash server authenticated third party DRM. P5R and P3P ports have at least a point to keeping the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not happy with Etrian Odyssey HD While the game is likely fun offering hors of entertainment, I am unable to play. As a low vision player, reading thorugh tons of menus is taxing on my eye. Having Denuvo baked in ensures I can't modify anything using BepinEx or potentially Melon Loader to add screen reader support as well as potentially other navigational assistance for those who are blind.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An enjoyable, cute little game that is DRASTICALLY overpriced for PC. Make no mistake: this is a lightly remastered port of a decade-year old DS game, and it really, really doesn't have the meat to be worthwhile on PC. Not at full price. However, it goes 50% off often enough, and is a more reasonable purchase at that pricepoint. It's still anything but meaty, but it's charming enough. Best played windowed with a podcast in the background.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When people think of dungeon crawlers, those who are not new to the genre have heard of Etrian Odyssey. Random encounters, repetitive grinding, and getting lost in the endless hallways of the labyrinth...that's exactly what Etrian Odyssey has to offer. This game isn't for those who are looking for an easy experience, if you don't want to spend your hours grinding and collecting monster drops to craft better items, you might as well skip this whole series entirely! Modern RPGs love making,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To start with, this is my third copy of the game I have. I have the original, and Untold, and wanted access to it on steam (got it through humble bundle). Now, I love the Etrian Odyssey series, but given this game has malware, by definition, bundled in the form of denuvo, it is not worth playing unless you're on Linux, where it has its own problems if your only access to Linux is the steamdeck. Due to how denuvo works, it can prevent you from playing on steamdeck for a variety of reasons. If…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello Friends, Today I will review the game Etrian Odyssey 1 HD. There are differences between the "original" version of the game and this version of the game. There are Quality of Life improvements, different enemy drops, and even some different enemy names. For clarification sake, if your a first time player to this series, there are technically three versions of this game. There is a original version of the game released on Nintendo 2ds, then there is this version HD Version, and another…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hi atlus I finally beat all mainline Etrian Odyssey games including the postgames, you can announce Etrian Odyssey 6 now, thanks for waiting for me!!!!!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Etrian Odyssey HD collection is 73% off on Steam and I need people to buy it on principle so the rest of the series can get ported off of the dead 3ds and a new game can come out store.steampowered.com/bundle/29538...
neutral · AI labelView post →They want FOURTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS for a Denuvo infested Nintendo DS game that's nineteen years old. Seriously. That's all that's needed in a game review to tell Sega where they can go put this insult to PC gamers. Of course I'll go into the technical defects anyway, but that's enough. This ancient Nintendo DS game was published in 2007 while the PC gaming community was enjoying Bioshock, Unreal Tournament 3 and Crysis, handheld gaming peasants had this instead. I'd feel bad for them…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FYI: Bought all three games together in the Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection during a SEGA Publisher Sale for $26.77, so that may skew my review, as I refused to buy them individually for $40 a pop previously. Firstly, let's kill the major elephant in the room that may dissuade potential players; its reputation as a monstrously difficult game. The game has 3 settings, Picnic, Normal, and Hard. The Picnic setting makes the game easily playable by anyone, of any skill level. It's pretty much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game doesn't respect your time and I absolutely love it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game that made me fall in love with blobbers. Despite how basic it may be compared to the sequels, I feel absolutely entertained with the gameplay loop, the amazing soundtrack, the importance of granular decision making and the unapologetic level of challenge. I'm super keen on how mechanics-focused everything feels. ATLUS, please bring more Etrian Odyssey titles to Steam.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll continue to beat these games over the head for the base price being a crime against humanity. Have sales be sales and not mandatory for being able to get the game at a reasonable price. Pricing aside this is the first etrian game and its...rough. The maze feels more maze like this time around and the quests are more old school RPG style. There's no sub classing and the skill economy is very unbalanced. It's rough overall but still worth playing. The last two stratums are some of the most…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: - Loved the old-school dungeon crawler gameplay. Unlike other dungeon crawlers, you actually have to draw the map as you explore. It’s weirdly satisfying to fully map out one of the labyrinth floors. - Story was OK given there’s like only 8 named characters, some of which only have 3-4 lines of dialogue. - Turn-based combat was well balanced throughout the main game, at least on normal difficulty. Parts of it was quite hard, especially after unlocking a new stratum but it never got too…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another Crab's Treasure is excellent. Etrian Odyssey HD is a good game but has Denuvo DRM for some reason so do with that what you will. TW:WH3 is kind of a mess with an absurd amount of overpriced DLC; what you're getting here is only a small piece of the game. Can't comment on the rest, as I haven't played them.
