Daniel (@dungeondive) takes a quick look at Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, a sword-and-sorcery survivor-like (or bullet heaven, or auto-shooter — pick your subgenre) that recently picked up a Conan DLC. Naturally, the channel obliges by suiting up the Cimmerian himself for a single-player run on easy.
The frame is familiar Vampire-Survivors-shaped: between-run currency unlocks classes, weapons, skins, and god-granted boons, while in-run objectives funnel you toward a biome boss. This run takes Conan into Niflheim with the war chief’s harness, where three objectives (collecting mushrooms, summoning and slaying elite chieftains, surviving an ice storm) gate the climactic Jötunn fight. Daniel cycles through Crom’s Rampage, Freya’s divine wave, and an Aspis boomerang that ricochets pleasingly once upgraded — though the world serpent ability draws some side-eye for its lethargic cooldown.
Honest verdict: at around fifteen dollars on Steam, this is a fun one if you’re already a survivor-like sicko, with a sword-and-sorcery palette that fits the channel’s wheelhouse. Daniel notes the objectives don’t randomise enough between runs in the same biome — but the unlock cascade keeps the meta-loop moving. Worth a swing for genre fans.
What’s your survivor-like Mount Rushmore — and where does Jotunnslayer fit on it?