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Hack, Slash, Loot
Developer David Williamson
A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters. From the Steam store page
185 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Apr 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
48
Mixed
89 positive · 96 negative
95% range 41–55%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
391 of 755 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 185 · most liked first"Hack, Slash, Loot" is an overpriced waste of time. What could of been a cute little roguelike is purely an only-RNG based mess of a game that has you rely only on luck. There is maybe only one mission you can play through the longest since it has easier enemies but even then the game is all luck based. There is no real progression here, and there is nothing in this game worth mentioning as a positive. You can get dozens of far superior and cheaper roguelikes (E.G Dungeons of Dredmore, Tales of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple is not always good. A game needs to offer its players enough options to form strategies against whatever challenges are posed. Otherwise, you're just playing a glorified slot machine. I don't think the folks behind Hack, Slash, Loot understood this because they made a dungeon crawler that has classes with no skills and loot with no inventory. The game dumps you straight into a cluttered, pixellated menu where you pick your class and your quest, and then get dumped into a crowded,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hack, Slash, Loot is a top down roguelike, this game will kill you over and over again to begin with. But be paintent, the game will reward you immensley with a lot of fun and characters. The more you die, the more characters and items drops you unlock. The classic pixel art works really well in the top down view. The game play is very simple. You play with a mouse, and that's it. Turn based movement/actions makes this perfect for playing with a trackpad on a laptop too. There is a nice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While this is a part of a trend, I really wanted to like the game as it seemed to have potental but it seems to have wasted it in various ways. I don't mind the graphics, but a glaring thing is the lack of variety in tilesets. The spites/animation are pretty basic. Music isn't too bad Now for the big beef; Roguelikes are random but this takes it to absurd levels as fights often devole into flurries of "MISS!" and prying the enemy doesn't get lucky with his hit and/or damage. The items…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hack, Slash, Loot, or "HSL", looks charming at first with it's retro-style pixel art... until you realize that the gameplay is even more primitive. It is not an understatement to say that everything in this game either comes down to little more than random chance and comparing numbers. Combat is completely limited to clicking on an enemy until they die. That's it. No special moves, no abilities, no changing gear, nothing. Sure, depending on your weapon you either use melee, ranged or magic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very undewhelming roguelike. For several reasons. First, there is no inventory system, so the classic roguelike gameplay element of picking up resources to take with you and making decisions on what you need most and when to save them vs use them is nonexistant. Second, success is completely reliant on loot rng to find the correct enchants/resists on random items. If you happen to not find the correct resist for a given quest, you will lose. If the dungeon is being stingy and happens to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just read some of these reviews and it looks like no one knows what Rogue-like means. It means like Rogue, a game released in 1980 on UNIX. It was a hard game where everything was out to kill you and even potions and doors could be poisoned or trapped. This game lives up to that legacy and then some and I enjoyed my time playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is flat out broken. Yes, it's a tradition roguelike. Yes, it is somewhat fun to play. The thing is, the RNG is so bad that it's totally unplayable. You can spawn in a room that is legitimately impossible to beat as soon as you start the game. Unless you want to play a game that is all up to chance, avoid this like the plague.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have a decent amount of time on this game so I feel I can comment. This game is rough. The graphics are good, the fighting is fun, but the RNG is terrible. Very few runs are winnable in this game and it takes a helluva lot of luck to win. There are so many better Rouge-likes out there nowadays that this game shouldn't even be on your radar. Take your pick, anything is probably better than this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is RNG hell. You can die on the first enemy that's spawn next to you at the start, or a little later. Too much luck based to be anything good. Music is nice (when it doesn't forgets to play it)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The randomness and brutality of NetHack, minus the depth of inventory management... or indeed anything else besides walking and attacking. The game will throw all sorts of interesting quests and challenges at you, but since you essentially have no way to counter them or interact with them, the game just boils down to a mildly annoying missed opportunity. The only reason I'm writing this is because the game just got an update after years of sitting dormant in my library.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow an update to x64 framework... let's check out this old old Game i bought years ago and forgot about it.... From the very Start... Not one ounce of Fun in it... RNG in this Game is like getting drenched in gasoline... and everybody has a working Zippo... 4 / 10 No wonder i forgot about it....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is 100% RNG. 0 skill. Trash
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Way too much RNG and unlocking new characters takes too long. There's no sense of real progression and it's a very frustrating experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a bad game, just not a good one. It's a mediocre RNG-reliant Roguelike. Plenty of other better games out there, but you can pass the time for an hour before you start to become bored/annoyed at the luck mechanics. Play ADOM or Dungeons of Dredmor instead. 4/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simplicity should not be a point of pride in something that can be tagged as a 'traditional roguelike'. All decisions, item picks, attacks, and defenses are 1 or 0. There is nothing more complex to the game's core gameplay. Hit or miss. Use scroll or don't. That's it, and it's far less interesting than the numerous completely free roguelikes and MUDs out there.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, miss, -7
