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Keeper's Toll
Developer Stingbot Games
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands. From the Steam store page
183 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 29, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
151 positive · 21 negative
95% range 82–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 151 | 21 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 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
468 of 520 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 156 yes, 21 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 177 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (720 of 803 positive).
Players find Keeper's Toll a fun survivor-like with Dark Souls aesthetics, but note it lacks content and balance. [1][2][3] Many appreciate the unique classes and satisfying combat, though some say runs feel repetitive. [4][5][6] The game is considered a good value for its price, especially for fans of the genre. [7][8][9]
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- [3]
SUMMARY The game is not *bad* — the pixel art is really great, the concept of the characters is fun, and the homages to Dark Souls are plentiful. However, the meat of the game is not good — skills feel extremely poorly balanced, the RNG systems feel arbitrarily frustrating, character XP for talents takes too long to acquire — the overall end product feels repetitive and unrewarding to play. I had maybe 3 or 4 hours …
- [7]
Point 1: I am a dad gamer. Point 2: I read the negative reviews and they are valid - repetitive, some classes are too OP, etc. Point 3: But because of point 1, this game fits me perfectly. If I wanted something deeper, I would play PoE. oh, the price point is nice too. Cheap AF! Buy it, AoE everything, see big numbers, then close the game and go about your day. Recommended!
- [5]
It's okay but I don't see a reason to pick this up over Vampire Survivors or Halls of Torment. Character builds are really rigid so every run feels the same, and repeating the same 4 stages gets boring quickly. Also had some performance issues on Steam Deck. I like the boss fights and enemy designs (which are clearly ripped off from Dark Souls), and the Blood Maiden character is quite cool. Fine as part of a bundle …
- [15]
KEEPER'S TOLL is a great mix between survivors-like and ARPG. It features a wide cast of classes and features the same key features of a survivors-like, that means, plenty of mobs, in-run merchants, ton of attacks. It also incorporates ARPG elements very well with unique bullet hell bosses, limited healing potions and a minor quest system. It is more challenging than most in it's genre, which is a good thing. …
- [6]
One of the best from the literal Survivor-like games. Unlike most of these games, these classes are very different. In a particular run you won't build each class very differently from the last time you used it, but the difference in how the classes work is satisfying on its on. There's not much exploration, but each level plays very differently. Dodge button and decent control over the powers mean the player is …
Summarised from 34 of the 190 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
88% of the 177 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Keeper's Toll. The complaint that keeps coming up: lacks content and feels repetitive after a few hours. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 183 · most liked firstPoint 1: I am a dad gamer. Point 2: I read the negative reviews and they are valid - repetitive, some classes are too OP, etc. Point 3: But because of point 1, this game fits me perfectly. If I wanted something deeper, I would play PoE. oh, the price point is nice too. Cheap AF! Buy it, AoE everything, see big numbers, then close the game and go about your day. Recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As of now, Lacks enough content andthe balance is completly off on playable characters, leading to a swift disinterest once you realize it. And it's a shame, because the vibe, the art and the music are top notch, it's just like the game feels unfinished
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SUMMARY The game is not *bad* — the pixel art is really great, the concept of the characters is fun, and the homages to Dark Souls are plentiful. However, the meat of the game is not good — skills feel extremely poorly balanced, the RNG systems feel arbitrarily frustrating, character XP for talents takes too long to acquire — the overall end product feels repetitive and unrewarding to play. I had maybe 3 or 4 hours of discovery-based fun with the game, and the other 13 and counting have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who plays a lot of games in this genre this one is decent, the idea is there but execution is not. I hate posting negative reviews as I think every developer that even tries to make a game should be compensated for it, but this game lacks the type of power reward you get from other ones. 8.8 hours into my playtime and I still don't feel like I'm any powerful despite having almost 3 characters talents maxed out. I will definitely change my review if patches come along that make…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been playing this quite a bit since its inception in early access. This game is satisfying to play, and does a pretty good job standing out in a sea of VS-likes/Bullet Heavens. The meta-progression loop is pretty simple, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I enjoy the missions that pop up in this, as I tend to favor the VS-likes that have more going on within runs like that. It can feel dull to just sit there and play an auto-battling build simulator, which this game avoids quite well.