33 Immortals players surprised me with patience and helpfulness

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33 Immortals, developed by Thunder Lotus Games (Spiritfarer), has only been around for a week in Early Access, but I’m thoroughly enjoying my time with it. The central idea of the game is fascinating: it’s a cooperative rogue-lite action RPG where 33 players collaborate to attempt an escape from purgatory. While you can join forces with a few friends, I’ve been diving in solo, and it offers me the sort of anonymous multiplayer interaction that I didn’t realize I was craving.

33 Immortals is the perfect multiplayer experience I forgot I enjoyed

In this game, you’ll face tough odds, even with 32 teammates. The game will barrage you with hordes of enemies, random events involving fireball attacks, and multiple levels each featuring their own bosses. Known as “33 Immortals“, the game offers four distinct weapon types: The Bow of Hope, Sword of Justice, Daggers of Greed, and Staff of Sloth. I personally prefer the staff as it allows me to maintain a moderate distance from adversaries and slow down targets for my comrades to dismantle using swords and daggers. Having diverse weapons at your disposal within a team is exhilarating, as each one offers unique advantages and attack styles.

The aspect of this game that truly intrigued me was its anonymous, solitary multiplayer mode. It’s been quite some time since I embarked on a primarily multiplayer journey alone. To be honest, I’ve mostly stepped away from player-versus-player (PvP) games these days, but the prospect of player-versus-environment (PvE) gameplay is always appealing. The game “33 Immortals” seemed unique, and upon my initial playthrough, I was immediately captivated. As you progress through a run, players can collect upgrades that help them survive longer or inflict more damage. Some of these upgrades are hidden throughout the map, but most are found within Torture Chambers, which open at specific intervals and only allow a limited number of players to enter.

As multiple Dungeons (or Torture Chambers) pop up, the group of 33 scatters in diverse paths. By then, the gamers have been dispersing, battling monsters, and gathering various forms of loot, implying you’ve already found a few players to team up with. Without any voice or text chat, I began to observe the non-verbal cues of other players in the video game. They would tactfully wait while I opened a treasure chest or perform a quick back-and-forth dance to signal me “We’re heading this way!”. Over the past few years, online gaming has left me quite cynical, so the notion that other players could be friendly and even patient was truly surprising to me.

This brought back memories of times past when I’d join various MMOs for a short while, and strangers I encountered were often kind and cooperative. Nowadays, it seems challenging to enjoy a game of Overwatch without someone advising me to change my character.

As a passionate gamer, I’m thrilled to share that the captivating game titled “33 Immortals” is now available on Xbox Game Pass, playable not just on consoles but also on PC. It’s also up for grabs on the Epic Games store. Unfortunately, there are no immediate plans for a Steam launch or expansion to other platforms, which is truly a miss because more players getting their hands on this game can only make it better.

Currently, “33 Immortals” is in Early Access, so perhaps in a year or two, it will graduate to version 1.0. Here’s hoping that’s when we might see it on other platforms, including the much-anticipated Switch 2. I truly believe that this game could serve as a timely reminder of the camaraderie and friendship that video game strangers can foster in an increasingly complex world.

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2025-03-25 23:02