It’s kind of a weird position to be in with this week’s game. I enjoy this week’s pick and want to recommend it, but at the same time it has some issues that definitely stand out. Also odd, and perhaps a first for this column, is that this week’s pick is technically still an Early Access release, which is common on PC but out of the ordinary on mobile. So in that context some of the issues I have with it can be forgiven since this isn’t even the final version of this game. But at the same time, the mobile world is so fast are mobile gamers really going to wait to see what the final finished version is, whenever that day comes?
The whole situation is… complicated, but forget all that because Peglin From Red Nexus Games it’s fun enough that I just don’t care. PeglinSimply put, he is what if Pegel He had a baby with a similar dungeon crawler, which is as amazing as it sounds on paper. The game has been in Early Access on PC for a year now, and not long ago some bad guy released an unauthorized mobile version on iOS. It was eventually removed, but due to that incident and frequent requests from PC players, Red Nexus decided to focus on porting the Early Access PC version to mobile now instead of waiting for version 1.0, and so we have Peglin on iOS and Android this week.
So it’s quite understandable that we ended up with a not quite “finished” version of Peglin On mobile, and it really feels like the 0.9x version here is a huge step in the right direction in moving towards this 1.0 release. The core ingredients here are excellent. The levels are fun, the battles are surprisingly strategic while still being extremely luck based, the weapon and item selection is unique. All we really need is to see it all aged and spruced up a bit. More levels, more enemies, more classes, more weapons. Maybe some more opening systems or long-term progressions to keep us coming back, as well as some cool stat tracking so we can compare and contrast runs with our friends. Stuff like that.
Shortly after the mobile release, for both the PC and mobile versions of the game, an update arrived with 2 new classes – the Bladin and the Roundrel – as well as a new boss and a boatload of bug fixes. This is important because with the implementation of that new framework it should be much easier to add new classes later on, and like I said it feels like going forward Peglin will improve and grow at a much faster pace than before. However, in the meantime the game can definitely feel a bit disposable despite being a lot of fun. If you are used to playing something like Vampire survivors And with unlock and progress loops it will feel a bit lacking in those departments.
However, there is something quite pure about it of Peglin There is no “run and do” nonsense format, and as I repeat, the game itself is super fun. There’s a very strong “one more” element here, and there are few things more satisfying than getting your ass kicked only to turn things around with some miraculous Hail Mary ping pong ball that somehow racks up enough damage to turn the tide of battle. Like I said, the core here is strong, but some minor tweaks and additions could really make this a full-on show-stopper. Peglin It’s free to try with a one-time IAP to unlock the rest of the game, and I definitely recommend at least checking out the free portion to see how you rock with this crazy mashup for yourself.
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