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's okay but I don't see a reason to pick this up over Vampire Survivors or Halls of Torment. Character builds are really rigid so every run feels the same, and repeating the same 4 stages gets boring quickly. Also had some performance issues on Steam Deck. I like the boss fights and enemy designs (which are clearly ripped off from Dark Souls), and the Blood Maiden character is quite cool. Fine as part of a bundle or a steep sale e.g. 80% off.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keepers Toll 7/10 It's okay! I like the Monk and Archer. I find it hard to recommend this because the game lacks actual content. Even though there are 6 classes, each class only has 2 effective skills while the rest are situational. Even though there are 4 maps, the maps don't really change how you play. Even though there is a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I play a ton of this genre of games. Overall this game is okay, but I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone. I hate to write a negative review as the dev clearly put effort into this game and has done a decent job with updates. I really enjoyed the art and the soulsbourne style world. Some of the skills are pretty satisfying as well. Unfortunately the gameplay and mechanics are a bit lacking compared to other games in this genre. The movement and dodging is kinda clunky. The balancing of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Commendable effort I guess, but very hard to recommend when Halls of Torment exists. Keeper's Toll just lacks in every aspect, glaringly in depth and run variety.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →visuals good. balance bad. (bloodmaiden is the strongest, archer,pyro,summoner the next best, and monk and bogatyr are absolute garbage at least early & mid game especially if youre unlucky, and im talking about kindled runs) hate that theres not enough rerolls, the choices are kindah bad most of the time. its kind of a torture to 100% it. having to grind xp (maps) to unlock the full potential of each class to do kindled runs is extremely unfun. while the knowledge makes sense in this case,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 Vampire Survivor's + Dodging
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keeper's Toll is well made game with some drawbacks. Yes, it's basically Vampires Survivors' clone, but it plays a bit differently in a good and bad way. The good is that it has cool characters. Every single one of them plays very differently from each other. I like that. The bad is that their skills are not very build defining. Most of the time you choose the exact same skills for your runs, because only a few of them can actually get you your wins at the end of a run. Pyromancer and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A dark fantasy "bullet heaven" game with nice detailed pixelated graphics and good soundtrack. It mixes things up by introducing some characters that are mechanically different from the usual and one another (e.g. the ninja with fighting game-style directional inputs, or the necromancer that attacks with undead minions), some quests to progress into the game and curses that give negative effects but also boons if you manage to survive them. There's only 4 maps (and the last one is a lame small…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really cool game. Is it perfect? No, but it's entertaining and pretty fun. For the price it's worth giving it a try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and well polished. There's a surprising amount of content for a small rogue-lite. It's well worth the price for the 10-20 hours you can grind through each character and talent tree. Once you build up any one character, it becomes significantly easier to level the rest (And more fun to play the less splashy ones.) I would only ask for more ability to see stats as it seems like half of what you can upgrade cannot be seen (e.g. Crit damage increases are not shown).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →KEEPER'S TOLL is a great mix between survivors-like and ARPG. It features a wide cast of classes and features the same key features of a survivors-like, that means, plenty of mobs, in-run merchants, ton of attacks. It also incorporates ARPG elements very well with unique bullet hell bosses, limited healing potions and a minor quest system. It is more challenging than most in it's genre, which is a good thing. However, this fact is exacerbated by the game's poor balancing. Melee classes are far,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No offense to the developer since they clearly do care, but it becomes obvious after a few hours that the game lacks replayability or a unique identity beyond the superficial soulsborne homages. There's six classes to choose from, but class design is all over the place with a couple classes clearly standing far above the rest, which is unfortunate because they're also by far the most boring to play. I suspect the developer is afraid or unwilling to address this since so many players play this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This thumbs up is given in advance. While the core gameplay feels good, there are many areas that need improvement. 1. More skill variety. Currently the only change you have from run to run with the same character is the order in which you pick the same skills. 2. Mid-game balancing. The permanent progression is scarce and doesn't really give you an edge in combat in the way it does in better titles. Needs expanding. Also, the later buffed enemies are way too spongey for the genre they are in.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know there are tons of survivor games these days, but Keeper’s Toll is seriously one of the good ones. Easily in my top 20. Don’t sleep on this one, it’s totally worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kind of average game. Doesn't really do anything different. Has less content than Vampire Survivors and won't allow you to get super OP.