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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game is like crack without the damaging health side-effects. You have been warned....”
“The game is fun in a lot of ways but if it wasn't free to play I would give it a negative review. The game is a repeated cycle of create new character to level, hunt for items/stat pots, go to a dungeon, die from…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I love this game, I played the older version over a decade ago and its been a constant for me. It has an insane skill curve and you will die over and over but that is the fun, the dev's are passionate and despite a…”
“After watching some tutorials I realised that I'm gonna need at least 100 hours to understand the basics. Exactly what I hoped for.”
“I love playing realm of the mad god! it is so fun! definitely would recommend to newer pc players looking for a chill experience with early game friendliness. This game is very forgiving as well!”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I love this game, I played the older version over a decade ago and its been a constant for me. It has an insane skill curve and you will die over and over but that is the fun, the dev's are passionate and despite a…”
“HAHAHA, PEW PEW PEW. Lovely game, 11/10 would play again recklessly without end.”
“Game has endless replayability. Been playing since it was a game jam back in 2011. Glad they keep adding classes/items/dungeons.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I'll preface this by saying I've been playing since 2012. I've logged hundreds more hours on the browser version of the game and just this month I have more than doubled my Steam play time. Realm, in my opinion, has…”
“I love this game, I played the older version over a decade ago and its been a constant for me. It has an insane skill curve and you will die over and over but that is the fun, the dev's are passionate and despite a…”
“They did it, they finally brought back achievements. I had quit over 10 years ago and now I find myself dusting it off and reliving the magic. Still as fun as ever, highly recommend diving in. Still one of the best mmo…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I'll preface this by saying I've been playing since 2012. I've logged hundreds more hours on the browser version of the game and just this month I have more than doubled my Steam play time. Realm, in my opinion, has…”
“its a free to play game rouge like that is very easy to get strong at. because of that change, it allowed the game to be more unique than any other rouge likes because it would demand your discipline first before your…”
“Used to play this at school and work on browser. Feels even better now tbh~ It's nostalgic, not too much of a grind of newer players, but enough to get deeper into specific builds, Oryx fight is fun, and I think this…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Realm of the Mad God Exalt is surprisingly harsh on new players. The tutorial barely provides meaningful direction and while discovering things on your own can be fun, there’s a difference between mystery and confusion.…”
“Game was good when when Wild Shadows was in charge of development. It is a bloated mess now. It's way too intricate for new players to get involved so it is slowly dying out due to greed and horrible servers. Game is a…”
“I have probably over 1k hours on this game in browser + exalt launcher, and i ll contribute with a review the best way i can, as this is probably my favourite game of all time, HELP>NEW>PLAYERS, give 90% of the dev time…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“(2000+ hours on non Steam Client) Great game ruined by greed. Seasonal system turned this game from a hardcore MMORPG to a money grubbing treadmill.”
“i loved this game as a kid and had no idea it still existed, only for me to download it and be let down the worst way possible. Its not the same as the old game but not only that it really go bloated with ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ to…”
“The game deleted items I brought in the shop to get more storage space in the season and after the season and the support made it clear they will not help refunding the items. Legit criminal, do not BUY ANYTHING from…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Realm of the Mad God Exalt is surprisingly harsh on new players. The tutorial barely provides meaningful direction and while discovering things on your own can be fun, there’s a difference between mystery and confusion.…”
“(2000+ hours on non Steam Client) Great game ruined by greed. Seasonal system turned this game from a hardcore MMORPG to a money grubbing treadmill.”
“Played this game on and off for years. Every time I log back in there are less free rewards, harder more grindy quests for the same or even less rewards, and a lot more microtransactions. Sure the graphics have gotten…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Account in use and server errors still exist in 2026. Absolutely abysmal, do better.”
“The game deleted items I brought in the shop to get more storage space in the season and after the season and the support made it clear they will not help refunding the items. Legit criminal, do not BUY ANYTHING from…”
“Its crazy its been what 15 years now and the game still has the same old problems. Don't even waste your time with this money grab of a game. Constant server crashes, constant user disconnects, constant account in use,…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Account in use and server errors still exist in 2026. Absolutely abysmal, do better.”
“I'll preface this by saying I've been playing since 2012. I've logged hundreds more hours on the browser version of the game and just this month I have more than doubled my Steam play time. Realm, in my opinion, has…”
“Its crazy its been what 15 years now and the game still has the same old problems. Don't even waste your time with this money grab of a game. Constant server crashes, constant user disconnects, constant account in use,…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Just discovered this game the other day through TikTok comments of all places. I do wish the tutorial went over more stuff than just controls, but after watching a couple videos on how to progress through the game, I'm completely addicted.”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“This game is so addicting, its insanely good. Would not however recommend if you cannot cope with losing progress permanently as this game has a perma-death.”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“Disclaimer: I have way more hours on this game than what steam says, I've played before this game was even on STEAM, in-fact I played when this was only a WEBSITE game (I have played off and on for the pass like 10 years). This game used to be the greatest thing I've played,…”
— a player, Steam review · 878 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Realmers, Season 29 Part 2: Alien Overdrive is here!This update comes with Neo Wormholes, upgraded Alien Gear, new Essences, new enchantments, Exaltation rewards, Battle Pass content, Celestial Stone
The Knight Plushie Campaign is Live!
Realmers,The Knight Plushie campaign is live!Our favorite wall of armor has softened up and is ready to protect your desk, shelf, bed, or loot pile. Available until July 4th at 2:00 PM CEThttps://www.
Season 29, Part 1: ALIEN INVASION! Patch Notes
A long time ago in a Realm not so far away… something crashed into the stars. Season 29 Part 1: Alien Invasion is now live with a reworked Alien Invasion event, updated Wormholes, Summoner Modernizati
Season 28, Part 2: The Return of Stromwell
Season 28 Part 2: The Return of Stromwell is live! Jump in to check out Realm Legions, the Stromwell Rift chain, Dungeon Mod system changes, new Shinies, Battle Pass updates, a bunch of QoL improvemen
Update 6.9.0.0 Season 28 Part I: Hydroflow
Realmers, Season 28, Part 1: Hydroflow is now live! Introducing new reskinned T6 abilities, a new engraving, updated Celestial Quests, and a fresh Crucible modifier, rotating dungeon events, new rewar
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Pixel Graphics · MMORPG · Free to Play · Rogue-like · Perma Death · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Difficult · Rogue-lite · Indie · 2D · Massively Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · Co-op · Online Co-op · In-App Purchases · Stats |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 163 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://rot.mg |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Exalt - Minimum OS: Microsoft Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer Processor: Intel Core i5-3330 or AMD A10 5700 Memory: 8GB RAM GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 / AMD Radeon HD 7750 (1GB VRAM) Network: Broadband Internet connection Hard Drive: 350MB available space Resolution: 800x600 Avg. FPS: 30