How Hard is Evertried?

Evertried is a newly released isometric turn-based strategy roguelite where you are trying to ascend a tower to reach the afterlife. And with a lot of gamers probably dying to get their hands on the title, it’s important to ask the question: How hard is it?

This one’s for you, boss!

Evertried’s Gameplay

Evertried’s controls are very simple to handle, so gamers won’t be struggling with it apart from the isometric setting that makes it difficult to remember that W makes your character move to the top right, and A makes them move to the top left. However, this quickly gets easier as you get used to it and begin honing your muscle memory.

As you ascend through the levels, you will be met with new enemies that block your path. At first, it starts with these blobs of darkness that look like rats that run around and spew something that looks like poison from their butt, leaving a trail that prevents movement through there. It’s not as hard as I might have made it sound! Then you’re met with several cats that move towards you every one or two turns, and traps that shoot in either all directions, or only two.

The first boss, Avsladi, is a piece of cake to fight. I don’t think I have ever actually died to it. However, the biggest difficulty spike comes from the second area, introducing a lot more stressful mechanics like the boar-like creatures that charge at you if you stay on the same line for too long.

Each area feels like it is built to teach you how to play against the upcoming boss, but ironically enough the areas feel like the harshest challenge, rather than the bosses themselves. In my first two hours of playtime I breezed through the first area, killed Avsladi, and then got stuck in the second area, repeatedly doing the same thing like it was Groundhog Day. However, the instant I reached the boss, I beat him on my first try.

How hard is Evertried?

Evertried’s gameplay revolves around trying to focus on all of the enemies and how they may be moving, while also doing all of your actions quickly to keep your Focus level high to earn more Shards. If that sounds hectic, trust me, it is.

Most of Evertried’s difficulty comes from the areas themselves and the enemies. After getting past the difficulty of the second area, I was capable of killing several bosses before meeting my inevitable demise. Each subsequent area adds new enemies, but none of them felt nearly as difficult as the spike of the second one.

A lot of the gameplay revolves around making sure you don’t get cornered, or get attacked from enemies you’re not keeping tabs on. This need to pay attention to every little enemy on the board makes it incredibly hard and taxing to play the game, forcing you to keep your eyes peeled and stay sharp, lest you die and begin your ascension from the ground once more.

Evertried definitely takes practice and patience. The more you play and know, the better you’ll perform. But even the smallest of mistakes can lead to your demise and the loss of the perfect build. If you don’t like quick-paced, difficult games, I’d say Evertried is one you should skip.