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Road Scars: Origins
Game
Game2020
ScourgeBringer
Developer Flying Oak Games, E-Studio
ScourgeBringer is a 2020 roguelite platform game developed by French studios Flying Oak Games and E-Studio and published by Dear Villagers. It entered early access for Windows, macOS and Linux in February 2020 before its full release for those platforms, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 21 October 2020. Versions for PlayStation consoles and mobile devices were released later. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the game… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
241 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
141 positive · 37 negative
95% range 73–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 141 | 37 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 1 | 43 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,324 of 1,522 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 141 yes, 35 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 176 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,838 of 3,286 positive).
Players praise the fluid combat and tight movement, calling it hypnotic and satisfying. [1][2][3] Some find the difficulty brutal and runs repetitive, with limited variety in upgrades. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
Well, I don't think it really is a bad game a lot of work was put in it, and it shows. I tried to like this game, but it has one major flaw. 95% of upgrades this game offers are just stats up, and the other 5% changes gameplay just slightly. Every run plays the same. The first few hours are pretty fun, but as a guy that likes to collect achievements I am really disappointed. Just go play Isaac, or something.
- [1]
ScourgeBringer doesn’t feel like playing a game—it feels like dancing with death. Every slash, jump, and dash blends into one endless motion, a perfect rhythm of chaos and control. You don’t win by luck; you win by learning to move like the game wants you to. The combat is so fluid it’s hypnotic, the music hits harder than your blade, and when you finally clear a room without touching the ground, it feels like …
- [2]
The most tight & satisfying action controls you've ever seen. The combats are tactic but incredibly intense with a big mastering progression. It becomes so satisfying to just blaze through rooms and manage enemies and projectile like it's nothing. Of course top notch art, animation, sounds & music. Hours of replayability and new game + content & many weapons, modifiers & bonuses, but not an overwhelming amount, you …
- [4]
KAMGUSTA'S MINI REVIEW A fast action roguelite where each room must be cleared of enemies before you can enter the next. It may remind of "Dead Cells", but we are in a different (minor) league. The combat is fluid, character has great mobility and the pixel art is pretty. Nice skill tree, albeit a little too grindy. The game has some significant flaws: high difficulty (can be "fixed" in the "accessibility" options - …
- [3]
ScourgeBringer feels like Celeste after drinking 5 energy drinks and choosing violence. The movement is insanely snappy, the combat is fast, and once it clicks, it’s ridiculously satisfying. If you like fast, chaotic platformers with tight movement and a roguelike loop, this one is a blast. Also, the EULA literally has a pizza recipe. Yes, an actual pizza recipe. Found a hidden treasure in my backlog.
Summarised from 34 of the 240 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 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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ScourgeBringer sits at 79% positive across 178 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to review aggregator Metacritic, ScourgeBringer received "generally favorable" reviews. OpenCritic reported an average score of 81 out of 100, with 83% of critics recommending the game. Christian Donlan of Eurogamer praised the game's movement and combat, focusing on the physical sensation of attacking enemies and moving through them. He compared ScourgeBringer with action roguelites such as Hades and Dead Cells, but found that its movement gave it a distinct feel. Brendan Caldwell of Rock Paper Shotgun considered comparisons with Dead Cells less useful, describing ScourgeBringer instead as a more arcade-oriented, room-clearing action game. He praised its dashing, wall-running and…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 241 · most liked firstScourgebringer is free on Fanatical right now www.fanatical.com/en/game/scou...
neutral · AI labelView post →ScourgeBringer released in early access 5 years ago. It has since sold 300k units (excl. game pass and play store pass), and it keeps surprising us. Maybe close to 1m players if adding everything up. store.steampowered.com/app/1037020/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I was very excited to try ScourgeBringer initially. The detailed pixel art and vibrant color scheme seemed right up my alley, and the combat, while flashy, appeared to be moderately complex - what with the different melee moves being made available from the get-go. Finding out it was heavily inspired by Star of Providence, one of my favorite Roguelites of all time, sold me on buying the game; SoP is even mentioned in its credits, and the two communities intertwine, to a point where newcomers…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heyoooo! We're now here too! We're an indie studio based in France, making juicy and punchy 2D action games since 2013! We made ScourgeBringer and NeuroVoider, and we contributed to bunch of other projects with other studios. We're currently fulltime-busy on a new big (yet still secret) game. 👊
neutral · AI labelView post →Speaking of free, in a couple hours they're doing a triple giveaway on the Epic store. Roguelite platformer ScourgeBringer, Tactical shooter Zero Hour, and fast-paced Sakamoto-scored fantasy 4X Songs of Silence. That's a lot of game for nothing.
