Lost Eidolons
Lost Eidolons
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Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
Developer Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise. From the Steam store page
294 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
196 positive · 36 negative
95% range 79–89%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 196 | 36 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
512 of 595 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 191 yes, 37 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 228 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,166 of 1,421 positive).
Players praise the tactical combat and roguelite integration, calling it a solid mix of Fire Emblem and Hades. [1][2][3][4] Some reviewers note the game becomes repetitive and grindy, especially for unlocking upgrades and story content. [5][6][7][8] A few players report technical issues like crashes, though some are fixable by verifying game files. [9]
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Representative posts
- [18]
Unfortunately, all this game does is make me wish a proper sequel for lost eidolons came out instead. The range of combat tools has improved (once you've progressed enough) but all other aspects feel worse. The roguelite aspect bogs it down in repetitive combat scenarios with absolutely minimal payoff. In the campaign of the first game relationships build at a good pace and feel natural, here you get a sentence or …
- [13]
There is a special agony in recognising a game is mastercrafted while also resenting the experience of playing it. I recommend Lost Eidolons: Lair of the Witch, but I don't particularly want to play it again. It's not you, it's me. The real tragedy is what this brutalist architecture is hiding. This game has some of the charm of things like Wartales, but with its own vibe and shtick. The art style is dope, the …
- [2]
I've played a little over 10 hours and I'm enjoying it! It really is Fire Emblem mixed with Darkest dungeon in a good way. I really like the art style and the gameplay loop. The story and dialogue can feel a little drawn out but the voice acting is pretty good so it's not terrible to sit through. Some small QoL would be to fleshout some of the abilities and their effects in the tooltips to clearly layout what they …
- [3]
This solid tactical RPG blends together features from fan favorites in the genre, with gameplay in the style of Fire Emblem, mission structure modeled after Darkest Dungeon 2, and upgrade/story progression borrowed from Hades. The standards of the genre apply here, including re-playable missions with variations to keep them feeling fresh, and various challenge modes you can enable to increase the difficulty for more …
- [19]
This game is criminally underrated by reviews. It looks like most of the negative reviews I've read are comparing this game in some way to a previous Lost Eidolons game, which I never played. If you love Fire Emblem, as in absolutely love Fire Emblem, do yourself a favor and buy this game. I've been waiting for years, and searching hard to find ANY game on steam that scratched that Fire Emblem itch, and this is it. …
Summarised from 34 of the 292 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
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
84% of the 228 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch. The complaint that keeps coming up: repetitive runs and grind for resources and upgrades. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 294 · most liked firstI voice the femme version of the main character, Ashe, in Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch - coming soon to a PC near you! Thanks to the Ocean Drive team for trusting me with their lead 🩷✨ This game was signed on a SAG Interim agreement, as I hope all games under SAG contracts come to be in time!
neutral · AI labelView post →I've got Steam keys for both Veil of the Witch and the original Lost Eidolons. If you want a key... Make sure your DMs are open Leave a reply here telling me which game you prefer (or both!) Explain WHY YOU DESERVE IT (embellishment of truth encouraged)
neutral · AI labelView post →To start with the positives, I like the story, writing, and art style. The game doesn't introduce characters too quickly. It's good that there is an option to speed up animations during combat, which many games of this type do do not have. However, I don't recommend buying this game on the whole. First, your health carries over between battles, and healing is limited, EXCEPT during a battle via healing spells and abilities. It's silly. If my party has multiple healers with unlimited uses, why…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, all this game does is make me wish a proper sequel for lost eidolons came out instead. The range of combat tools has improved (once you've progressed enough) but all other aspects feel worse. The roguelite aspect bogs it down in repetitive combat scenarios with absolutely minimal payoff. In the campaign of the first game relationships build at a good pace and feel natural, here you get a sentence or two every 30 mins, making it very disjointed. Levelling up weapons and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is a special agony in recognising a game is mastercrafted while also resenting the experience of playing it. I recommend Lost Eidolons: Lair of the Witch, but I don't particularly want to play it again. It's not you, it's me. The real tragedy is what this brutalist architecture is hiding. This game has some of the charm of things like Wartales, but with its own vibe and shtick. The art style is dope, the characters are excellently voiced, and