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Choose one of four heroes to battle dungeon hordes, gather treasure, and tackle campaign or endless runs solo or in co-op.
Released 23 Sep 2014
Choose Four Heroes
Fight Monster Hordes
Race Friends for Gold
The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!
Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios · Published by WB Games
Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition casts players as adventurers delving into monster-filled dungeons for treasure. Choose from four heroes—the Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf, and Wizard—or play solo, locally with up to three others, or online.
Fight through hordes of enemies, deal with traps and bosses, and explore a mix of designed and randomly generated levels. The campaign offers dungeon runs, while Endless mode challenges players to descend as far as they can.
Each hero has a distinct play style and abilities. Collect gold and loot to unlock relics that grant new powers, and compete with teammates for kills and treasure as you progress.
In this helpfulness-selected sample, players often enjoy the game most as a fast, chaotic co-op dungeon crawl, especially with friends or family on the couch. Reviews also praise the distinct hero styles and the arcade-like nostalgia; some appreciate the quick-to-learn combat and Endless mode. Others find the campaign short or repetitive, and several say solo play is less enjoyable or can become difficult.
The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Play as one of four distinct heroes in an intense monster filled dungeon brawler with a combination of both uniquely built and randomly generated levels to explore. Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!
Classic dungeon crawling action is melded with innovative new features for the ultimate Gauntlet challenge.
Explore on your own if you dare or play with friends in 4-player same-screen and online co-op. Your friends can become foes as you compete to see who can claim the most kills and the most gold.
Gauntlet’s four classic characters: Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf, and Wizard return but with more distinctive play styles and their own unique skills.
Players can scour the dungeons for gold and loot to unlock mystical Relics that grant the holder deadly new abilities. But beware – if used incorrectly they can be detrimental to your party’s health!
Fiendish traps, monstrous hordes, epic bosses and even your own friends will cause you to die in confounding and extraordinary ways.
“An idealized reboot of the series – immediately familiar yet totally fresh.” – Digital Trends
“You haven’t needed food this badly since the 1980’s” – Gamespot
“Just the way fans would want it” - Destructoid
"Fans of the classic 80s game have nothing to worry about." - PrimaGames
"This classic quarter-muncher consumed a lot of my own money during summers as a kid, so it's nice to see the fantasy gameplay live on this latest incarnation." - Fortune
"With its simple, streamlined controls and the compatibility with SteamOS, 'Gauntlet' is clearly nostalgic for the living room-centric gaming of the early 90s. And it succeeds." - Tom's Guide
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 46 |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | Gauntlet: Slayer Edition supports single-player and cooperative multiplayer. Official store text states 4-player co-op, available both locally on the same screen and online. Reviews also describe campaign, Endless, and Colosseum as playable solo or with others, with competitive scoring and resource contention inside co-op sessions. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No multiplayer mod support is stated in the provided information. One review mentions wishing the game had mods, and another alleges cheated/hacked gameplay due to leaked source code, but no supported mod system is described. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
