Short and sweet with fantastic gameplay. Great for local coop if you're an old school gamer and miss that kind of thing. The different classes give the game great replayability and the higher difficulties can be really challenging.

Got this to play with my siblings since we used to play Gauntlet: Dark Legacy all the time on the gamecube. This one seems a lot harder than that one was though, lmao. Still a fun mulitplayer, I haven't played it online only local.

Gauntlet is a pretty entertaining game.

It's fun to play with friends and you can kill some time with it too.
The mechanics of the game is pretty stable and not so unbalanced, the story brings you up on a world of hell where you basicly fight skeletons and other different creature to get to the end of the profecy.

I personally enjoy the game more when i'm playing with someone then alone, but so is it with all the other games too so it's a littlebit up to you how you want to spend the gameplay time.

Beautiful art and level design, also some funny lines which they say in the game.
All to all i would give this about 7/10

The gameplay--and especially the music--is very reminiscent of the classic Gauntlet games of yesteryear. The various moves for each character and the customization options keep the gameplay interesting from start to finish.

All in all, it's a decent game. Not an exemplary game, but fun nonetheless.

Took me 5 hours to beat the campaign with a friend. Short, but sweet.

Honestly very disappointed, I wanted the old Gauntlet where I had to earn my way through. The fact you get only potions... why, there was an entire line up of amazing items that make the game. I understand its arcade and for multiplayer... the original was IN arcades, come on. The fact it even has the name Gauntlet in it is a slap in the face, a disgrace to even be put in the same category. If you want a small hack slash kill the game in nothing flat, game for you. Otherwise if you want real gameplay or anything like the other titles this is NOT the game for you.

This is not Gauntlet even though it tries to wear its 'skin'. Why do re-imaginings always insist on screwing up the core dynamics of the base game? This just left me frustrated and angry.

Gauntlet is back, kind of! Some wizard wants to build a sword or something, but it's in pieces and scattered through The Gauntlet, and it's up to you to find them. You have four* intrepid adventurers to choose from, with varying stats, moves, and strengths, but all sharing one major weakness. The controls in this game are awful. Movement is simple, but from your top-down view, you better see and plan all your moves way in advance, because characters will commit to sword swings, queue up commands, not actually get the invincibility frames the in-game help claims some moves have, and otherwise get you killed, a lot. A hack-n-slash simply demands more responsive, maybe even twitchy controls, especially when every single room surrounds you with enemies. If you want to play Dark Souls zoomed way out and surrounded by enemies, try Gauntlet. If you want a game that has the frenetic, responsive, coherent feel of old-school Gauntlet...this game doesn't have that.

You've already read the other reviews. You already know this is supposed to be an updated and modernized verion of the arcade classic. You already know how they tried to make each character unique, with new elements: twin-stick shooting, MMO tactics, RPG progression, element-mixing magic. You already know there's both couch and online co-op.

And you know the other reviews aren't answering the one, fundamental question. One that's hard to vocalize without sounding trivial. It's about something that can't be measured, can't be analyzed or quantified. It's about a feeling, a memory.

Is this Gauntlet? Is this *really* Gauntlet?

And the answer involves a flashback. Sorry in advance.

1985 -- A group of 15 and 16 year-olds hits the arcade to get their videogame fix. They were a standard 80s group of teens -- the preppie, the punk, the jock, the girl. It was a group that didn't outwardly have much in common. But not long ago, they discovered by accident two shared passions among them: video games, and Dungeons and Dragons.

That day in the arcade, they saw something. Something new, something different, a game that spoke to both gamers in each of them. Pixellated swords and sorcery. Four, count 'em, four players at once. Four characters, four classes, four roles. All working towards a common goal: the next level.

These four unlikely friends each took a spot before the grand machine, somehow choosing characters in coordinated silence. No discussion, just unspoken agreement. The girl became Warrior, strongest of all. The punk became Valkyrie, protector of the group. The preppie became Elf, rogue and rebel. The jock became Wizard, cerebral and calm.

The next hours were epic.

Fast-forward to 2014. An old gamer sees an updated Gauntlet. He sighs, remembering Dark Legacy and other kind-of fun but failed attempts to update and recreate the arcade classic. But the reviews look positive, and YouTube videos show fun-looking gameplay. What the heck, there's even a sale on 4-packs.

The next hours were epic ...

The answer is yes.

Yes, this is Gauntlet.

(first Steam review ever, thanks for reading)

4 players = 8/10
3 players = 7.5/10
2 players = 7/10
1 player = 0.5/10

Have to say as a whole, the game was not a bad game - However, I would not recommend buying it.The "feeling" of the game was very old school gauntlet (prior to Gauntlet Legends & Dark Legacy), the visuals were beautiful, Relics are an awesome new spin on the classic "Bomb Potion" we all know and love, and a lot of the other new additions were cool (Death is actually a challenge now!), but that's about it.

Where this game falls short is... pretty much everything else - Like Seven Sorrows, really.
It is a very short, very empty, and very unfinished game with a pitiful amount of content.
If you were hoping for old school Gauntlet with loads of levels, prepare to be let down.

For one: There are only 12 levels, split into 3 realms (A crypt, a cave, and a volcano) - Each of these realms comes with 3 sets of 3 (Always a normal stage, a random generated stage, and an arena), and then a fairly easy to defeat boss to deal with as the fourth and final chapter level.

