Summum Aeterna (2023)

Summum Aeterna is a fast-paced Roguelite inspired by the Metroidvania Aeterna Noctis. Create your own worlds, challenges, difficulty and influences in each new run. Die, learn, become stronger, and achieve victory. Death is inevitable, but glory is only for the chosen.

Platform Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure Indie Action Fantasy roguelike procedural generation dungeon crawler rogueliteXbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

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Worth PlayingChris "Atom" DeAngelusSep 20238.5/10
Summum Aeterna takes a difficult Metroidvania and converts the basic ideas and characters to a roguelike. The result is a lot of fun, somehow managing to capture the best parts of the original game in a more digestible chunk. It isn't necessarily going to win you over if you dislike roguelike titles, but if you were a fan of Noctis, you must try Summum, which has all the makings of a perfect gateway drug to roguelikes.
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Digital ChumpsWill SilbermanOct 20237.8/10
Summum Aeterna is a good, but slightly difficult, roguelike that takes place in the universe of Aeterna Noctis. While it doesn't fully succeed in its world crawling fantasy of selecting starting biomes with benefits and detriments, it definitely removes much of the roguelike frustrations by giving the player permanent power in many forms. It's a gorgeous roguelike I can see myself returning to just so I can feel powerful, albeit not as powerful as I felt while playing Aeterna Noctis.
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Nintendo LifeMitch VogelSep 20237/10
Launch instability issues aside, it may be a bit derivative, but Summum Aeterna ultimately ticks enough boxes to be worth your while. Smooth combat, tough difficulty, and an interesting seed system all come together to make this one worth investigating.
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GameGrinJacob SandersonSep 20235/10
Summum Aeterna has some intriguing ideas, bogged down by unoriginality and unsatisfying combat.
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About the game

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Aeternum Game Studios
Publisher: Aeternum Game Studios
Released: September 14, 2023
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Engine: Unity

IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 3 ratings.

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