the character work is ... I mean, it's just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a nice tactical RPG with roguelike elements. It is pretty tough with quite a lot of grind, but with a lot of different weapons and skills plus artifacts. Furthermore, it takes the same principle of their first game but enriches it. The bosses are fun to discover and to beat. (You are going to get crushed the first time if you don't read enough about the passives.) I am looking forward to seeing the end of the story. My only gripe with the game is that you have to sacrifice the efficiency…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game released officially today, I came back to it, started a new save, and the game crashes when I choose my first path (a battle offering gold). Didn't have crash problems before, but as of right now, it's unplayable for me. Edit: If anyone else coming back from EA has the problem: verifying game files fixed it for me. I'm changing the review to positive and leaving it up in case anyone else is having trouble and could benefit from it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game helped me realize I don't like Roguelites/likes. I don't want to play Lost Eidolons: Hades. I don't need developers to waste my life with meaningless grind while they drip-feed a short story to me over 50 hours of tedium. This should have been a mobile game. They'd have made more off of it to put toward the next real project and the people who would have bought it are actually looking to have their time/life wasted. I wish I could refund this. On principle. Now, with this newfound…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun and I love the turn-based tactic mixed with the roguelike aspect... except for one main thing which is why I leave a negative review : the exp. To get exp, which gets you better stat and better skills (the base of the progression system), you're required to do an action. And since the only limits on skills are cooldowns, this incentive you in wasting time healing or buffing yourself. Or attacking with your weak unit first and killing with your stronger one so both get exp…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Complete] Some game giveaways. I have some codes for the following games. First come, first served. Comment and I'll send the code(s) for the game(s) by PM. ~~Lost Eidolons~~ ~~Pyrene~~ ~~The Expanse: A Telltale Series~~ ~~Homeworld 3~~ Pending responses, but most likely complete
neutral · AI labelView post →Note that this title has outside of combat mechanics, no other gameplay element that is similar to Lost Eidolons, and is simply a roguelike set in the same world narratively. Even narratively, there are very little references back to the original, and should be considered a spin-off. As a roguelike it doesn't add anything new to the formula, with pathings similar to wartorn. Fights are very repetitive, with boss fights as hard gates to your runs. Every failure will see you got to slog thru…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was great until I understood a problem with the core mechanics. XP and Health are both gained by using abilities in the combat stages, and abilities have no resource cost. It results in rewarding players for wasting time, you want to stall combat stages to spam abilities for maximum xp and full heal every time. There needs to be a resource limit for abilities or some other fix. I beat the game with all challenges enabled, but it was tedious and not fun because I wasted time in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nearly perfect roguelike tactical game. I have been thoroughly enjoying it...only feedback would be that the runs feel kind of short. Wish there was more content. One feedback - add a break between dialogue and when you have to select a choice, dialogue, or option. Often times I find myself clicking to skip through the dialogue only to then randomly select an option that I did not want. Or make it so that skipping dialogue is with a different button than the option selection.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If there is a Medium rating comment option, i would go with that. Since i got this game since the EA stage, i've gone through 87 hours till this day.Even with a little help of CE, i still can't win enough resources to unlock optional class for my ASHE. This is insane, because you have to upgrade relationship with certain teammates to at least level 3 to unlock a new class, and the only way to upgrade your relationship with your teammates is playing the game over and over again(80+ hours only…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to recommend this game because it has a lot of good things, but unfortunately the lack of longevity and the combat system blunders are just to much for me to ignore. It might be better suited for those that love random events and progression or for those that like the slay the tower type of games, but it's definitely not designed for those that love strategic combat, character progression and non linear stories. The threat zones are a disappointment as sometime they work…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Again, I don't draw often but when I do, I like to draw smooching dudes. Here's Eden and Linard from the game Lost Eidolons - doubt anyone knows it but if you do, I like you! I may have written a fic about them. archiveofourown.org/works/433658... #art #drawing #losteidolons