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as I'd like to like this game and it's "borrowed" inspirations from other titles, the core gameplay loop is tedious and boring compared to competitors in the same genre. Poor UX (weird aim, lackluster skills and pause when loosing focus) with horrendous balance on top of that are not helping.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My game is obviously inspired by: - Brotato - Super Mario Galaxy - Yet Another Zombie Survivors - Keeper's Toll Wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3368550/... #indiegame #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →My fave horde survival/VS clone, straight up.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This roguelite is a lot of fun. It borrows a lot of ideas from Vampire Survivors and adds some ARPG features like HEALING POTIONS. If you're a fan of either genre you should give Keeper's Toll a try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've left a review previously stating I had really liked the game. After completing it, I have to say i was left wanting. The story doesn't really make any sense (not that one is needed in this type of game). But the 3rd boss is way more badass than the final boss... The final boss is very underwhelming. Regardless the game has a great skill tree and progression is very fun! I do wish there were more levels.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DatModz plays this game and he is the reason I found this gem. Such an amazing game AND streamer!!! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The aura of this game was that it stumbled backward into being a survivorslike. It seems like it was trying to be a combo of like, a diablo-ish wrpg and an action roguelike, only to realize that you kind of end up VS-adjacent at that point and then doing that, and the result was that it just didn’t feel like it was sure what it was doing. Unlike in most VS games, characters don’t have a starting weapon and unique stats, but their own entire weapon and skill set. This means, first, that they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Somewhat mixed feelings on this. Some characters are fun, some are less fun. Ranger, Pyromancer and Blood Maiden were all good, with Pyromancer being the most overpowered of that set. Meanwhile, I managed to max the Bogatyr while being consistently unable to beat the hard version of the first level. As far as a genre, it's half a Vampire Survivors-like and half a skill-based action roguelite, and as such isn't a particularly good example of either, lacking the overpowered screen-clearing and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite a fun game,even if it starts getting repetetive after around 15 hours. Good enough story,good music+visuals+powerups,and fun bosses,though having some extra skills to buy with accumulated XP would be nice to improve the snowball effect as you play more of the same class over time. Mostly enjoyed playing as Pyromancer,Blood Maiden and Bogatyr. Felt that Necromancer and Monk were a bit underhelming in comparison,while Archer was the one I disliked playing at all (bad controls in comparison…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun bullet-hell survivor with souls-like mechanics and aesthetics. Plenty of content and achievements to grab your attention. Dev is very active in the discord and player community.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Needs serious UX work, some in-game level-up rewards/options are clickable but do nothing, there's no mouse over info over several buttons and skills. Action feels floaty, ex: you can speed up during an attack, but the char animation speed doesn't. Also needs audio design attention, it's messy during the game, each phase should feel different. Doesn't feel unique, in what intends to do. Hope it evolves in these regards, flow of UI, flow of mechanics, flow of animation, flow of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keeper's Toll is a roguelite/roguelike game that is both fun and enjoyable. It presents an intriguing blend of Dark Souls and Vampire Survivors. I noticed many elements from Dark Souls, including the atmosphere, in-world elements, characters, and enemies. From Vampire Survivors, it clearly draws on the gameplay mechanics. The game is quite enjoyable and definitely presents a challenge; it keeps you engaged and allows you to customize your characters according to your preferences. You can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, do you like the Survivor Genre, to shut your brain off and drink something when it's Friday and you don't know what else to do? Do you have no problem with mediocre pixel art and a repetitive but bumping soundtrack? Buy this! It's a steal. For real though, it's good, it's chill, you get powerful really quick, you progress really quick and yeah, this is a "shut off your brain and enjoy" type of game. Not great but does what it sets out to do. Recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool game with a variety of characters and interesting abilities. One of the better bullet heaven / survivor likes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first, playing this seemed a little slow and uneventful. However, as you get more and more upgrades this game is pretty fun. It's not a bad game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely fire it's got the Vampire Survivors touch I like so much and makes me wanna take Tren tbh.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ehhh, I mean, are you looking for more "Vampire Survivors" or "Rogue: Genesia" type of content? If you are, then this game will definitely scratch that same itch. For my part I was hoping to play a new bona fide action roguelike with a lot more direct player input rather than another survivors style game, and I feel the store page screenshots are a bit ambiguous about what's on offer here unless you really know what you're looking at, so I was a tad disappointed thinking it was something else,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best from the literal Survivor-like games. Unlike most of these games, these classes are very different. In a particular run you won't build each class very differently from the last time you used it, but the difference in how the classes work is satisfying on its on. There's not much exploration, but each level plays very differently. Dodge button and decent control over the powers mean the player is doing more than just walking. Meta progress works well and is satisfying. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and well done game. The character diversity is nice and if you love vampire survivors this is right there with it. Cant recommend highly enough it even plays well on Linux.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A well polished survivorslike with neat characters and weapons. Upgrades feel good, and there's a bit of a narrative that leads you back and forth between maps to reach the final boss.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keeper's Toll rips, plain and simple. Each character feels unique with ability trees that give it some ARPG flair while still playing like a survivors-like bullet heaven. Art, sprites, designs, etc. are vibrant and pair well with some juicy sound to create an engaging texture to the moment-to-moment gameplay. Replayability is high, with higher-tier upgrades within character skill trees incentivizing one more run to get the XP you need, along with changing level challenges to make them feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's one of the better survivorlikes, imo it's right up there with Halls of Torment and Vampire Survivors. The only thing I truly hope they work on is more content and characters. I enjoy all the characters that are available so far. Vampire Survivors set the bar pretty high in that department and I hope the devs atleast try to match them in content. I think that's where alot of other devs go wrong in this genre. They want that VS money but don't seem to commit to the project hard enough. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nothing too deep here, just good gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun bullet hell/heaven, lots of thought put to looks and feel, and the different character options play very differently but all well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easily one of the most enjoyable games in the bullet heaven genre. Definitely recommended. It allows for runs where you feel really strong and badass, mowing down a 100 enemies as if they were nothing, while also offering unique boss fights (which is something this genre lacks) and a higher difficulty mode that makes the game tougher but not obnoxious or unreasonable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a bad vamp suv type of game. Enough here to last you 30-40 hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super fun game! Similar to Vampire Survivors but more classed based which I really enjoy. Also the music goes hard. ^_^
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good game, it does kinda lack some endgame upgrades imo, but you cant really complain for the price. Although it is on the higher end for these vampire survivor-likes. When I first played it, it was rather bland; But Im glad I gave it another try, cuz it offers a lot more now than it did back then!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Streaming something else today, Keeper's Toll! A roguelite game like Vampire Survivor with a Dark Souls-inspired theme. 🔗Link posted below #vtuber #ENVtuber
neutral · AI labelView post →Solid. Blood maiden is great, much more fun than the necromancer to me
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's beautiful; it's clear the developer loves Dark Souls. The levels are deep, even if they're few, but that's its drawback. The limited number of levels and characters could be a positive or negative point depending on your perspective.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great time killer/ boredom buster for a few hours at a time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun as hell i recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not too bad. I wish the EXP was shared between characters. Once I chose one, I felt the need to stick with em, else I needed to grind from the beginning.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's got the sauce
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It lacks footsteps sounds. update : More serious review. "Small" little game. Plase pretty much like any other game of this kind. Has 6 heroes each with their own unique level up tree, making the game a bit more unique. 4 maps. Overall it's a good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a rather short but very entertaining game. In less than 30 h you will have done everything but it is still nice to play a bit every now and then. For Fans of Fromsoftware games there are quite a lot of (enemy) designs that will remind of those games. Enemies have different designs and attack(patterns) so there is quite a lot to experience. The only thing i don't like as much is that the endless mode with its curses is quite repetitive and some curses are very anti-fun. But overall a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's okay if you're looking for another survivors-like title. The game is well executed but i guess the content is a bit limited given the price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a banger. Dont sleep on this one its a must have in the collection!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite my few small gripes with the game mainly being runs are always the same and builds don't vary much i enjoyed this. Pyromancer is OP and there's no reason for me to use any of the other classes. The pixel art is beautiful. Not a ton of content but what's here is a good time.
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