Six players. That’s how many people were concurrently exploring the medieval darkness of MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light at time of writing. Six people in a game charting on Steam’s New Releases list with an 81% positive rating across 68 reviews.

Those are solid numbers for an indie tactical RPG fresh out of two-plus years in Early Access. Developer Black Anchor and publisher Webzen shipped version 1.0 on April 27, and by most accounts, they delivered. “10/10,” writes one player with 13.4 hours logged. “Refreshing,” writes another, praising the difficulty curve and build variety.

Then there’s the review Steam pins to the top of the negative column.

“I wish steam had a neutral response,” the player writes. “I don’t want to down vote this game, but I also don’t want to give it a blank thumbs up.” They logged 6.9 hours. They don’t hate MEMOLITH. They feel “bait and switched” — not by bugs or broken mechanics, but by story changes. The early demo’s protagonist had a narrative that clicked for this player. The full release rewrote it.

That’s the review doing the most honest work here, and it’s buried under a red thumb.

MEMOLITH has undergone a genuine transformation. Originally released as Remore: Infested Kingdom, it was rebranded in February 2026 after what Korea Economic Daily describes as a complete overhaul of world-building, combat, and progression. The main quest is reportedly three times the length of the Early Access version. Four new characters joined the roster. The game that shipped yesterday isn’t the one those early players bought in October 2023.

Some of them love what it became. Some of them mourn what it was. Steam’s binary — thumbs up or thumbs down — has no slot for that feeling.

$19.99 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Worth your time if you like Darkest Dungeon’s brand of punishing tactical combat. Maybe don’t get too attached to the story.

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