neutral · AI labelView post →The dazzling pixel art instantly caught my eye, and the relentless action kept my heart racing. This roguelike never gave me a moment to breathe, throwing me into an endless cycle of death and rebirth at breakneck speed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scourgebringer is one of the most underrated indie games I've ever played. I will never shut up about this game, and now it's free so you have no excuse
positive · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like and finish this game, but after playing for seven hours, I feel the negatives outweigh the positives to the point where it is more annoying than enjoyable. Like most roguelite games, this one has a dedicated currency (Blood) as well as your health, which is also treated as a resource. There is nothing wrong with that in and of itself, but the way it is implemented basically forces you to play the game as if it were a no-hit challenge. You have a multiplier that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ScourgeBringer doesn’t feel like playing a game—it feels like dancing with death. Every slash, jump, and dash blends into one endless motion, a perfect rhythm of chaos and control. You don’t win by luck; you win by learning to move like the game wants you to. The combat is so fluid it’s hypnotic, the music hits harder than your blade, and when you finally clear a room without touching the ground, it feels like flying.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, I don't think it really is a bad game a lot of work was put in it, and it shows. I tried to like this game, but it has one major flaw. 95% of upgrades this game offers are just stats up, and the other 5% changes gameplay just slightly. Every run plays the same. The first few hours are pretty fun, but as a guy that likes to collect achievements I am really disappointed. Just go play Isaac, or something.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Epic Games PC/Mobile] Scourgebringer | 100% off / Giveaway. PC: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/scourgebringer Android: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/scourgebringer-android-624437 iOS (EU only): https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/scourgebringer-ios-65a7d4
neutral · AI labelView post →KAMGUSTA'S MINI REVIEW A fast action roguelite where each room must be cleared of enemies before you can enter the next. It may remind of "Dead Cells", but we are in a different (minor) league. The combat is fluid, character has great mobility and the pixel art is pretty. Nice skill tree, albeit a little too grindy. The game has some significant flaws: high difficulty (can be "fixed" in the "accessibility" options - but removing the "fun" from the game), no fast travel for levels (so you start…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a smooth gameplay experience, but sooo hard! It frustrates me! I can't recommend this if you're not incredibly skilled at these kinds of games. Maybe I am too old, too slow, or maybe I am too impatient while fighting having a moveset that is this quick and feels so free to move around in... or maybe I am simply not smart enough to play with so much freedom. To me, Dark Souls bosses feel a lot easier than bosses or even midbosses in this game. I constantly press the wrong buttons, end up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such an amazing movement system, you'll rarely see anything like this anywhere else. I’ll say right away, i wouldn’t recommend this game to absolutely everyone, actually I would recommend everyone to try it, but only because within the first hour you’ll easily understand whether its for you or not. The game is hard from the very first seconds, and over time it only gets even harder and I mean MUCH harder. And even though I praised the movement, it’s tough to adjust to it after other games. So…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pov: When you walk through an unfamiliar city without Google Maps. What a wonderful pixel platformer this is. Here we'll need to explore dungeons, moving from one room to another. Each will be full of enemies, and health points aren't so plentiful. The large variety of weapons, skills, and movement options is very pleasing. As is the upgrade system using blood points as currency. The gameplay is truly rich - no chance to get bored here. Overall, this is an excellent pixel platformer game -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ScourgeBringer feels like Celeste after drinking 5 energy drinks and choosing violence. The movement is insanely snappy, the combat is fast, and once it clicks, it’s ridiculously satisfying. If you like fast, chaotic platformers with tight movement and a roguelike loop, this one is a blast. Also, the EULA literally has a pizza recipe. Yes, an actual pizza recipe. Found a hidden treasure in my backlog.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Taking some time with [Dave The Diver](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/). I can see why this game felt so gripping at the time of release, it just keeps introducing mechanic after mechanic, minigame after minigame, though that flow feels oddly exhausting - I've gone very few dives without *something* popping up - as well as slightly stagnant at a certain point. Doing runs on [ScourgeBringer](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037020/ScourgeBringer/) until I can…
neutral · AI labelView post →Genuinely the hardest game I have ever played. It is absolutely brutal. The dev did literally everything he could to make it a nightmare to beat. No iframes on dashes, slow parry animation, enemies send barrages of bullets which makes parrying useless. The floor has spikes on it that do damage. Health drops are extremely few and far between. Enemies lock on to you and change their angle up to the last frame or two. It is exceptionally difficult. I've played 7 hours and got to biome 3. It is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Zero Hour, Songs of Silence, and ScourgeBringer are free on the Epic Games Store this week. > PC gamers can now claim three more games from the Epic Games Store. The latest offer lands with Zero Hour, Songs of Silence, and ScourgeBringer.
