You can sign up to get a daily email of our articles, see the Mailing List page.
We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. See more here.

I murdered everyone possible while playing 'In Celebration of Violence'

By - | Views: 8,408

In Celebration of Violence [Steam, Official Site] is an action roguelike of exploration and murder that has Linux support and it's glorious.

Disclosure: Key provided by the developer.

Truthfully, this is one of those games that completely flew by while writing about others. A shame too, because it's really bloody good. Bloody, get it? I'll see myself out…

YouTube Thumbnail
YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view. View cookie preferences.
Accept Cookies & Show   Direct Link

If, like me, you have a bit a devil inside and sometimes you just want to play a game that enables you to be completely brutal, this is pretty much the game for you.

It seems you can literally murder anyone, as I found out accidentally killing the first NPC I came across while trying to figure out the controls. As it turns out, for a simple 2D game the controls are actually pretty good, considering you can parry and dodge attacks, as well as cast spells and throw potions.

Death can come pretty quickly, as I found out: "I wonder what happens if I press F on this hole"—dead. I fell down obviously, woops. There's also traps, plenty of enemies, tons of equipment to disover and oh so much death.

The game features permanent death, so one wrong move or miss-timed parry and it can all be over. Thankfully, death is not the end of everything. It features permanent progression, as you can boost your stats after each run to help future runs.

The only two real let-downs are the music, it's pretty boring. Thankfully you really don't need any audio to enjoy it. I've been able to turn the music right off, keeping sound-effects on while playing my own music and it's been fantastic. The other is the pacing, it's a little too slow for me. You can sprint, but it's not enough. If movement was sped up just that little bit, I would likely enjoy it even more.

It's one of the few games that I haven't really minded having to figure things out for myself, as there's tons to explore and you end up figuring out more and more quite quickly.

You can find In Celebration of Violence on Steam.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
2 Likes
About the author -
author picture
I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. Find me on Mastodon.
See more from me
The comments on this article are closed.
3 comments

Nanobang Oct 30, 2017
View PC info
  • Supporter
I'm glad to see you covering this. It's been in my wishlist forever, and I'm just awaiting its exit from Early Access. If the devs do decide to speed things up, I hope it's only as an optional setting---I like the idea of a more relaxed speed in a game like this. (I mention this last point just in case the devs peek in to read what's being said: OI! DEVS! MAKE SURE THE CURRENT SPEED IS AVAILABLE PLEASE.)

;)
TheSHEEEP Oct 30, 2017
View PC info
  • Supporter Plus
Does seem rather interesting.
razing32 Oct 30, 2017
Samsai had a blast playing this ... when he realized he could kill all the NPCs in the starting area that were friendly towards you .
While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
The comments on this article are closed.