neutral · AI labelView post →**EDIT: It's a good game, until a couple of "trials", which you will learn about as you go through the game. Some of the trials are BS, but there is 1 in particular that doesn't sound too bad but is ATROCIOUS. If a unit dies in battle, they will not revive until a campsite. Not so bad, you might think. Until you realize you can go through ENTIRE ACTS without even encountering THE OPTION FOR ONE. When you are on ultimate trial, this is brutal. For example: Kill act 1 boss. Lose 2 members.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remember when I used to stream games I'd worked on? Let's do that again! Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT. Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it! twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
neutral · AI labelView post →It is a well made tactical RPG... But I am disappointed with this roguelite version compared to the first game. It gets repetitive pretty quickly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's an alright game taking in account the low price point, good combat and diversity of the characters playstyle, with multiple and fun ways to build them, , but, it has a low quantity of content, story aside(its ok), around 15h you will probably see every possible combat encounters and to be fair repeated a bunch of them and yet if you really want to see all the story, you will be need too grind more currency to unlock story vinjetes, it gets repetitive too fast, there a low diversity on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nothing special about this game. It feels kinda boring, the game play is nice and all, but it one of those games where you don't feel like you progress much in anything you are trap in a forever loop. The game itself doesn't provide substance. I don't get to keep my skills or abilities when leveling up. It feels like a massive waste of time playing the game over and over again in an arcade like setting. I've beaten the game in under 6 hours. Decided to play easy mode after beating the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel bad leaving a negative review and would choose neutral if that were possible. Never tried the original game. This opinion is from someone who just likes tactics, roguelites and interesting art style. I liked the game overall — it's challenging and rewarding. I love the animations and the art style. The writing is annoying, and the voiceovers make it even worse, but it’s bearable. What ruined the experience for me was the lack of map variety. Obstacles and enemies are always in the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is awful. I wanted to give it a shot because I normally love turn-based RPGs, but now I really regret not refunding, even though I got it on sale. I play A LOT of turn-based games, and this is just so bare bones. If this game was made by a single dev, I might not be so harsh...but it's from a studio. Units do not have engagement, so there are no attacks of opportunity no matter how many enemies run right past your front line units. This means that you cannot limit movement of enemy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played a little over 10 hours and I'm enjoying it! It really is Fire Emblem mixed with Darkest dungeon in a good way. I really like the art style and the gameplay loop. The story and dialogue can feel a little drawn out but the voice acting is pretty good so it's not terrible to sit through. Some small QoL would be to fleshout some of the abilities and their effects in the tooltips to clearly layout what they do. Would recommend if you're into strategy RPGs and don't mind roguelite…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great follow-up from Ocean drive, while I would consider myself to be more drawn by more story focused games this one bridges the gaps like Hades 1/2 in being a roguelike but also having a solid narrative/character backbone to keep people engaged.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This solid tactical RPG blends together features from fan favorites in the genre, with gameplay in the style of Fire Emblem, mission structure modeled after Darkest Dungeon 2, and upgrade/story progression borrowed from Hades. The standards of the genre apply here, including re-playable missions with variations to keep them feeling fresh, and various challenge modes you can enable to increase the difficulty for more rewards. The roster of playable characters also means that your party…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a delightful game. Takes the fun, interesting mechanics from a game like Slay the Spire but paces it into a tactical turn based. And even better yet, the more you play the more advanced features unlock, making runs feel refreshing. This is a great deal, highly recommend this for those who enjoy tactical RPGs, the roguelike approach of Slay the Spire.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A surprisingly solid and well polished strategy RPG roguelite. Fire Emblem + Hades is clearly what the devs were going for and they did largely pull it off. That said, while it is well made and I've enjoyed playing it, I am already starting to feel the grind at about 15-20 hours in. I don't think I have it in me to commit the time required to see the true ending.