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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 26.4 hrs on record (5.1 hrs at review time)
Posted: Nov 26, 2022 @ 8:21pm
Updated: Nov 26, 2022 @ 8:21pm

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Don't be fooled by the outward appearance of this game. It looks like an old-school pixel art game that's not particularly exciting just by the screenshots. But the gameplay loop is rather addictive and it has certainly seen quite a few updates since it first became available on Steam.

Essentially you are looking at a game where you are only controlling the movement of a dungeon-diving hero while all of the attacks are on auto-fire with cooldowns. You collect a set of passives and active weapons along the way as you kill more monsters and picking up exp gems. The runs always end in death, the question is just how long you can survive.

During your run, you also collect coins that can be used in the meta game to give your next run some power-ups as well. With certain in-level progress, you also get to unlock other aspects of the game, some game-play changing, while others are cosmetic.

It's the easiest action game to play in terms of controls, while still presenting quite a bit of challenge. I haven't played all that much in terms of hours, but I can definitely tell that it's worth your time, and the set price of $4.99 US is more than reasonable.
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9 Comments
Uomo_Felice Jan 8 @ 7:38am 
Hi, I am a lone indie developer from Kazakhstan, my first game, about Gaza called Battle for Desert City, is coming out on January 19, costs 10$.
I will be very pleased if you add to your Wishlist and purchase at release day, it will help me so much.
The game is made on Unreal Engine 5.3 What do you think?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2752490/Battle_for_Desert_City/
mit Apr 16, 2023 @ 1:05pm 
No problem :) Glad to hear that you're OK. I just miss your detailed and well-written reviews, that's all. I'd discovered a lot of great titles thanks to you. But I totally understand what you mean. C'est la vie, as they say. Take care of yourself :)
YQMaoski Apr 16, 2023 @ 12:38pm 
Hey @mit, I am sorry man, been busy with life and a lot of other things. Don't have a lot of time to play/review any more. Hoping to still contribute from time to time. I must have missed your last message, for that I do apologize. I am physically well though, just working a lot more hours than I used to. Haha! Hope you have a nice day!
mit Apr 16, 2023 @ 9:05am 
Well, thanks for ignoring me YQMaoski-san :)
mit Feb 11, 2023 @ 2:36am 
Hi there. Don't you write for IndieGems anymore? I miss your reviews. I don't see them there for quite some time now. I hope everything is OK.
YQMaoski Dec 3, 2022 @ 11:36am 
Sounds good. :-)
janner66 Dec 3, 2022 @ 10:28am 
Sometimes, videos don't do a game justice I agree. I've had a few where I really didn't fancy playing them, but they've turned out to surprise me. If you're having that much fun then it must be good. I'll pop it on my wish list. :bbtcat:
YQMaoski Dec 2, 2022 @ 6:41pm 
It's a lot more addictive playing than watching. But I totally understand. :-) For the past week I have been thinking often of hopping on the computer for another run when I have been home. That's quite rare these days. haha!
janner66 Dec 2, 2022 @ 4:24pm 
I don't think this is necessarily my kind of game, but it definitely does seem good value.

Thanks for the review. :retro_beer: