StrategyFit check
Is Purgatory II worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of tactical strategy games who want to command groups of supernatural creatures.
- Players who prefer story-heavy campaigns with journal entries and substantial reading.
- Solo players interested in choosing recruits, completing challenges, and buying gear before battles.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking continuous action rather than map-based progression with separate battle challenges.
- Players who prefer short stories with little reading or limited preparation between encounters.
- Players looking for realistic rather than hellish creatures, skeletons, and pixel-art fantasy settings.
Our take on Purgatory II
Instead of beginning with a living hero’s quest, the story starts after General Xzus is stabbed and follows his escape from Purgatory. Map points pair journal entries with battle challenges, replacing a more conventional continuous campaign structure.
What is Purgatory II?
Purgatory II is a strategy game about ex-General Xzus, who escapes Purgatory with ghouls and skeletons to seek revenge and protect his daughter, Lucile.
Purgatory acts as a base where players improve stats, complete challenges for Spirit Points, hire creatures with distinct skills and attributes, and buy gear. A map leads through journal entries and battle challenges in the land of the living. Encounters may include ambushes, treasure chests, traps, and fortress sieges. Progress follows a journal-like structure, with enemies defeated as they appear. The game features an original story with substantial reading, hand-drawn pixel art, and frame-by-frame animation.
How Purgatory II plays
- 01Creature recruitment
- Players choose which creatures to hire, with each offering distinct skills and attributes.
- 02Purgatory base
- The base provides places to improve stats, complete challenges, and prepare for battles.
- 03Map-based progression
- Each map point presents a journal entry and a battle challenge.
- 04Battle surprises
- Fights can contain ambushes, treasure chests, and traps.
- 05Fortress sieges
- The campaign includes battles against mighty fortresses.
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Purgatory II: platforms & release
Is Purgatory II worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of tactical strategy games who want to command groups of supernatural creatures. Skip it if: players seeking continuous action rather than map-based progression with separate battle challenges.
Where can I download Purgatory II?
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What platforms is Purgatory II on?
Windows only.