neutral · AI labelView post →Excellent art style and outstanding music. The gameplay loop is very fun because you can start up right again. It reminds me of Hades with the pacing and chaos in the rooms. Works flawlessly on SteamDeck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →got a code for that free indie game available on Fanatical atm (it's called ScourgeBringer), a preempt install gave me a hearty chuckle
neutral · AI labelView post →We then made ScourgeBringer (s.team/a/1037020) with @kissakolme.bsky.social, @travelsizetrish.bsky.social, and Pia Jacqmart. The game has been an instant hit and a smooth ride throughout its development. Later, @seedbyseedgames.bsky.social adapted the game for mobiles where it worked well too.
neutral · AI labelView post →**Yakuza 0** is a great entry point to the series and runs really well on the Steam Deck. I recently finished **Dredge** and really enjoyed it on the Deck. **Lonely Mountain Downhill** is a enjoyable skill-based mountain biking game that's a lot of fun to explore and has a ton of content. **Snowrunner** is a chill game that works well on the Deck too...it's kinda like Dark Souls for trucks, but meditative. **Hollow Knight** is great and looks really good on the OLED screen. Pretty much any of…
neutral · AI labelView post →Number of lines of code in the player controller of ScourgeBringer (our previous game): 6200 (6% of the code base) Number of lines of code in the player controller of our next game: 11300 (8% of the code base)
neutral · AI labelView post →Decent flow to combat which could feel nice, more of a true roguelike where there's little you can get for each run. I've played for two and half hours and haven't earned any upgrade tokens. Maybe I'm just bad at it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ScourgeBringer A brutally difficult yet rewarding rogue lite, with minor flaws This game has captured my attention in a way that I never would've expected, and I started loving the game the more I played it. But as great as ScourgeBringer is: it isn't perfect What I love Each realm has clear themes and gorgeous pixel art that give every location a very unique look and feel, especially when paired with the music of each location. Speaking of music, the game has unique tracks that play…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey Everyone! I just published my first game on forkedfish.itch.io/morgrims-cave It's a roguelike platformer, that was highely influenced by games like Spelunky, Celeste, Neon Abyss, ScourgeBringer or Dead Cells. #madewithunity #Indiegame #gamedev #roguelike
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been replaying ScourgeBringer again, a game that I've not touched since 2020. (Thank you @shinji16.bsky.social for convincing me to play again!) It's honestly so much fun, I love playing it extremely aggressive and fast-paced. Feels like it'd be an absolute blast to speedrun it at some point...
