Annihilated

The concept

The hero’s party has gone missing in a cursed dungeon, and you are the last survivor of the rescue party sent after them (Steam page). When you find them, each has lost something: the Hero can only say “yes” and “no”, the Mage has lost her magic, the Warrior is stuck in a doll’s body, and the Priest has converted to an ominous new god (COGconnected). You can only carry one of them out.

Four partners, four stories

Each partner opens their own route, with several endings and about six hours of play, for more than 200,000 words of text (Steam). Choices and conversations shape whether trust, doubt or dependence grows between the two characters. CrazyGameCommunity.it notes that your partner also changes the stats and events of the descent: the Priest heals a lot but makes psychic events more dangerous, while the Mage fights poorly but does better in stat-based checks.

Weapons that hit hardest when they break

Every item you carry becomes a card with limited uses, and enemies show their next move (Steam). A weapon is strongest on its final use. A Fatal Strike on a staggered enemy kills it and steals its gear. Every broken item leaves a Curse, which can cancel a bad roll, be forged into items or turned into experience. The game offers two combat styles, one timing-based and one probability-based (COGconnected, CrazyGameCommunity.it).

More RPG than roguelite

COGconnected finds the game much closer to a JRPG than a roguelite. Dying only sends you back to the start of the floor, and you can save mid-run. The review also reports an endgame difficulty spike. CrazyGameCommunity.it finds that Curses pile up too quickly towards the end of a route and lose their weight.

What critics say

COGconnected (80/100) praises the narrative, art, soundtrack and combat, calling the game “ambitious but charming” and in need of a little more polish. CrazyGameCommunity.it (7.5/10) feels its mix of RPG, roguelite, card game and visual novel works better than expected despite several flaws. Gaming-Village, without a numeric score, finds it charming but rough around the edges.

Art and translation

The game has more than 400 hand-drawn illustrations (Steam). Reviews describe cute characters against oppressive backdrops, with interface effects that add to the horror (COGconnected, CrazyGameCommunity.it). The main flaw cited by COGconnected is the English translation, which it finds awkward, full of typos and machine-translated in feel. The game starts in Japanese, so set your language in the options first.

Availability and price

The game sells for €17.25 on Steam. On November 11, 2026, a launch deal brought it down to €15.52 until November 23. No other store with a listing for the game was found that day. No console version has been announced.

Who is it for?

Annihilated is for fans of dark JRPGs and branching stories who are happy to play in English. Players looking for a demanding roguelite or polished writing may be disappointed.