33 Immortals - Xbox Review

33 Immortals is the rare co‑op action roguelite that feels like someone smashed a raid boss encounter into a Saturday‑night brawl and then dared you to survive the chaos. It’s messy, loud, occasionally unfair, and often brilliant, a game that thrives on the spectacle of 33 players trying to act like a coordinated army while actually behaving like a panicked crowd at a fire drill.

At its core, 33 Immortals is a run‑based dungeon rush where you and dozens of other sinners fight your way through hordes, mini‑bosses, and biblical‑scale monstrosities. The hook is simple: you’re rebelling against divine judgment, and the only way out is through overwhelming force and questionable decision‑making.

Runs are short, sharp, and surprisingly readable despite the screen-filling chaos. The game’s secret sauce is how it embraces the feeling of a raid without the commitment, no two‑hour prep, no spreadsheets, no “sorry guys, I need to log off early.” You drop in, smash through a gauntlet, die gloriously, and queue again.

Combat is weighty and responsive, with classes that feel distinct without locking you into rigid roles. You can be a frontline bruiser, a ranged executioner, a support‑leaning hybrid, but the game never forces you to play “correctly.” It’s more about improvisation: dodging telegraphs, stacking buffs, reviving strangers, and occasionally being trampled by 32 allies sprinting toward loot like it’s Black Friday.

The chaos is part of the charm. When it works, it’s euphoric. When it doesn’t, it’s still funny.

Between runs, you invest in permanent upgrades that meaningfully shift your power curve. It’s a smart system, enough progression to keep you hooked, but not so much that early runs feel obsolete. The game respects your time, which is refreshing in a genre that often leans on grind as filler.

The art direction is gorgeous: painterly, grim, and mythic without being dour. Environments feel like illuminated manuscripts gone rogue. Bosses are grotesque in the best way. And the soundtrack leans into choral dread, giving every encounter a sense of divine weight.

The 33‑player structure is the game’s biggest selling point and its biggest gamble. When the servers are lively, it’s electric, a living swarm of sinners carving through the impossible. When the population dips, the magic dims. The game is built for scale, and scale is what makes it sing.

Still, matchmaking is fast, and even partial lobbies feel lively thanks to smart encounter tuning.

Performance on Xbox Series X/S is smooth, with stable framerates even when the screen is a confetti cannon of particle effects. Controls are tight, matchmaking is quick, and the game feels right at home on console.

Pros

• Chaotic, exhilarating 33‑player runs that feel like bite‑sized raids

• Responsive, satisfying combat with flexible class builds

• Gorgeous art direction and atmospheric worldbuilding

• Meaningful progression without grind fatigue

• Runs are short, punchy, and endlessly replayable

Cons

• Relies heavily on player population for the full experience

• Chaos can occasionally overwhelm clarity

• Some encounters feel tuned for perfect coordination you’ll never have

• Narrative is more flavour than substance

33 Immortals is a riotous, inventive roguelite that turns co‑op chaos into a feature, not a flaw. It’s the closest thing to a “raid for the rest of us”, it's fast, fun, and gloriously messy. When the lobby fills and the run clicks, it’s one of the most thrilling multiplayer experiences on Xbox right now.

XPN Rating: 4 out of 5 (GOLD)

33 Immortals is available now!