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's good, but lost some of its storytelling from the first game. It was cut a lot of the companion interactions which is unfortunate and the rogue-like model while original for the strategy grid game, is not the best formula. Part of the reason these games are fun is building the characters up. When that resets everytime, yet your characters classes are relatively the same, you're just doing the same build over and over and over again. What the game does improve on is the graphics. I liked…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fantastic roguelite take on the tacitical RPG genre! If you've played Fire Emblem or any other turn based tactics RPG then this should be right up your alley. I think it really takes the many of the strong points from roguelites and does a great job of building upon a good fundamental tactics game. The turn based gameplay provides a stellar and crunchy combat that can be challenging. The roguelite aspects add such a fun spin quite literally making every run a unique experience even if you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game for many reasons, with something to improve. The best things this title has to offer are: the fight system, which is excellent & offers a lot of tactical possibilities; the Hero development: there are 9 different heroes, and the protagonist will unlock a total of 9 classes. So, the real total are 17 characters, though some skills are repetead among them; the plot (sad, but beautiful) & dialogues (which are both fun and deep) + EN dubbing (which is superb). The things I'd like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is criminally underrated by reviews. It looks like most of the negative reviews I've read are comparing this game in some way to a previous Lost Eidolons game, which I never played. If you love Fire Emblem, as in absolutely love Fire Emblem, do yourself a favor and buy this game. I've been waiting for years, and searching hard to find ANY game on steam that scratched that Fire Emblem itch, and this is it. Imagine a roguelite Fire Emblem with (light) metaprogression, an enticing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe if it's on a steep sale. At first it's pretty fun but gets repetitive quickly. The level up system is extremely frustrating as if you have more skills in your pool it's less likely to get the ones you are looking for. Not having enough AOE can easily brick your run. The story set up was initially interesting. Problem is that it goes nowhere. Even the "true end" is just a quick cutscene. There's no resolution to the story.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My 2025 Game of the Year List: 10. Midnight Murder Club 9. Sunderfolk 8. The First Berserker: Khazan 7. Ghost of Yotei 6. Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch 5. Dispatch 4. The Rogue Prince of Persia 3. Split Fiction 2. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree 1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
positive · AI labelView post →Edit: Sorry I am a little aggressive at times in this review. I was caught up in reading negative comments/reviews and wrote this from a negative place rather than a helpful place. Leaving the review as is though. 2nd Edit: I decided to visit the game forum again and immediately went back to that negative place. The original review was written at 22.5 hours, first edited at 44.5, and now again at 53. This does not count the 6 hours played in the demo. My review is from the perspective of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game, snappy addictive combat. So much potential if the combat can be implemented to the main stream Most Eidolons game. Huge improvements in graphics and combat.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lost Eidolons - Release Date Trailer - PS5 & Xbox Series. Releasing August 24. Turn based tactics game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Great Game and very fun. It's a mix of Fire Emblem and Roguelike mechanics. Pretty addictive gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Veil of the Witch is a unique combination of genres, with Fire Emblem style tactical RPG combat, Slay the Spire like branching path progression, and Hades type upgrades and narrative structure. It works much better than it sounds like it should, though you have to be willing to deal with some roguelite repetition, of course. I really liked the first Lost Eidolons game, so while this falls short of that more traditionally linear experience, it's still a very good game and worth playing. There…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun for the first 4 hours then you start to realize the lack of mob diversity, and the lackluster game loop.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really well done roguelite game, it can be seen that a lot of thought went into it. Upgrade system makes sense, battles are fun, graphics and voice overs are top notch. For turn-based games fans this is a must.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Turn based games like this shouldn't be roguelike. The entire roguelike is pretty bad these days - play several hours to then get a chance to actually beat the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When this game launched, i excitedly flung myself into it and immersed myself. A beautiful game, with an excellent tactical gameplay loop which hooked me! I was addicted... Which brings me to my 2 issues. The game's runs are simply too long to FEEL like a roguelike, instead it feels like i'm playing through an incredibly long story segment out of a larger story, only to lose later on and be forced to repeat that. This was my first major qualm. As for my second, it would definitely be that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a solid tactical "RPG" (no real choices, just character stats). Plot is meh but good enough to keep you running, combat very solid. My only gripe is that it's too easy. There are Trials you can use to impose more difficulty on your runs, but I finished the game on Trial 1 first try and was a walk in the park. Wish we could tweak the options some more, but still a very good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, a tactical roguelite RPG, where you are shipwrecked on a zombie infested Island, released on Steam..
