Into the Pit is a challenging magic-based shooter where you must descend into the harrowing and fiery depths of The Pit. The Pit is a demonic place filled with terrifying enemies, punishing combat encounters, and strange phenomena. Your goal is to find the lost villagers in order to restore the home village.RELATED: The Weirdest Devices That Can Run DoomInto the Pit features some roguelike elements where your runes, spells, and upgrades only last for one run. Once you inevitably die or if you opt to return back to the village on your own accord, you keep items called Motes which can be used to gain the advantage during your next run. Taking cues from games like Hexen, Quake, and the original Doom, Into the Pit is sure to challenge you and delight you in equal measures. Here's what you should know when first starting out.

9 Always Stay On The Move

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Into the Pit is an incredibly fast-paced and frenetic game where slow movement means certain demise. In order to stay alive longer in this game you need to constantly stay on the move. Fortunately the game is highly responsive and fluid so moving through each environment is a breeze.

The demons often try to swarm you and even flank you depending on your location. Get used to firing your spells while strafing and moving back and forth to keep that health pool in peak condition.

8 Yes, You Can Jump

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Okay, this might be a minor tip, however, it's incredibly easy to miss since the game never outright teaches you the controls. Sometimes the best teacher is failure and you might just learn that you can jump by falling into one of the many poison pits by accident.

As mentioned previously, staying mobile is a key priority in this game and this includes jumping. Not every zone will require jumping but there are sections that have minor platforming. Oftentimes you will not be looking where you are going while you cast your spells so just know if you fall into the poison, quickly jump out to stop from dying early on.

7 Speak To The Ritual Keeper Often

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The narrative is kept to a minimum in this game since the priority is gameplay. However, many people might want to understand why this medieval village houses a demonic pit in the center of it. The ritual pit is very reminiscent of the Hellmouth from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series.

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If you want to get tidbits of lore and info then be sure to speak with the ritual keeper who lies hidden behind a locked dungeon door underneath the village. His exposition isn't always revolutionary but it does flesh out the world around you.

6 Using The Best Ritual Sigil Runes

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In order to start a new run in the pit you need to step up to the ritual tome. This ritual tome is where you select specific runes to take with you into the pit. These runes are what provide passive buffs to give you the advantage over the various demons. You also need to select a sigil that decides which realm you will warp to.

As you progress through your dark adventure you will start to unlock more runes that can be swapped out when beginning a new run into the otherworld.

5 Choose Your Preferred Path

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If you want to progress to the further depths and reaches of the pit then you need to clear out selected rooms in the order you want. Each path gives you two options depending on the type of mote (currency) you want to obtain. This path is ultimately up to you.

There isn't really a wrong choice so feel free to experiment with the various rooms. Some rooms provide blood motes, while others offer luck motes, and some zones even give you wrath motes, amongst many others. These motes are then used back at the home village to buy items, runes, and upgrades.

4 Don't Forget The Healing Room

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When deciding which path to take next in the pit, don't forget the healing room. Into the Pit is a challenging game where death comes quickly and often. The demons in this game are relentless and will pursue you at any cost, even sacrificing themselves for their demonic cause.

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Since each run is randomly generated you aren't going to be sure which rooms will populate. However, you should always be on the lookout for the green healing room which lacks enemies but offers you bountiful healing.

3 Which Spell Casting Power Is For You?

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Probably the most crucial gameplay design you need to make when landing in the pit is how you want to attack. Each of your hands can be used for different spells which can all be upgraded or augmented to your dark heart's content.

It's best to think of these spells as guns in your arsenal. You might want the nebula power which casts a controlled but powerful burst of magic, or you might want the hawk power which acts as a sort of magic sniper rifle for those long-range attacks. Try out each of the spell casting powers in subsequent runs to find the right ones that cater to your playstyle.

2 Destroy The Keystones To Progress

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You might be wondering how you extract yourself from each room in the pit. You will do this by cleansing the powerful keystones that lie in different areas of the rooms. These keystones are your literal keys to leave the spectral rooms you find yourself in.

Each room has a different amount of keystones but you are always notified in the top corner of the screen on how many you have left. Also, the floor of each room guides you to the various keystones, however, beware the dangerous demons that guard them. They won't let you destroy them without a tough fight.

1 Explore The Home Village

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When first starting out in Into the Pit there isn't much you can do or interact with in your home village. It's a small medieval community that is held hostage by dark, ethereal eldritch magic. You do quickly learn that many of the villagers have been taken captive in the infamous pit.

In order to unlock more of the village including merchants, enchanters, and rune upgrade shopkeepers, you first need to find them in the belly of the beast, so to speak. Take your time to explore the village so you can understand who or what you are searching for in the pit.

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