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Old school roguelike with turn based combat and super tiny screen. Running on 8K display - not recommended. Overall easy skip unless you like to waste time on this genre but you will find nothing substantial here.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Humblebundle pack game. I wish I was joking but instead of going through a in-game tutorial(or a simple message) you press button a in game and directed to a website where it shows a bunch of useless info and nothing else. Their forums are down (this is used to find more info about the game or so the website says). This game is not even worth a dollar, this is just stuff from newgrounds some guy put together in flash.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally I grinded this out for a 100% completion (though I haven't got 2 artifacts that are randomly dropped from level 5) I must say: this game is great! It is fabulous! But it is not well balanced, though. So I will point out some pros and cons for this product. Before that, I truly recommend this beautiful game to everyone! What I like in this game? First of all, it is not purely and completely randomly generated. I read a lot of reviews that said stuff like: "Uh, this game sucks, it is so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love this game! Challenging, quick, fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like Roguelikes. Been playing them since, well, Rogue. This one, well, I'm glad I got it in a bundle because I'd have regretted spending seven dollars on it alone. The interface is way too busy; the balance is far too swingy; there's too little opportunity for strategy to turn the tide of a battle. With the utter lack of healing and swingy battles, it'd almost be good as a stealth game if there werent scores of enemies that see you immediately upon opening a door. Treasure is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, this game has most of the bad tropes of roguelikes, and none of the good.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hack, Slash, Loot is a terrible game. The game is completely based on luck and is pure random. I love how I start the game and every room has tons of mobs and I lose almost all of my health as I leave the first few rooms, then I always die after I encounter the next monster. Even if I do somehow get past all the monsters on a level I'm confused on what the objective is and what I'm supposed to do. There's no sort of in game tutorial or hints, when you start the game you are completely lost. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, didn't find this a fun game at all. There are three things you can do in this game: - Walk - Attack - Pick up items Last I played it (roughly 2014), it didn't have any item use, as far as I know. Incredibly punishing RNG. You either get the perfect build, or you die. Very, very little skill involved.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great time waster. Not sure about negative reviews. I chalk it up to living in a time where being "Overcritical" is the norm. If David Williamson decides to make a sequel... I'm on board.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →as was mentioned by others, you spend hours playing to lose to random numbers generation.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So RNG, not fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game updated after 8 years to maybe be ok? Crashes when I try to open a door.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is so RNG dependent you're better off just rolling dice for fun
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a fun simple rogue game where death is an experience. You will learn what to do in a random level setup by dying over and over again. Once you know what to do, you will try to outlive the last time you play. After all, simplicty is without a hard learning curve is fun. Trust me, the RNG is a ♥♥♥♥♥, but it effects the enemy as well. A whole lot of misses before either one of you get a hit. The only turnoff is the price, but wait until it is on sale or get this in a bundle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty simple fun game. Not worth full price in my opinion seeing as there are far better games out there that are cheaper. -Get it on sale if you do plan on buying it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I agree with all of the negetive posts. I got this game thinking it was a real rogue like. It is a random mess. Some tweaking would fix, I thought the devs might even do that, but no updates. Please buy Pixel Dungeon or Dungeons of Dredmore. I have gotten quite a bit of entertainment out of them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A traditional roguelike simplified to the point of complete randomness. What makes this genre appealing (to me) is having an immense difficulty that must be learned from and numerous situations that must be exploited to maximize your odds. This game has difficulty, but there's no answer for it. Your options are move and attack (with occasional repositioning exploits.) If that doesn't work, enjoy your death. The pop-up text boxes that appear at the beginning and end of missions also often glitch…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is definitely challenging. The controls may not be intuitive, but they are actually pretty simple. Information can be obtained on a wide variety of items. This is fairly important, as not all items in the game are beneficial to use. Character stats can be seen by mousing over the possible players. More player types are unlocked as you progress. The stats don't say what will be equipped with each character, so it's a good idea to try them all out. Dying will likely happen a lot. This…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Classic roguelike. I haven't gotten very far because I die but that's part of the fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not a game for normies. This is a game for rogue-like obsessive fans. 90 deaths before my first win! But it's a lot of fun and a great time investment so long as you enjoy RNG loot. Yes, there are traps, yes it is random, yes, you will die and it won't be your fault. The goal isn't not to die, it's to get back up and try again, as with any Rogue-like. 7/10 but I love punishment. And the TBS means you can take the time to think and strategize rather than platformers which are a lot…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I must be a ♥♥♥♥♥ because this is just too hard for me. I like some other rouge like games but this one doesn’t give scrubs a chance. Avoid it unless you hardcore.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel bad writing a negative review for this, since in some way the art style is a bit endearing, but this game is just incredibly boring and relies too much on infuriating RNG.