neutral · AI labelView post →Fire Emblem meets Slay The Spire/Hades. Game is in a loop and the enemies boss fights have been different for my 4 playthroughs. Great game 8.5/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself is okay, but it made some design choices that just ruin the roguelike experience. The most important one: Ingame you have to keep choosing if you want your next fight to reward you with perma-rewards for your next playtrough, or stuff for your current run. This makes it feel like a sad, long (3+hour per run) grind that doesnt respect the players time. This forces you to just pick that option a few times, knowing you will lose your run, to unlock stuff to help you. There is NO…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a rogue game, it's a fail... So much useless skill and item, just useless, 0 possibility to make a build. Basically rogue not equal to random (null-good-strong), its a process to make a build.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most of the things I loved about the first game were either removed or changed. The art style shifted toward a more cartoon-like look, which I did not like. The animations and cutscenes, both outside and during battles, were removed as well, and I did not like that either. Nothing happens between battles, which makes the game feel lifeless, just something to keep you busy, like a set of puzzles. It is not my cup of tea. I loved the first entry, this one not so much.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →9/10 ..... Excellent interface, grand story, meaningful characters, and overall a great game. I just wish it wasn't a rougelite (even tho I do love rouge lite games). I would have preferred they just allowed you to go through the game as more of a story based RPG adventure without the constant fail + restart loop to finish the game. That's just my personal opinion; or if they would have had a 15-20 hour stand alone adventure, then go into the rougelite gameplay loop afterwards for those that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring and very repetitive game. The first one was way better. The roguelike formula doesnt work. U just keep doing the same thing over... and over... again, and from the start. Character progression is none almost... map design? inexistent - all flat, no tangible originality between them. The story or at least how is told... meh.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: The game becomes a chore. The game is fun...for the first 2-3 runs. The mechanics are fine for TRPG and a roguelite, but there is such very little incentive to motivate you for doing repeated runs. The maps and content get very old very fast, and the only real things that can change are: - Making the run harder for yourself (you get more upgrade materials to be stronger in future runs) - Artifacts/upgrades to make your runs easier to deal with said difficulty mods mentioned above There…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I honestly really want to like this game but like it's predecessor they really do not know how to balance bosses. Just like with Lost Eidolons the original game every thing is, generally speaking, fine until you get to a boss and then they just throw in mechanics and abilities that are on a whole other level. I feel like I'm going from a tactical game to a half baked stupid MMO boss encounter that just ruins the whole vibe of the game for me. I'll keep playing from time to time but as much as I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll admit that I was one of the players of Lost Eidolons that is not particularly glad of the shift from the first game. The first Lost Eidolons game was a flawed gem but I thoroughly enjoyed it despite that - and I do miss Eden, fun character. I was willing to give Veil of the Witch a chance because one, I'd like more from the series, and two, I also want to see the dev studio grow and see what direction they'll take and adventures and stories they'll provide us. With my short time on this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“Ocean Drive Studio and Kakao Games have dropped a free demo for **Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch**” Saving y’all a click
neutral · AI labelView post →The first 4 episodes of my one-handed playthrough of Lost Eidolons are now live! Check out the playlist in the replies! Again, huge thanks to @bardicgamers.bsky.social for turning me onto this game. #ItsShouTime #俺は将来だ #Vtuber #ENVtuber #VSky
neutral · AI labelView post →Lost Eidolons Veil of the Witch true ending completed. It's a good tactics roguelike. Good sound and effects. Disappointed there isn't high quality closeups in battle like Lost Eidolons. The story premise and progression is very good, but the ending is disappointing. What a strange decision to make the true ending wrap up the family plot, but not the world ending threat plot. It should have done both. I can only hope it's some kind of sequel bait.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WOW, just wow, These games, Lost Eidolons, could've been great, I wanted them to be great. I'm only leaving 1 review for both games, cuz like the developers I'm being lazy. I truly had high hopes for these games, but the 1st is incomplete, at best and the 2nd is 'die forever until you win'. Instead of naming them LE, they should've called them Epic Frustration 1 and 2. I could go into great depth why you shouldn't buy these games, suffice it to say, that when they provide an 'Undo' button,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alright, the game managed to win me over... somewhat. I'm changing the review to positive as an encouragement. I applaud the game direction and I'm really starved for this unique blend of story, commpanionship & progression. I've played both Eidolons games from Ocean Drive and they really scratch the Fire Emblem itch in a great way. To my surprise, roguelike elements are introduced quite well too, I think overall they add to the experience and help keeping the gameplay fresh. That is coming…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Much better scoped than the original Lost Eidolons - and is well crafted as a result. A bit easy if you're used to turn-based tactics games, but can be made harder with difficulty settings that are introduced in the end-game cycles.
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