positive · AI labelView post →Far too little information given to the player. I assume it is part of the charm, but having no clue what stats mean or what mechanics do is infuriating at best after hours of going around trying to figure things out.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's important to say that this is a remaster of a DS game from 2007 and though they added a lot of quality of life to it you can still certainly feel that throughout the game. It's a game that expects you to grind, is frankly quite simple in it's mechanics and is often overly vague but if you can look past that or enjoy that (like I do) then you'll find one of the best dungeon crawlers out there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not too far in. IMO one should view this almost like going back and playing Wizardry or Ultima Underworld from 1992 or whatever. Despite the community claiming this game is very difficult (and it can be) the game is not as downright unfriendly as a late 80s / early 90s CRPG but I get similar vibes. In terms of "old school" RPG feel: you're playing a game with little thought to balance, some skills are basically a useless waste of points, and the only way to really know this is to try them…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game twice; Once in basic, and my 100% run was in expert (the original difficulty of the DS version). The basic difficulty is very fair and balanced, so if you die, it was likely due to a lack of preparation and/or a skill issue. The expert difficulty isn't too bad either. I would recommend items for the last floor of stratum 4 and the boss of stratum 6 but a protector, medic, and survivalist will do the heavy lifting most of the time. Skills get a more noticeable boost at levels…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Humble] Humble Choice November 2025 ($14.99). Game List - Another Crab's Treasure - Etrian Odyssey HD - No More Heroes 3 - Paleo Pines - Pharaoh: A New Era - Spin Hero - Synergy - Total War Warhammer III Another Crab's Treasure is the featured title in this month's Humble Choice as its historical low is $17.99 https://www.humblebundle.com/membership
neutral · AI labelView post →Even in 2026, FOE! Ahem. Etrian Odyssey 1 HD - A journey into the depths of the tree labyrinth It’s been a long time for me since I played dungeon crawler games, honestly. The last time I played one was SMT: Strange Journey, back in my elementary school days. I have vague memories of it, but I recall that I somehow enjoyed it. That doesn’t mean I’m entirely new to the Etrian Odyssey series as a whole, though. I used to watch some random Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold gameplays, when I saw the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Many people consider this game THE dungeon crawler RPG classic that set the beat for the genre, for good reason. If you enjoy games like Persona Q (or Persona in general), Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Zanki Zero etc. you may enjoy this, but expect less story and no protagonists. Also, this game expects you to run past stronger enemies. Deaths are very punishing and there are no autosaves. Do not get demotivated by setbacks, the game's demand of your full attention (drawing the map, saving the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool ideas, poor execution. Played as a kid, really didn't like it. I figured i'd give it another shot, the concepts and art are really cool. Sadly the game play is just not fun. Mapping is *fine* and can be mildly engaging, but (at least up until Fenrir, prob not gonna go further to find out) there's no reward for it, which kinda sucks. Combat is really not interesting, maybe I've been spoiled by modern turn based battle systems, but there is very little meat on the bone here. It all…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An interesting RPG where you have to draw the map of the dungeon as you go through it. I played this in Basic (medium difficulty) and I have to say the game is unforgiving. First playthrough I died on the tutorial due to overconfidence and because I didn't save before heading into the dungon had to redo the whole guild remake process. A negative side I see in this game is that the RPG side is a bit grindy and the experience isn't shared but split amongst your party (translation the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is it a a good game? No Do I like it? Yes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strange Journey HD when
