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Is Astor: Blade of the Monolith worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action RPG players who want combat built around switching weapons and chaining attacks
- Exploration-focused players who enjoy uncovering ruins, secrets, and a lost history
- Players seeking a story campaign with side quests and a stated runtime of over 20 hours
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want a slow-paced experience may hit a wall in the fast-paced, combo-focused battles.
- Players looking for a short main campaign may find the stated span of over 20 hours across story and side quests too long.
- Players seeking shelter building or survival crafting may find that the described focus is instead combat, exploration, and quests.
Our take on Astor: Blade of the Monolith
The likely sticking point is the combat loop: progress involves learning attacks and combos, switching weapons mid-combo, and using summoned constructs. Players who do not want to manage several combat tools may hit that wall early, before the story’s investigation of the ancients becomes the main draw.
What is Astor: Blade of the Monolith?
Play as Astor, a young Diokek warrior investigating the disappearance of the ancients who created his people.
Travel across Gliese, where hostile creatures threaten Diokek settlements, and uncover the history behind the planet’s ruins and temples. Combat combines melee attacks, ranged strikes, and air combos, with four weapon types that can be switched mid-combo. Learn attacks and abilities, collect weapons, and use Runic Swarm energy to create tools, summon companions, or deploy shields and decoys. Shifting into the spirit realm opens paths and reveals secrets while solving puzzles. The game includes 16 enemy types, 10 bosses, story and side quests spanning over 20 hours, combat challenges, and a New Game+ mode.
How Astor: Blade of the Monolith plays
- 01Mid-Combo Weapon Switching
- Change equipped weapons during an attack sequence to combine them with melee, ranged, and aerial strikes.
- 02Runic Swarm Constructs
- Use ancient energy to summon companions, shields, and decoys, or create tools and charged finishing attacks.
- 03Spirit Realm Puzzles
- Shift realms to expose hidden routes and secrets as part of the exploration and puzzle-solving.
- 04Combat Challenges
- Separate combat trials and a New Game+ mode provide additional challenges beyond the main quests.
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Astor: Blade of the Monolith: platforms & release
Is Astor: Blade of the Monolith worth it?
It is worth it if: action RPG players who want combat built around switching weapons and chaining attacks. Skip it if: players who want a slow-paced experience may hit a wall in the fast-paced, combo-focused battles.
Where can I download Astor: Blade of the Monolith?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Astor: Blade of the Monolith's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Astor: Blade of the Monolith on?
Windows only.