You paid $19.99 for a 3.5 Hour game (The original Gauntlet? The game this is based on? Pretty sure that game was endless honestly, it had HUNDREDS of levels - Even Dark Legacy took 12 hours to beat on 2 player and had 60 Levels, more than 5 times the amount of levels this game has!)
I've played the game solo, and I've played it through twice nearly with a group of 3 and a group of 2 .

Secondly, none of the levels pose unique challenges or puzzles - It's all the same paths just recycled and arranged. Even the randomly generated levels are similar, I have played the same randomly generated level twice in one playthrough! These levels are also COMPLETELY LINEAR!

Third, there's only four classes - Of course one can argue this is "based on the original" which only had four classes, but that leaves no reason for not expanding on and improving a working formula. More than one gauntlet game had more than 4 classes, why not bring those back?
Gauntlet 3 had 8 Classes, Gauntlet: The Third Encounter had 8 classes too.
Hell, Legends / Dark Legacy boasted 8 Classes, 8 Beasts, and 1 Secret character + Skins.

Fourth, there's also very little customization of said classes, as all growth is in a mandatory tree that grows as you play. Even the wardrobe and custom armours? there's only 3 full sets and a few extras, and all of them require playing on hard or higher to acquire (aside from the usually very ugly first set of unlockable armour).

mastering your character takes longer than beating the game - I finished the game at about 50% Mastery, and this is while consciously trying to actually master the character - I can't imagine how slow playing for fun would be. While this would be fine normally, what's the point in learning these new abilities and bonuses if you've already beaten the hardest obstacle in the game without them? Most of them are passive skills (like damage up +5%) so they don't change gameplay all that much.

Fifth, the game (much like Diablo) Expects you to just replay it constantly on higher difficulties to add replay value. And by higher difficulty, I literally mean that all that changes is
A) how much gold
B) How many generators there are.
C) How fast foes come out of them.
D) How strong these enemies are.

It doesn't unlock additional side paths or secret stages. No major differences on difficulties.

Sixth, Lack of co-op - The game is structured so you need to work together to persevere - Yet,
you get constantly rewarded for killing your teammates. It is almost impossible to find good teammates, the game works best if you KNOW you have 3 friends who will consistently play with you - Trustworthy players. While this can't be blamed on the game itself, it really ruins the multiplayer experience if you have bad luck and can't find a good team. Luckily, I bought this for a few buddies as well in the four pack - So I've experienced the good as well.

Seventh, Filled with bugs, glitches, errors, the odd crash, and other "half-finished" giveaways.

And finally, keys and potions reset - You literally lose all your keys and potions after every "level" (3 stages per), So stashing Potions and Keys to benefit you later? no point! You can't! But there's enough keys in every level so that you can get every single locked door if you have have a brain, so don't worry - You won't miss a single thing unless you try! It is so linear that you have to consciously TRY to not get everything (Though the only thing you can really collect is Gold anyway!)

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I can't say this game wasn't fun at all, but it's literally free-to-play quality.
It's not a bad game, but it is THE WORST Gauntlet.
It is not worth $19.99, and it is definitely not worth $59.99 for a 4-pack.

If you wanted a good ol' Gauntlet style experience, I personally recommend you do yourself a huge favor and buy either Gauntlet, Gauntlet II or Gauntlet: Dark Legacy instead, because in my opinion they are all far superior to this rendition of Gauntlet. Considering Dark Legacy is 14 years old, and Gauntlet II and Gauntlet are from the 80's - that's really saying something.

For what it's worth, it was pretty fun for the short four hours of gameplay we got -
But save your money. This is not Gauntlet, Gauntlet II, Gauntlet IV, Gauntlet: Legends,
or Gauntlet: Dark Legacy - This game might as well be called "Rusty Brass Knuckles."

Now, I know this is based on Gauntlet (the original), not Gauntlet: Legends, or Dark Legacy.
I've played the original gauntlet, and multiple other renditions in the series - Great series, really.
But I felt this installment didn't match up to the glory of other previous games, hence: negativity.
As someone who has played most of the series (aside from Gauntlet: Third encounter)
I strongly consider Gauntlet, Gauntlet II, Gauntlet IV, Gauntlet: Legends, and Dark Legacy
(if I didn't make that obvious enough) much better games than this rendition of Gauntlet.
(Which - much like Seven Sorrows - is less than four hours, has pretty generic gameplay,)
and made a promise of old school gauntlet action, then didn't deliver a quality product.)

As stated above, some people will enjoy this game - But I cannot recommend a 4 hour game,
for the price of 20 or 60 dollars. 5 or 10? I would agree. Most Indie games are that cheap,
and this honestly feels like an indie made game rather than a professional production.

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TL;DR
If you like short, simple, unoriginal games with literally no replay value that have less than 4 hours of content? Gauntlet is your game! On the other hand, if you like games with at least some replay value, unique items, customization, Challenging puzzles, cool classes, and generally more than just a difficulty change for replayability? Do not get this game! Go play Gauntlet or Gauntlet II - Both of which are also better games than this, and give you the "Real" gauntlet experience. Or if you're not feeling the old games, try Gauntlet: Dark Legacy instead.