Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Game
Game2024
Necroking
Developer KORO.GAMES
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life. From the Steam store page
180 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Sep 29, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
67
Fresh
116 positive · 58 negative
95% range 59–73%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 116 | 58 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
6 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
790 of 967 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 180 · most liked firstThe game could have been a pixel art version of "Might and Magic" or something similar to "Inscription"; however, it is actually a repetitive game with a very limited amount of possible strategy. The most irritating thing is that for each new level your deck starts from zero again and again and you have to beat - again and again - the same enemies with the same units. It is worth playing only with a podcast on the background
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish I could recommend this game. It has some very nice artwork and ideas going on, and for 2 bucks on sale it's dirt cheap. Unfortunately this feels like it was developed by a team that was, to put it bluntly, very good at making a game but not at designing a game. If I had to boil the disappointment down to a single issue, I think it's that your choices don't matter. You technically use resources to walk around the map and upgrade your character, but you're showered with so many of them…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No depth and huge disapaintment. There is no need of changing strategies etc. and you just do the same over and over again without any real reason behind it. I can't get any fun out of this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting Game Design. Doesn't Entirely Translate to Epic Fun I like a lot of the ideas and concepts presented here. From the world exploration, to the unit commanders with different abilities, to the linear 4 zone battle arena. Additionally, the pixel art was very nice and flavorful. The base game play loop is fun but becomes extremely repetitive over the course of a single clear. Aside from a handful of rare occasions, very few enemy encounters will cause to you do anything different…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For $5 I got a pretty strait forward Strategy game that lasted me 7.5 hours. I call that a good trade.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a really tough one. It's not a bad game, but there are a lot of roguelikes and, for me, this just didn't do it. After just over 3 hours, I'm bored... I spent over 80 hours on The Last Hex by comparison.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dislike autobattlers but like commanding skeletons. That said, the strategy is shallow, the units are unbalanced, the usual problem of diluting your unit pool with trash via unlocks is there, and the strategic layer has very little variety in encounters.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →impossible to lose
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10 Repetitive Gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quaint small game. The best thing about this game is it's art, the gameplay loop is not good. Sure there is variety of units with various abilities, but almost all of them are awful and need elaborate setup to work or are not cost effective at all, which in a game like this where you want to get the most out of the least makes 95% of the cards useless. This would leave you with 3 cards that you would be using over and over for the entire duration of the game. out of 20 fights you will be having…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not sure why people are giving this a bad review. I see people with three hours giving it a thumbs down and saying they beat the game and that it's boring... They're idiots. Eleven hours in and I feel like I haven't seen about half the game yet. It's a strategy game that, honestly, rewards patience too much. If you are patient and don't do anything foolish, it's a good game. Just like any other good game, it can be challenging or quite easy depending on how you play. It definitely needs some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a weird little genre soup, it's part deckbuilder, part tactics game, part autobattler, and somehow all three of those ingredients actually blend together instead of fighting each other for control of the pot. The pitch is simple. The world is rotting, everyone's mad about it, and you, a skeleton wearing a crown, have decided the correct response to societal decay is more decay, but organized and with a deck of skulls.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a $15 game, I'd give it 4/5 stars. For a $5 game, it's an absolute steal. Not too complex, and can be repetitive. But unless you're playing on the easiest difficulty, most challenges can't be overcome by throwing out the best units willy-nilly. There's a good amount of strategy and forethought required.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i wish i could give an "eh" rating because the style and concept are really cool but the combat ends up feeling simple, and after beating the game on my first run i didn't feel any want to start a new one and keep playing
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A bunch of great elements to a game, but unfortunately it becomes very repetitive.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⣿⣿⡻⠿⣳⠸⢿⡇⢇⣿⡧⢹⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡐⣯⠁ ⠄⠄ ⠟⣛⣽⡳⠼⠄⠈⣷⡾⣥⣱⠃⠣⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⠽⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢢⠏⠄ ⠄ ⢠⡿⠶⣮⣝⣿⠄⠄⠈⡥⢭⣥⠅⢌⣽⣿⣻⢶⣭⡿⠿⠜⢿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄ ⠄⣼⣧⠤⢌⣭⡇⠄⠄⠄⠭⠭⠭⠯⠴⣚⣉⣛⡢⠭⠵⢶⣾⣦⡍⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⣿⣷⣯⣭⡷⠄⠄⢀⣀⠩⠍⢉⣛⣛⠫⢏⣈⣭⣥⣶⣶⣦⣭⣛⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⢀⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣎⢩⠌⣡⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠄⠄⠄ ⢸⡿⢟⣽⠎⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠄⠄ ⣰⠯⣾⢅⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠄ ⢰⣄⡉⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄ ⢯⣌⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢸⣇⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢸⣟⣧⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠈⢹⡧⣿⣸⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠗⣈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠄ ⠄⠘⢷⡳⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⢀⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄ ⠄⠄⠈⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄⠄
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →bosses require a specific playstyle did you build a cool army around archers, tough luck the enemy now spawns ontop of you and the only way to stop them is to rush forward so no win for you only charging forward with meaningless units is viable kinda sad, its not unfun, but if you can only build to victory in one way its not a game its a diceroll if you get what you need for the build its a very easy to win diceroll, but its still a diceroll instead of tactics or creativity
