Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn review: An explosively fun Soulslike—but a bumpy ride

Of all the demos available in the 2024 Steam Next Fest, one commanded my attention long after I put down the controller. Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn immediately caught my interest—and now, after a 40-hour playthrough, it’s one I’ll be thinking about for months to come.

In Flintlock, you play as Nor, a pistol-wielding, axe-swinging soldier accompanied by Enki, a fox-like creature who fights with magical attacks. You explore the world of Kian, a “flintlock fantasy” realm where gods rule, but humans fight back with the power of gunpowder. In this world, humanity has been in a 10-year war with the dead, and now the gods have wriggled their way out from the Great Below to wreak havoc on the world.

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