Tales of Maj'Eyal
Traditional turn-based roguelike with randomized dungeons and varied character builds
Netcore Games · Released Dec 12, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 7,451
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 32 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 110
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Nov 7, 2020
What is Tales of Maj'Eyal?
A single-player, top-down 2D fantasy roguelike RPG built around turn-based tactical combat. You choose a race and class, explore randomly generated dungeons across Eyal, fight enemies, collect loot, and develop a character through chosen abilities while uncovering the world's history; permadeath can end a run.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult turn-based combat that rewards careful planning
- +you want many classes and flexible character builds
- +you prefer long, replayable runs through randomized dungeons
Not for you if...
- −you dislike permadeath and losing hours to sudden deaths
- −you want a beginner-friendly interface with extensive guidance
- −you prefer short roguelike runs with little inventory management
What players say
94% of 7,451 reviews are positive · 87% of 32 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the distinct classes, wide build variety, and replayability of randomized runs. Common complaints cite abrupt difficulty spikes, deaths that are hard to diagnose, repetitive weaker enemies, excessive loot sorting, and a confusing interface. Some players also report crashes, freezes, loading failures, and corrupted saves.
Screenshots and trailer
Tales of Maj'Eyal system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.1+
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 512 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows Vista
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.1+
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 512 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 1,782
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese.
Tags
- Traditional Roguelike
- Roguelike
- Turn-Based
- Dungeon Crawler
- Perma Death
- Difficult
- RPG
- Procedural Generation
- 2D
- Top-Down
- Fantasy
- Loot
- Open World
- Tactical
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Nov 7, 2020 · Tales of Maj'Eyal 1.7.2 "Evaporating Ghouls" is out!
- May 27, 2020 · Upcoming patch 1.7 big feature preview: New Necromancers!
- Nov 27, 2019 · Tales of Maj'Eyal 1.6.4 "The Neverending Story" is released!
- Nov 26, 2019 · Tales of Maj'Eyal 1.6.3 "Oops !.. I Did It Again" is released!
- Nov 26, 2019 · Tales of Maj'Eyal 1.6.2 "Bug Annihilator" is released!
3 DLC available.
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