Apotheon

Nice 2D fighting game with
+ story and greek mythology and culture.
+ Lores and music
+ visually beautiful

for those who love Greek mythology it is one the best and it shows a very good story by the way

Apotheon: a Greek word meaning "to become a god."
If you've read one Apotheon review, you've read them all: you'll love this game if you are into Greek mythology, but the game's janky controls are its Achilles's heel. The game also suffers from framerate inconsistency, which is a hindrance when you're in the heat of battle. Speaking of battle, most battles serve as a distraction from the rather spartan gameplay. You can easily run away from most enemies and lose nothing for it; there is no RPG-esque EXP system. You can purchase upgrades to your armor and your weapon abilities, but most of what you gain from battling is money, which you can get almost anywhere.
What Apotheon lacks in a robust combat system, it makes up for in presentation. Employing a minimalist art direction and soundtrack meant to evoke ancient Greece, the game looks and sounds lovely. The muses were truly watching over the developers here, since the unique color palettes for various locales and the simple musical score give the game a distinct charm. The visuals cleverly resemble figures on ancient Greek pottery, and even if you do not find that tantalizing, there is no denying that they stand out in a world where every game's art direction is either hyper-realistic, anime-inspired, or NES-like. The voice acting is excellent, with some actors proving themselves quite protean in performing a number of roles, and even the smallest bit parts show this was a labor of love.
The story follows the well-worn trail of humanity's fascination with deicide. Zeus, fed up with the ignorance of humans, has the other Olympians withhold their blessings from mankind, and only Hera dares to contemplate helping the player character, Nikeandreos ("victory-man"), challenge Zeus's authority. What follows is an odyssey of winning the powers of the gods. The developers did their homework and it shows. The temples of the various gods pay great homage to the classical myths and fragments of Homer, Hesiod, Euripides, and others are scattered throughout the game. The boss battles range from a manic slapfight in pitch darkness, to a bizarre episode of The Most Dangerous Game, to trying to remember which door you need to take to escape. Along the way, you will walk through rivers of blood, flee from a river of fire, spin around madly in a whirling temple in the sky, and try to avoid passing out drunk at a frat party.
The weapons system is expansive and offers you a fairly large arsenal. You will quickly find that there are a few weapons that work best for you, and you will discard most of the rest. A crafting system allows you to create healing potions and items that can help you in battle, like a magical talisman that raises your own undead army. Unfortunately, a lot of these crafting items apart from the healing potions are easily forgettable since you have to hunt down the crafting recipes in obscure locations. The maps are big and encourage exploration, but unless you have promethean foresight or an atlas, you will probably have to do a lot of backtracking for all the optional stuff. Even then, it is usually easier to swing a sword or jab a spear than set up a bear trap or a sentry. Worse, certain weapons have long wind-ups, and when the enemy is jumping you from all sides, the clumsy system of looking in whichever direction the mouse is pointed relative to your position on the screen will often make you swing at air instead of the cyclops behind you. Blocking and dodge-rolling alleviate the pressure somewhat, but combat often devolves into panic and chaos, and the game can feel Sisyphean when you have to restart after losing a difficult battle. The fundamentals are simple enough to learn, but it takes herculean effort to master fully.
If being a titan among men, bestriding Olympus like a colossus, is a siren call to you, then get this game. Be a god, do crimes.

Wonderful, playable game set in Mythological Greek World.
If you like the Greek Mythology, you will love this game.
9/10
The only problem is about the game is that it is too good and you want to play more, yet you have to stop playing when story ends.
A sequel or another game about Old World Mythology (Roman, Nordic, Celtic, Anatolian, Mesopotamian...) from these guys would be fantastic.
Artworks and historical correctness are almost perfect.
The drawings mostly resemble black-figure technique, maybe another game with predominantly red-figure technique?

NAKED POTTERY MEN DUKING IT OUT WITH THEIR THICK SPEARS

Art style is just amazing.Mythology, especially Greek Mythology are one of my favorite subjects.Loving all these indies.The work of a creative imagination.

Apotheon is truly a stunning game.
I, like many people, was drawn by the art style of the game, but I quickly fell in love with many of the other aspects of the game. The level design is absolutely phenomenal. Each god's domain feels completely different - I entered each level with anticipation at what type of challenges awaited me. The levels all felt very immersive as well, the maps are dotted with passages referencing classics such as The Illiad and it's very clear that the developers spent a lot of time doing research on Greek mythology to ensure that the game was very accurate to the source material.
I was also impressed with the voice acting, especially Hera's. I play a lot of PC games on mute, but I really enjoyed listening to the different conversations occurring in the overworld and the speeches that the gods would make during their levels. It adds so much to what is already an immersive experience.
The combat system is a hit-or-miss (no pun intended), but I enjoyed it. It feels like a spiritual successor to combat in Adventure of Link, except it feels much more complex as you can utilize many different types of weapons in the game. It was really cool experimenting with different weapons throughout the game until I developed my own playstyle and figured out which weapons worked best for me.
Overall, I highly recommend this game to anyone. It's a relatively short game but definitely a fun experience.