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is a case of a lazily, unrefined re-release of an old game that should otherwise be a really fun game yet Altus think it's simply fine to slap the words "HD" on it and ask for a extortion rate. worst yet, the game is just as slow as it was on handheld as it was here given the power of the pc this should have been looked into before a re-release like this. coupled with the very old and clunky mapping systems I really have to say this is a hard skip right from the start of the series to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite it's flaws, this is one of my favorite game series. The sense of exploration and adventure, alongside ATLUS's old evil-ass tricks, and some of the most complex, challenging (if you ignore Immunize being busted as ♥♥♥♥) gameplay, creates a really fun experience that you just can't have anywhere else.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The biggest gimmick of this game from pretty much any other dungeon crawler is the ability to draw your own map. I find this more annoying than as an actual feature. I've never played a dungeon crawler that had automap a thought, "boy i really wished I could just manually draw the entire map instead of it just being filled out for me". The rest of the game is very bland and grindy. You gain power from leveling up so slowly that you can't really notice a difference between one level. Skills…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's something about drawing the map on the second screen that can't be fully replicated, but all the other improvements to mapping, bug fixes, and better skill descriptions mean that I'd still choose this version over the original whenever I want to replay this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda want to get the Etrian Odyssey HD versions on PC too at some point just so I can mod in custom portraits. Character art from whatever gacha game of your choice would translate really well to EO.
neutral · AI labelView post →Etrian Odyssey HD 50-70+ hours to complete, Etrian Odyssey is a turn-based dungeon crawler where your guild explores the Labyrinth of Yggdrasil; a dungeon that stretches deep into the earth segmented by floors and various biomes, most of it too dangerous and more importantly – undocumented and unmapped! Select your party members, fight monsters and powerful FOEs, manually map rooms, mark traps and discover the entrances to deeper floors before returning back to town with monster parts to sell,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I get what this game is trying to do, and I think I would have liked it if I played it as a kid, but this game is not for me. 12 hours into the game and I'm 9 floors in and there is just not a lot of story or gameplay to be honest. 90% of the battles, I just hit A. Most runs in the dungeon consists of me traveling through areas I've seen several times, fighting 5-10 random encounters to get to a new part of a map and exploring until I run out of healer TP. Occasionally, I will fight a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's more a mixed review. To be honest, this game feels shallow, as even with the ability to have different classes and skills, it seems to boil down to a limited set that is useful, several wasted skills, almost no flexibility for experiments as respecs cost you several levels which costs you just unnecessarily much time. Every interaction costs some money like resting, and even putting items away and getting them out of storage. This simply bloats the game and makes you grind more. Which…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Are you tired of RPGs that you can breeze through? EO will kick your ass. The achievements are actually something you have to earn with blood sweat and tears. The EO series are a rewarding experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this "HD" version of the game feels extremely rushed, does not feel natural at all to play on PC. the controller support is super buggy, doesn't understand controller deadzones and so just constantly scrolls through the menus, making it unusable. the keyboard and mouse controls are absolutely baffling, seem to have been made by someone who's never played a PC game in their life. honestly just play the original on an emulator, this port isn't what you want.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not any more. No Denuvo game has been cracked since June last year (Etrian Odyssey HD).
neutral · AI labelView post →It's Etrian Odyssey of course it gets a thumbs up.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've recently had the itch for an first person, dungeon crawling jrpg. A little dated and made for a mobile system, it scratches that itch.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a game for everyone cup of tea but tediously yet satisfyingly addictive dungeon crawler/cartographer simulator makes me want more and more. Odysseying 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a terrifically clunky port. It very much behaves like it's not supposed to be run on computer, issues with deadzone detection on gamepads, wildly varying difficulty random encounters, I couldn't get into it at all and I love CRPGS and blobbers. That's a no from me bud.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →you get to walk around a maze and draw lines, what more do you want? also medicko is there :3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Etrian Odyssey HD This game is amazing and I'm kicking myself over never trying the series back on DS/3DS. I'm a full-on EO truther now, please give us more, Atlus.
