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Hold the center against four-way enemy waves, shaping a randomized talent build to survive 20 nights in this roguelite shooter.
Released 20 Dec 2024
Defend Four Lanes
Explore Random Talent Trees
Build Snail Armies
Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented?
Developed by TurtleFox Games · Published by TurtleFox Games
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You defend the center of a dungeon against enemy waves arriving from four directions. Aim and attack down the lanes as you try to survive 20 nights.
During each run, you explore a randomly generated talent tree, spending skill points on stat boosts, abilities, and other upgrades. The paths and available choices shape your build, while each class brings its own skills and playstyle.
Runs feed into longer-term progression, with classes, talents, and other options to unlock. The game also offers mastery levels, class challenges, and endless modes for taking builds beyond the standard 20-night run.
Players who enjoy Talented often highlight the randomized talent trees and the fun of experimenting with builds, especially alongside classes that play differently. Some also like its straightforward, retro-styled arcade combat and the satisfying power surge as a build comes together. Recurring criticisms include runs feeling repetitive or drawn out after a build is established, limited control over some random upgrade choices, and occasional reports of bugs or crashes.
When Ed accepted the challenge of surviving exactly 20 days and 20 nights in The Demonic Conveyor Belt (D.C.B), he thought his Elite Mastery Professor had been exaggerating that it was 'the most feared dungeon of all'. This thought quickly disappeared into the fog surrounding him, when he passed through the gates of the dungeon to find the largest eyeball he'd ever seen. Would he forever remain just Ed, or could he become Talent Ed?
Talented is an arcade roguelite shoot 'em up with randomly generated skill trees. Survive 20 nights and defeat the dungeon to unlock all six classes, each with unlockable talents, abilities and challenges.
Send a hail of arrows, conjure powerful spells, brew unique potions, or call upon an army of snails to hold back the demons. The possibilities are endless.
Craft your own builds, with over 500 Talents to learn
Obliterate your foes, with over 100 abilities
Explore a new talent tree every run with randomly generated skill trees
Go Endless and push your builds to their limit
Master six classes, each with its own playstyle
Customise your character's loadout with class specific traits and skins
Challenge yourself, with 25 mastery levels
Explore new ways to play, with 10 challenges per class
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 250 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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