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here is my experience. It said to try it on novice difficulty, if you're new to the game. Fine, I can go harder later if I want. No, I can't. The game is epic-length. I'm nearing the end of the fifth act and I'm just so tired of fighting battle after battle. It's not a bad game, it's just really repetitive. I can't imagine playing this game a second time. At this point I'm tired enough of the game that I will probably just uninstall it before seeing the ending. Just don't care anymore. This…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ Cozy Pixel art + Cozy Music + Necrosummoner theme - Lack depth - Repeatative - Lack balance and thus leads to lack of creative and variable approach
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's decent, though it has some really questionable design decisions. The Steam comments mentioned it was too easy on easy mode which the game recommends, so I started on the second difficulty, and it has been fairly challenging. The biggest challenge has just been figuring things out though, which has not been particularly fun. My biggest complaint is some units just feel pretty useless, straight forward tactics generally are the best option. Once you get enough resources going you can start…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Painfully slow, highly repetitive and far too easy. Lovely concept and nice art/sprites, just not much fun to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this game for two bucks and for two bucks its worth about maybe 5 hours. Tried a couple different strategies but overall the pacing feels off. Maybe I'm missing something but for a deckbuilder a lot of the cards just aren't worth using. It feels optimal to have like 10 cards in your deck so your draw is consistent--it allowed me to clear the whole map without much trouble; which is a big problem for me. I never felt the need to change my strategy or composition, so now I have hundreds of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →begging was interesting and fun. I like the theme. But it got boring quickly
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the price, I guess it's OK. I've finished one "level" and the experience was a mix. On one hand, the way battles play out is novel, yet simple. I also had a few of "oh ♥♥♥♥ I'm going to lose" but then I barely pulled through, nice. The enemies are a little too simple and boring to fight after a while. Buying skeletons made no sense because of how many you are awarded for going into the graveyards.. like, an abnormally high not-sure-if-intended amounts. The first region was too easy,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love it. Would love it even more if there was a way to close windows with a click and not accidentally move on the map doing so.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved my time with Necroking. I was immediately drawn in by the charming art style and it only gets better as you play and encounter more units/monsters. The individual sprite animations have so much life and quirkiness. For example: the sprites move across the board at different speeds depending on the unit type, so mounted skeletons advance to the next area a little faster than the walking skeletons. It shows so much love an care in it's small details that I just adored. I also loved the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game looked promising but is held back by a severe technical issue. There is a not so uncommon soft-lock bug that occurs in combat. If they ever get around to fixing that, it might be a nice game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What's to love: - Adorable skeletons - Unusual combat system that supports interesting strategy - Lightweight yet engaging narrative - Engaging exploration - Good combat variety If you liked Loop Hero or Slay the Spire back when those were fresh and novel experiences, you'll probably get a kick out of this. It's slightly fiddly and there are a few rough edges here and there, but it's worth at least 3-4x the asking price imo. My only real complaint is that I've found a strategy that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite fun for a rather random game. An interesting autobattler deckbuilder combo that's rather on the easier side. It has some flaws like optional bosses that can't be touched by anything you have, but overall it's a smooth and engaging experience. I didn't expect much, but it got me hung a lot more than I though it would.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Original innovative fun. Absolute hidden gem. This dev deserves way more recognition.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Throwaway fights you know you're going to win to grind down resources is a horrendously boring and dated concept.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately I found this incredibly boring, 100% in under 8 hours is nice though Also this is the easiest rogue-like I've ever played, you can pretty much win while barely paying any attention
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dissapointing, looks fun (and it is when it works) but bugs out and im unable to use cards in my hand intermittently throughout runs. I cant send a bug report as my save files do nopt exist where the bug report site says they should be. would not reccomend with this level of unplayability.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finished the game in 4 hours and had a great time! Excellent value at its standard price, its a no brainer on sale. No issues on Steam Deck
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heya folks, here's a videograph featuring a battle in Necroking by KORO.Games and Alawar. This game is unexpectedly addicting once you get going. It also becomes increasingly more difficult as you progress. It depends on luck a bit too. #necroking #videogames #indiegames #videography #roguelike