positive · AI labelView post →Boring. This is not a dungeon crawler but a grind sim game. Here is the loop you'll repeat until death : Farm the stage, go back to the city, sell everything, go back to the maze, farm, go back to the city, sell everything, buy weapons, go back to the maze, farm again the same stage. Do that for every stage. And the gameplay is a joke as you will quickly use the autocombat tool to speed up this grindy game with no gameplay at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing this game is the most fun I've had in a dungeon crawling game. If I searched for dungeon crawling RPG most people on the review will sometimes compare it to Etrian Odyssey and how they're itching to play Etrian Odyssey likes games. So I tried playing this game and it exceeds my expectation. The dungeon crawling is really fun and not gonna lie creating map for each floor in the dungeon is pretty rewarding. You can label mining spots, tell where the hidden path and put an icon for a place…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun until the genocide
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having to manually draw the map should be considered torture and a crime against humanity.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2.5/10 kinda feels like they forgot to build 35% of that game so your the one whos doing it ok name your party, now hire, choose look of, and name every single person. - mobile game quality, this is a ported game from nintendo DS - no voice acting - walls of text that mostly dont matter - 40$ for this? decent game, boring thought. just cant justify that price tag
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 one of the best dungeon crawler games if you like turn based combat, maze exploration while also trying to survive, drawing your own map, figuring things out yourself and experimenting different builds, great boss fights, amazing soundtrack, and being challenged. Yes, there are things can be improved, story is on the light side, and graphics could have gotten better since it is a remake. There are certain skill with certain class that can be unbalanced but this also doesn't mean other…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The pros: being able to name your adventurers Edwin, Alastor, and Mudflap. The cons: This game is one of the grindiest grindy games that ever grinded. I think I'd rather work than play this again, because at least then I get paid. Needless to say I will not be back for Etrian Odyssey II and III.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would be cool if they re-removed Denuvo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid Dungeon Crawler with really good graphical style. Although a lot of people recommend starting with a later title, I went with the first one. I could see some people being turned off of this one, compared to ones with more content, but I enjoy crawlers so I had a good time. The combat was fun, difficult at times but not nearly as punishing as Wiz. Bosses were interesting, while not a ton of variety, they were fun fights. Overall they kept a lot of nice things from Wiz, but took…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Then you have the "Summer" game (Raidou in June 2025, Vengeance in June 2024, Etrian Odyssey HD in June 2023, Soul Hackers 2 in August 2022, Nocturne HD in May 2021)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Fourth Stratum forces you to make a decision you cannot refuse to 'annihilate' a representation of Ainu people. I understand their criticism of their own government's handling of Ainu genocide, but the execution of this story, their depiction of killing actual Ainu deities and the flimsy justification they make for enacting such a choice in Untold leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I really do like this game, and gameplay wise it was up my alley but for a game that has you make travelers and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I purchased the bundle of 3 for under $30 and the first game, thus far, is pretty bad and boring. No interesting characters. No interesting gameplay. The only thing interesting is drying your own map but I just turned on auto draw "full" and that part was gone outside of marking doors. For under $10 give this old DS game a try, maybe you will like it. I found it awfully boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not an hardcore fan of the genre, still I enjoyed the game. Not gonna lie though, I got bored already at the 4th stratum due to the grinding. Some managment aspects could have been more user friendly for a casual gamer, not complaining much anyway. Worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Inspired by my favorite grand daddy of dungeon crawler RPGs, Etrian Odyssey HD is an incredibly faithful remaster of the DS counterpart This game is pretty much a definitive port of the nintendo ds original, using clever use of the new assets that the 3DS remaster already had, while removing the new additions that made the game a completely different beast. The majority of this game is methodic exploration on a traditional 3d grid based crawl. item management, resources and party…
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