positive · AI labelView post →fun and challenging, but every run is similar so it might get repetitive
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Featured titles in my Free Steam Key Giveaway ✨ 3 winners this round, each gets a Steam key of their choice. Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, ScourgeBringer, Desolate, Kingdom Two Crowns. Enter by Dec 22 @ 10PM ET: thealabaster.one/giveaways #Steam #Giveaway
neutral · AI labelView post →it's to difficult for me. just can't put the time in to get past more than about 5 screens. Charming style, but I keep trying to dash through attacks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100%'d, my thoughts game is fun if you don't play this genre full game is short combat is simple once you have the full tree 2 achievements involve the same exact run to the final area and simply clicking a different button PS: i like the item drops when you full clear a realm. some of the blessings (Instant Mod, Last Stand, Hot Stuff, some of the curses) are not that good, but it's fine just to balance out some of the good ones. i ended up seeing most of the room layouts by the end, but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"5% increase to reload speed"...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DEAR Flying Oak Games and E-Studio, DID YOU PLAY THIS GAME??!?!?!?!?! WTH HAPPENED WITH THE 4th stage? NO WALLS AND FULL ROOM OF LASERS?!?!?!??!?!?!?!? ARE YOU OKAY!!!!*!&*!&*!&&!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, this game kicked my ass. Makes the criticism I’m about to dish out feel unfair, especially with how little time I’ve invested, but I don’t have the motivation to keep going. My playing experience was pretty positive at first blush. The graphics were clean, the gameplay straightforward, and I really enjoyed floating between enemies with airborne strikes to combo whole rooms. However, things began to feel pretty grindy. There are only five levels, but you need to defeat all the enemies…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Small PAID gig proposal if you're knowledgeable in Xamarin/Mono on iOS and Android: I have an existing and already released game (ScourgeBringer, to name it) to upgrade to latest .NET and to implement an SDK (native lib to integrate). It's 100% not fun, and paid accordingly.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey folks, I know there’s a lot of games coming out but if you are looking for some truly great clmbat, ScourgeBringer from @flying-oak.com is less than 4 bucks right now. I love this game. store.steampowered.com/app/1037020/...
positive · AI labelView post →Morning game lineup: 2 winners • choose from 250+ Steam keys. Featuring A Plague Tale: Innocence, SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete, and ScourgeBringer. Ends Feb 16 @ 10PM ET. Enter: thealabaster.one/giveaways?ut... #Steam #Giveaway #PCGaming #FreeGames #IndieGames
neutral · AI labelView post →If this was an early access I would't write a negative review but seeing that this is the full product I feel like it's better to warn users looking at the nice price on sale. This game is truly a disappointment. Although it has semi-nice combat flow, nice looking art and some semblance of a story, it also has important gameplay flaws such as: -lacking mechanics -poor character control -meaningless and zero impact upgrades -room inconsistencies -enemy attacks take priority over yours…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's good but i dont know why but it crashes ALOT and it isnt a performance issue either. I think it's just a me issue but something to be aware of
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The most tight & satisfying action controls you've ever seen. The combats are tactic but incredibly intense with a big mastering progression. It becomes so satisfying to just blaze through rooms and manage enemies and projectile like it's nothing. Of course top notch art, animation, sounds & music. Hours of replayability and new game + content & many weapons, modifiers & bonuses, but not an overwhelming amount, you progressively learn everything an try to manage the best build to finish a run.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weird stuff. Launched the game, blacked out for an hour or so, came back to my senses dizzy with my pinky hurting like hell x) Jokes aside, wonderful stuff. Not so deep, in terms of content, but very full in terms of gameplay and things to master. I played this game for a time on a... *cough* friend's computer *cough* and I must say this this is one of the very few single player game that keeps making me come back to it, and for a reason: It is SO juicy ! Screen shakes just right, not so much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ougggh.. my penice....
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →shout out to the-floor-is-lava-type gameplay with doom music 🙏 gotta be one of my favorite genres
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scourgebringer is free on Fanatical (Steam key) www.fanatical.com/en/game/scou...
