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NO REST FOR THE WICKED

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Let’s get this out of the way now: No Rest for the Wicked is absolutely not an action RPG in the style of Diablo. There is loot to find, yes, but it doesn’t transform you into an untouchable god. No Rest for the Wicked is a lot closer to a Soulslike with its weighty, punishing combat and labyrinthine world. But with its isometric camera and gear rarity, it’s also unlike most other games in the genre, and that’s exactly makes it so promising. 

, which comes from developer Moon Studios (a developer I sincerely hope has cleaned up its act, lest it sour something great here) and or even . There are survival elements in it that remind me of , like having to gather herbs and meat to cook food. You can even pull out a fishing rod or an ax to chop down trees.

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