unlabelledView post →bought this thinking i needed a brain to play it, i half expected to actually control an army of skeletons in a cool way, but the football field format felt really boring. like i understand why you did it. its unique as an auto battler. what i would change is more combat and like idk more troops on screen to give us something to look at. its really boring. when i won my first battle i felt absolutely no chemicals in my brain, walked over a cemetery, USED zero of its cards to beat some bosses.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Necromancer and the king This game was a unique experience to me. The art style reminded me of loop hero -which was one of the primary reasons i bought it. As for the game mechanics and they are pretty simple and straightforward. The map is a vast chessboard-like grid where you come across villages, cities, cemeteries, enemy commanders etc. You build your deck with units and consumables that require mana and/or souls to cast. As you progress your deck becomes stronger -adding more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like is says on the tin! GO MY SKELETONS!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly it really wowed me. Fairly simple but depth comes as you face different enemies and access new minions. For $5 this is absolutely awesome and it sat in my library for far too long. Just got a steamdeck and popped this bad boy on and it held my attention for near three hours straight. Only stopped cuz my eyes needed a rest. That’s rare for me. Awesome little deck builder game and that’s coming from someone who does not like slay the spire type games. This is a little different as it’s…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played against all the same type of enemies and beat them with all the same type of allies. I dont really get it, no relics, not much interaction / control of your units. Much more interesting things happened in the trailer than in my play through.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You get to world 3 and cant get any further, unkillable enemies just continuously spawn and you cant fight them either. Was having a lot of fun until then. Also the surrender run button is right by the save game button so when you want to quit you accidentally delete your run and there is no warning or are you sure screen. :D…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a fun game to kill time, the pixel art is gorgeous. Unfortunately there's no much variety, it lacks that thing that makes you wanna go the extra mile, once I finished my first run, didn't find a reason to go a second time. Its really cheap, just give it a try!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, there are many poorly designed elements and the overall experience is not good. The game lacks enough strategic elements to make you think about your choices; you can randomly choose cards and still win 99% of the fights. You end up facing the same types of enemies repeatedly, and almost all the fights you are forced to play add nothing to the experience, same enemies, same non-existent strategy... So, you end up doing the most efficient thing: choose any card randomly as quickly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun game to play when bored
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games pretty cheese2win with a painfully slow start each run. It has the foundations of a good game for sure, I think it just needs a bit more of a push at a bit of a core level, on the numbers... something.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a well executed turn based strategy game. I loved the pixel art style!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The negative reviews should be ignored. This game is worth $2, and this game is worth $5. Take a deep breath and find your bones.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The battles require you to drag and drop cards a lot. There comes a time when you're just too lazy to restart a battle and make a thousand repetitive clicks all over again. If the battles were automated, the game would be much more enjoyable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got it on a sale, and I love what they're going for! Yet after 5 hours it was painfully the same, but I stayed with it, honestly nothing really changes. I WANNA recommend this and I know A LOT of work has been put into this game, but as a consumer rather than a dev. This sadly is a no. (4/10) Watch out for fake reviews!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is very boring and repetitive. If you expect a decent deck building game with summons look further.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basic is good but the ai of your troops are so retarded i cant play this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game anymore
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel like this is a good strategy game with very weird choices for the meta structure of moving between fights. There is no time limit on how long you can spend just roaming around clearing fights, the enemies only get stronger. How much stronger? No clue. I have no idea how much easier or harder this game would have been had I spent more (or less time) before the final fight. The game is also not particularly challenging. I was able to beat all four stages of the 'balanced' difficulty…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like necromancer games, but this one is really boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Meh. I really wish Steam had a 'Mixed' rating option. The worlds get repetitive pretty fast, and the game desperately needs a lot of QoL features."
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was very short for me and I could have stretched it out a bit more but The art direction and worldbuilding was stunning and I loved every second of playing it left me feeling very sad it wasn't a bigger game but its quality was amazing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love it for relaxing when im tired listening to a podcast. easy to play, though the tough modes are hardddd so it stays interesting
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very good - if you wished inscryption act II was a full game here you go
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really hovering on that 'maybe' recommend, but the aesthetic and low price point tip it into a yes. You get to summon cute pixel-art skeletons and build a deck out of them, and the game was pretty solid and bug-free. My biggest issue is that every level 'resets' your deck. This is clearly for balance purposes but it makes every level into the same loop - grind the weak tiles, max out your starting mana, then play your entire deck on the first turn and win.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun little game. Feels like a more fleshed out version of the Bone Deck/Mechanic from Inscryption. Short enough to 100% in my 13 hours with the game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After a while I got bored. I pushed myself to keep playing, and got very bored. I eventually stopped, as I couldn't force myself to start up the game and keep playing. You are an undead lich on a quest to destroy an evil king. Each time you kill the king you get brought to a new level with a harder mini-boss to defeat each time to open the castle gates. The battle system is pretty easy to understand, and then break. Go around fighting tons of low level battles, upgrade your starting cards,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
Posts are quoted from public profiles with links to the original. Want yours removed? Contact us.
You Might Also Like
similar titlesFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
Game
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined
Game
Little Kitty, Big City
Little Kitty, Big City
Game
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Game
What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch
Game