neutral · AI labelView post →A mockup for my #LOWREZJAM 2024 game. There is a chance I won't have time to implement it, therefore let's at least have this animation here as a proof of participation 😅 Heavily inspired by the #ScourgeBringer game
neutral · AI labelView post →A very fast and intense platformer with excellent gameplay and a very satisfying skill tree. The movement and combat feel great, and the game is extremely enjoyable to play. Definitely recommended. 100% Steam Achievements Time: 26.1 hours Completion Difficulty: 7/10 Playthrough: Indefinite Missable: Yes Guide Recommended: No DLC Required: No Online Required: No Notable Requirements: Complete the Ordeal with at least 5 Chaos; complete the Ordeal without any Blessing; complete the Ordeal…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the hardest games i've played in a while. If you enjoy challenging games, this is the one. Not many people talk about this title, but it's a very cool concept, a little similar to celeste's movement, and hollow knight's boss fights. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dang, is this one of those Hidden Gems people love to talk about? I'm not good at this game by so many metrics, but from the moment I booted up ScourgeBringer and saw a freaking pizza recipe in the EULA, I knew I was in for a treat. It really is Celeste + Mega Man, in my opinion, the difficulty will take an aluminum bat to your shins, but not to the point you rage quit. I adore Kyhra and her absurdly puffy hair, I hereby adopt her as the little sister I never had. I got this game for 2$…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think ScourgeBringer is a good game with some issues Combat/movement is satisfying and most guns are awesome to use (big fan of the lasers). The realm mechanics that are introduced are super cool, realm 4 being my favourite. Great art and music as well, plus what I found of the story is super interesting. Runs are fun at first but become tedious after the third or fourth hour. The items you find during your run help but do not offer much replayability in the long run. Enemy design is very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best EULA I've ever seen. I do actually want to try the recipe, it seems really tasty. As for the game, brutally difficult, but fun. Plus a very cool story behind the gameplay.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm gonna not recommend this one. I must have accidentally bought this not realizing it was a "roguelite". Not a fan of the genre to begin with but I guess I'll break down what doesn't work about this game. Firstly, like most in the genre, it is incredibly repetitive. You will fight the same enemies in the same rooms over and over again. Get to the boss, die on the boss, repeat the same rooms again and again. It is mind numbingly boring. Killing the easy as hell mini-boss will give you a skill…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dash and shooting auto aim can't be disabled. wayy too many times i get hit unfairly cause i just so happened to aim my dash under my enemy instead of the entire opposite direction. my bad for trying to get good i guess??? Also how it sometimes drags an attacking enemy with you when you dash AWAY. This can happen even when a suicide type enemy "dies" (enters iframes/explosion phase) btw. and the parry. dear GOD. there's a need-to-be-prepared type of parrying (dark souls for example) and then…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love games like this. But this one is far, far, FAR too difficult. I saw another review where the player said they thought they were too old for it, and I genuinely feel for them, because this game is brutal as ♥♥♥♥. I think a lot of the people praising it aren't really telling others just how insanely difficult it is to play, and that's a shame, because this game has, in my opinion, not communicated that properly on its own. I have never rated a game poorly for being too difficult. But I am…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2 winners • 250+ Steam keys. Game sampler: Bridge Constructor Portal + Mouthwashing (plus ScourgeBringer + Broken Age). Ends Mar 2 @ 10PM ET. Enter: thealabaster.one/giveaways?ut... Reply with your pick. #SteamKeys #IndieGames #HorrorGames
neutral · AI labelView post →Good Artstyle and Effects but insane difficulty for Rogue Likes, either the mechanics are not explained right or idk, after 11 hours I haven't even passed first boss and I have over 1000h in roguelikes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →yeah its tough, yeah it feels fair and a few tweaks within the settings makes it feel so fun. i play at 70% speed because full speed it @#$% nuts.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disappointing game. Has a great progression system until you reach the end of it (which is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ quick) and then becomes one of those "git gud" rubbish games that all the steam p****holes enjoy. Skip this one, unless you are one of those idiots. Incredibly boring to finish. We pay money and invest time in these games, and we want to enjoy them. If you bought a movie and you couldn't finish it due to unfair challenges it gave you, you would be disappointed. Same with this piece of junk. And…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super tight controls, fast paced action, very difficult. Old school NES-tier difficult.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scourgebringer is a very excellent game with a great feeling Roguelite loop. The map sprites and art remind me of Metroid, and the Character movement seems like it was inspired by "Celeste" in part. Swordplay reminds me of Clairen's Moveset from Rivals of Aether, specifically all the thrusting and jumping around like a maniac trying not to get hit :p The replayability is insane, and i got like 15 achievements within my first few hours of game play. What's not to love? Building around stun and…
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