Well worth the money it’s Great
• Sharp Dialogue & Banter
The chemistry between Carl and Princess Donut is electric: witty, irreverent, and endlessly quotable. As one Reddit reviewer put it, the dialogue is “very often hilarious… jokes sometimes tiresome, sometimes hilarious,” but always fuel for the addictive pacing .
• Humor + Horror in Equal Measure
It’s a comedic dungeon crawl peppered with visceral, existential horror. Gabino Iglesias for Locus nails it: “Magic potions, jokes, witty dialogue, gory fight scenes worthy of a horror novel; everything here is over the top, and that makes it work” .
• Creative Problem‑Solving
Carl is proactive—not passive. He rigs containers, twists the narrative, and engineers wins that earn themselves. One Reddit fan sums it up:
“Carl will actively try to go for the jugular again and again… it always feels earned” .
• Balanced RPG Mechanics
Combat feels tactical without bogging the story down. As one reader noted, the game elements “give readers a sense of ritual… without cluttering the action scenes”  .
• Emotional Depth & World‑building
It’s not just gore and snark—there are real moments of connection. The appearance of Team Meadowlark (elderly players Carl befriends) was praised as “life-affirming”  . And the sprawling alien-TV-show politics keep you invested.