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i know rougelikes are partially luck based but this is just too much.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple game, fun at times, but very difficult most of the time. I've been unable to complete any quest so far, sometimes for my own fault, sometimes because the game spawns you with 2 or 3 enemies in the initial area, and they take most of your health. Worth checking out, but not if you get angry easily.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of people dislike this game for what I think are missed expectations. If you've ever played early PC dungeon crawlers you'd recognize what this game is trying to do, and frankly it does it very well. Hack, Slash, Loot is effectively a turn-based fast paced RPG and has a pretty fun gameplay loop. Why do people dislike it? You'll die. A lot. This game is kinda like the new pokemon roguelike mods. This game is based on one of the original rogue-likes. Death is inevitable but the reward for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looks like a simple "Kill time" old school Rogue-like, which is fine on it's own. The characters should benefited from a classic press "," to wait and refill your health, since potions are scarce and the game overall has a relentless RNG. Unfortunately it looks abandoned and probably will not have the chance to reach full potential anymore which is kinda sad.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Riddled with ux problems. Hard to see icons. Confusing gui on start. Not worth your time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love rogues and this is one of the very first ones I obtained on Steam after playing hundreds of hours mindlessly on Desura. Holy snickerdoodles...8 years later it just randomly gets this huge overhaul?! Who does that? It vastly improves on the game by a huge chunk and the trailer video just doesn't do it justice anymore. If you're a fan of traditional rogue games, then don't sleep on this one now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →November 2020: Game is back my friends! Bunch of new content and refreshed codebase for modern Ubuntu, Windows, MacOS, or even ArchLinux! Thx devs!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Random, Numbers, Game Seriously though I only remembered this still exists because it's apparently gotten updates recently? But there is absolutely nothing you could do to this garbage to redeem it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game could do with more levels and is frustrating sometimes to get anywhere and get stronger
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love roguelikes, classic, turn-based roguelikes that kick your ass. That said, this game is kinda crap, relies waaaay too much on RNG making it near impossible to get much better at it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought it for the price of a beer and i got a lot more entertainment out of it than most beers i've had so i'd say it's worth it as long as you're not looking for the next Dredmore. would reccomend only if you don't mind bad games as long as you can still find enjoyment in them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun and has potential, but it's bad. Very very bad. The game does very little to assist the player as you jump from floor to floor trying not to die. I had been enjoying my time until I finally snapped after getting poisoned to death again (drained my hp from 76 down to 2 since there were no healing items), turned on cheat engine 6.4, fixed my hp at 100, only to get stunlocked until I turned my fix off because of the boy king guards that I had wandered into. If a cheat engine…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun but its pure RNG and for what it has I would suggest getting it when its on sale other than that its a good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I realize many people give this game ALOT of flak, and I can understand why. The game is very much random in how things play out, and people often hate that. I find the complete randomness to be very enjoyable, and makes every turn a tense, though fun turn of events! The game can be unforgiving, but a real dungeon experience would be difficult if one was in such a situation, right? All the negative reviews on that pop up when you 1st look up this game will deter alot of people I think.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I write this with a bit of a warning; the game is NOT easy. It's not even fair to say it's hard. It's gruelingly difficult. It's astoundingly nigh-impossible at first. So why play it? You like a challenge. You want something that's "Gauntlet" without being Gauntlet. It's frustrating as hell, and that's what makes it fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It might not look like much but there's a lot of cool stuff going on under the hood. The game can be super challenging since it's very luck based, you're going to die, a lot, and some of those deaths will feel like bs but when you get THE run and start getting good items and snowballing thru the levels, it's super satisfying and fun and addictive. This game is also very similar to something like FTL in the sense that you have to do everything in your hands to improve your chances at success.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has simple mechanics and easy to pick up. Might be very random and unpredictable at times, but that what makes it really interesting and satisfying when you actually winning. That's why every single run offers unique experience and makes this game very replayable. Achieved my first win at 8th run by playing "Wizard" character, that helped me understand game mechanics and gave satisfaction during chill gameplay. So if you're really into turn-based games and roguelikes, you'll love…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best thing in the game, is the title.....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easy to pick up, quite deep item system, love the roguelike nature!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stats ===== Every character has five stats that help determine their effectiveness during the game. The five stats are Melee, Ranged, Magic, Defence, and Health. Melee is the characters ability in close quarters combat. The first value, before the slash, is the characters percentage chance to hit an enemy. The second value is the characters maximum damage with melee attacks. The maximum damage score is reduced by an enemies defence stat. Melee attacks have no range and are therefore only…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game makes pixel dungeon look like a kid's game. So hard that i probably won't get past the first level. Will probably invest much more time to come.
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