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Is Noobs Want to Live worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelike players who enjoy experimenting with different skill combinations
- Players who prefer repeated combat runs with character choices
- Players who want progression that carries between attempts
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-led campaign with a described narrative arc; the supplied description centers on runs, combat, and builds.
- Players who want a fixed progression path; skill selections and combinations vary between runs.
- Players looking for a multiplayer experience; the supplied description focuses on individual runs.
Our take on Noobs Want to Live
The description puts unusual character concepts and elaborate skill interactions in the foreground, while the play loop it outlines is repeated combat runs, upgrade choices, rerolls, and talent-point progression. The specific skill combinations are left for players to discover.
What is Noobs Want to Live?
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike built around repeated runs with a choice of characters and skills.
Characters include a sword fighter, a fireball user, a summoner, and a canine that creates gold. During a run, players fight monsters, select upgrades, and combine skills to create synergies. Gold can be spent to reroll skill choices. The game also includes a talent-point progression system that carries across runs and makes later attempts easier. Its cardboard-cutout character art accompanies battles featuring effects such as fireballs and black holes. Each run offers a new combination of skills and upgrades, with the possibilities left for players to explore.
How Noobs Want to Live plays
- 01Skill combinations
- Skills can interact with one another, allowing different combinations to shape a run’s build.
- 02Gold rerolls
- Gold can be used to replace available skill selections.
- 03Talent progression
- Talent points carry progress across runs and can make subsequent attempts easier.
- 04Distinct characters
- The playable cast includes fighters, a summoner, and a gold-producing canine.
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Noobs Want to Live: platforms & release
Is Noobs Want to Live worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelike players who enjoy experimenting with different skill combinations. Skip it if: players seeking a story-led campaign with a described narrative arc; the supplied description centers on runs, combat, and builds.
Where can I download Noobs Want to Live?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Noobs Want to Live's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Noobs Want to Live on?
Windows and macOS.
