Recent reviews by ReallyLoudScreamingBird

Disclaimer: When I started playing the game, I got a black screen which was nonresponsive. I was able to fix the problem by deleting a Libsentry DLL (a crash handler, I gather) and restarting Steam. Once that was done, the game booted without problems.
And, uh. Yeah, it's GOOD. STS2 is everything great about STS1 - but it's harder, smoother, and just plain better. The new method of unlocking things (via a lore-infusing timeline) is brilliant, the new characters are fun, and the boons from patrons are very flavorful.
10/10, I can't wait to see what the modding scene for this game is gonna be like in a year.

If you liked the original, you'll like MP4. It's more party game dating sim silliness, it's approachable for new players, and it IS 100% CORRECT CLOWNS ARE A SUBCATEGORY OF MONSTER THIS IS NO LONGER UP FOR DEBATE!

Do you like Balatro?
Do you like mahjong?
You should be playing this game.

I have 500+ hours in Terraria. I wanted more. THEY GOT MODS. I CAN GET MORE. Currently mucking about with the Thorium mod.

I thought that this would be a Peglin-like. It is not. Ballionaire is about setting up chain reaction with your pegs (excuse me, "Triggers"). It's definitely deeper than Peglin, which I appreciate greatly, and hits a nice spot between planning and chance. I'm at 7 hours of gameplay at the moment, and I anticipate that I'll hit 40 easily enough.

(Disclaimer: I received this game as a gift, not from anyone associated with the game's production, but a gift nonetheless.)

Edit:
20 hours in and the game remains pretty fun. After having conquered each of the tables I can say that my favorite is the slot machine, the dangerwheel is the most interesting and challenging to set up a good run on, and the pinball table takes the longest to get used to - particularly if you're used to actual pinball physics. There is nothing more for me to unlock, and yet I am still "earning unlocks". I don't know if they're planning on adding more to the vending machine or not.

Weirdly addictive. It's a top down horde shooter, much like Crimsonland or the earlier Robotron, but with the caveat that the shooting happens automatically. You have to anticipate where your weapons will fire and line up ahead of time - at least for a while. By the time you're five minutes into a run you've typically got three to five weapons firing and at that point it's just wading through enemies and dodging the tougher ones until they go down.

There's not a lot in enemy AI to worry about. Level designs range from "pretty okay" to "baffling" in that "reused off the shelf assets" way. The game's humor is spot on (subtle as it is). But mostly it's just... fun. It's low-stakes dumb chaotic FUN, and I can't help but like it.

I hate the use of the word "roguelike" to describe Balatro. It isn't. It's a card game with very light roguelite elements. It is also very, very good and very addictive. Highly recommended.

A surprisingly deep strategy game! The experience is much like a very good Euro style board game. It's calming, charming, and finding fun synergies between the cards is quite addictive. Multiplayer is seamless. Soundtrack is wonderful. I think I have my new addiction.
10/10, no notes.

A capable and decent deckbuilder. I don't like it as much as Slay the Spire (though, admittedly, the fact that StS has a spectacular mod scene will tilt it in that direction pretty hard). With that said it's got some meat to it, and the Challenge mode is a good lifespan extender, even if half of it is seeing what the most broken setup of mutators possible is.
7.5/10

A generally fun, pleasant puzzle game. The campaign mode isn't really immersive, the plot is a little on the juvenile and shonen-influenced side, and there are parts that just don't make sense - but it's still kind of hard to dislike. As a unique twist on match-3 type games (and I mean it when I say unique, the mechanics are a REAL treat) I like it. The biggest complaint I have is that it's short. I've beaten campaign mode handily, and once you've done that there's no other scenarios to attempt, no harder maps to try to beat, nothing but either replaying it from the ground up or single-match versus mode against otehr players or bots, which is fine but less fun.

6.5/10