Ziggurat
First-person magic shooter with randomized dungeons and boss fights
Milkstone Studios · Released Oct 23, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 3,972
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 4
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 9 years ago
- Oct 27, 2016
Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)
What is Ziggurat?
A first-person roguelite shooter, you play a novice sorcerer entering a labyrinth as part of a wizard’s initiation. Each run takes you through randomly generated dungeons where you fight enemies and bosses with magic weapons, avoid traps, manage mana, and choose perks as you level up.
For you if...
- +you enjoy fast, movement-heavy combat with magic weapons
- +you like unlocking weapons and characters over repeated runs
Not for you if...
- −you dislike permadeath and restarting after a failed run
- −you prefer fixed dungeon layouts to randomized runs
What players say
85% of 3,972 reviews are positive
Players praise the quick movement, shooting, and variety of weapons and unlocks. Common complaints include repetitive room layouts and weak-feeling upgrades; some players say boss fights depend too much on finding a strong weapon.
Screenshots and trailer
Ziggurat system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- Dual Core processor
- Graphics
- DirectX 10 capable hardware
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- 64bit OS recommended but not required
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or newer
- Processor
- Quad core processor
- Graphics
- GeForce 460 or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 38
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, French, German, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Roguelite
- Action
- Shooter
- FPS
- Action Roguelike
- First-Person
- Procedural Generation
- Magic
- Roguelike
- Dungeon Crawler
- Perma Death
- RPG
- Fast-Paced
- Arena Shooter
- Exploration
- Difficult
Recent updates
- Oct 27, 2016 · White Noise 2 Early Access available now!
- Jun 2, 2016 · Ziggurat Update #14 - Featuring the Gauntlet
- Jun 2, 2016 · Ziggurat Update #14 - Featuring the Gauntlet
- Oct 7, 2015 · Update #13: Balancing changes
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