Īfter the game was released, PC Gamer took another look at it. Tekaia praised the tactical options available during combat and recommended it for fans of Darkest Dungeon. Commenting on the game's difficulty, RPGamer's reviewer, Pascal Tekaia, called it 'a polished, meaty dungeon-crawler for the slightly masochistic crowd'. Writing for Rock Paper Shotgun, Sin Vega said that she enjoyed the combat, but the game's stand-out feature is crafting new monsters. Kelly cited these combat mechanics, and the 'lavish artwork', as making it fun enough to overcome the game's derivative nature. Andy Kelly of PC Gamer wrote the game seems like a simple turn-based tactics game at first, but the monsters' number of special abilities gives it depth. ĭuring the game's early access phase, several online magazines posted their impressions. On Metacritic, a review aggregator, Iratus: Lord of the Dead received positive reviews. The DLC Wrath of the Necromancer was released on October 28, 2020, and adds another dungeon level, more creatures, and new items. The game was successfully crowdfunded in Jun 2018, entered early access in July 2019, and was released on April 24, 2020.

The artwork was inspired by Heroes of Might and Magic V, ' The Demon Seated', Dungeon Keeper, and the works of H. For other gameplay elements, the developers cited Slay the Spire and Disciples II. The combat in Iratus was inspired by Darkest Dungeon, and the central concept of playing an evil character came from Dungeon Keeper. Heroes attacked in combat can be driven insane, at which point they may flee, turn against their teammates, or become more difficult to kill. If they are injured, they must recover in his lair. Iratus' undead minions can not be healed in combat. Combat uses turn-based tactics and is viewed from the side, as in Darkest Dungeon. The creatures gain experience in combat and special abilities are unlocked as they gain experience. As he gains power, more complicated creatures become possible, such as banshees and vampires. He starts able to create simple creatures, such as skeletons and zombies, from defeated foes. Iratus works his way up from the bottom of the dungeon to the surface. Players take the tole of Iratus, a necromancer who desires to raise hordes of undead and escape from a dungeon. Iratus: Lord of the Dead is tactical role-playing game developed by Unfrozen and published in 2020 by Daedalic Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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