Steredenn
Yes, get it.
Some thoughts on it:
Steredenn is not infinite per se (Ala Rick Henderson, though I have not played that yet), as each run goes for a set number of stages if you can handle it.
Graphically the game is quite clever with the graphical design; it is super consistent. The sprites are inda bulky, but lends to improved visibility. The bullet patterns are never too tight that they cannot be manuverd plus the combination of enemy waves and bulltet patterns will always pose an interesting challenge to sort out.. The ships do have a tiny hit box, it is clearly shown at the beginning of the stage, a small reticule around your ships zooms in into the cockpit, clearly indicating the weak spot. Quite clever. The game has a cool way of displaying vital info on the sihp itself. Like the light that traverses your ship to indicate reloading times. Playing without the HUD is almost entirely possible.
– Real player with 24.9 hrs in game
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Most of the time when I start a new game, I feel like I have a pretty good idea of what to expect from it. Once in a while though, you can really be caught off guard and surprised. Steredenn is one of those games that surprised me, and fortunately it was a good one. It is a game that combines an old genre with a clever twist to produce something fresh and fun.
At its core, Steredenn is a horizontal shoot ‘em up. Many shmups require large amounts of memorization in order to be successful. Steredenn alters that idea by having semi-randomly generated stages. It works well, and the end result is that no two runs will be exactly the same. Not only are the stages randomly generated, but so are the upgrades and weapon drops. There are also hazards that may appear such as asteroid fields, meteor showers, laser rain, and more. Initially it can be very difficult to dodge some things. I recall seeing a few waves that I thought were impossible to dodge, but upon further practice I was able to solve them as if they were puzzles.
– Real player with 19.1 hrs in game
Zeon 25
I love very simplistic games and this was one of them. The gameplay, design and soundtrack
give the game that cool retro feeling. And the story is there just to give the
gameplay some meaning, wich works just fine. All in all it was worth my time and investment.
I really hope theres a sequel coming, because I ran trough the chapters really fast without much difficulty.
So a bit more chapters and more difficult ones with maybe some new enemy types would be fun to see.
Also it would perhaps be more logical to have a leaderboard for each blood rain map instead of just one.
– Real player with 29.1 hrs in game
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Played the game for 2 1/2 hours, here are my thoughts.
Fairly simple top-down shooter. Minimalistic and easy to get into. The upgrade system is a nice touch, giving your more bullets per shot and eventually more health to survive longer. Has the arcade feel and a difficulty that isn’t too hard. Additional endless modes just let you enjoy the game and try out changes to your build without interfering with your storyline game. The “retro” screen effect option is a nice touch as well.
The enemies are reskins of each other as you progress in levels, so there’s really no variety. Also too a good chunk of the enemies have an effective aimbot on you; they will lock onto you instantly and follow your movements. This can make battles against larger enemies super awkward. The controls aren’t well-defined and you don’t know that you need to hold both mouse buttons to shoot. Controller support is non-existant even though it says fully supported. Also there is no new game feature or a way to overwrite your current game due to the cloud saves, so unless you pull some Steam trickery the game has almost no reply value outside of the endless modes.
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game
Zone of Lacryma
Quick but sweet SHMUP with a simple but engaging leveling system in which your Score is your Experience to level up and get bonus stats such as bullet speed or recharge rate.
Took me around 3h to beat with a lot of retries on the last few missions, but there was absolutely no filler, no stages where I actually knew what was going to happen, it was exclusively good content from start to finish.
Might be a bit overpriced for the time you’ll likely spend on it but it’s really fun to replay as levels have are many separate parallel paths to complete.
– Real player with 8.6 hrs in game
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It’s a nice little shmup.
I love upgrading and having the choice to invest and change my playstyle, it has that. That’s nice.
I like the graphics, the color pallete isnt a rainbow mumbo-jumbo like most titles of this genre and the pixel-art is from the better part of pixel-art, not from the lazy-ugly-Undertale group.
The soundtrack is there, nothing special, it fits the industrial-space theme of the game.
It has some bugs, but they arent gamebreaking nor do they destroy the playthrough.
Dev is friendly, gib him some monies. Have fun.
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
Blast Rush Classic
It’s a wonderful twist on the shmup genre.
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
I’m very excited for Blast Rush Forever
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Helixian
Poggers
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Good indy game with chill vaporwave beats.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Broken Sky
Broken Sky is a heck of a lot of fun. I was ready to review this several weeks ago but glad I waited; it’s come a long way since then. The core mechanics were already solid but he’s put tons of work into balancing and added loads of cosmetic and QoL touches.
A great little retro shooter that faithfully recreates the arcade experience. A series of challenges and frequent ship and equipment upgrades keep the game moving and feeling fresh. Very moreish.
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– Real player with 11.9 hrs in game
I’m really enjoying this game, it has a nice retro Arcady feel to it with loads of options and achievements. The game has loads of unlockable content and challenges with addictive gameplay that gives you that “just one more go” feeling when you succumb to the alien forces. The first page of the game is interactive and allows you to set up you plane and game options using the terminals. And yes! You can pet the dog! 😉 Enjoy your flight!
– Real player with 10.1 hrs in game
Enyla X
Elyna X is shoot’em up (Shmup) for 2 players in cooperative mode.
The year is 3864, mysterious ships appear and iniciate a terrible attack against planet Earth, It is up to Enyla, a courageous space pilot, to lead the space fleets in defense of her beloved planet.
Features
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2 game modes (Story Mode and Boss Rush).
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Local cooperative mode for 2 players.
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3 levels of difficulties (Easy, Normal and Hard).
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Available in English and Portuguese (Brazil).
Gravity Heroes
Excellent game. Lots of variety of character and scenarios. It brings an innovative gameplay. congratulations, I indicated to all my friends.
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
Target Audience: Those looking for a unique shooter with friends to play with
Summary:
Gravity Heroes is one of those games that has an interesting concept on the surface that actually does live up to how you’d want it to play out in terms of gameplay. The ability to move gravity does help a lot here without being overly powerful….as long as you use it correctly and skillfully. You’ll struggle a tiny bit at first as your brain needs a period of time to sorta “reset” how it thinks, but if you adapt, you’ll be matrix dodging and zooming across the map and dealing with the interesting problems put before you in level design and enemy placement. The game is easy to follow and look at for the most part and enemies have clear attack animations and readable tells, even if you end up running into them with the chaos of everything around you.
– Real player with 2.7 hrs in game
Sakura Stars
The game is very hard but have boobs.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
It is a good game, however this game should come with a manual but for future reference, z to play x to shoot. you can’t use mouse to move but rather the up down left and right keys. It is not a must buy but if you are a pro mover then it’s a must buy game. It is hard to defeat but not impossible. This game doesn’t have any sexual content or nudity. A game just for fun.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Sky Racket
Firstly, I must say that this game took me by surprise! At first glance, the game seemed to me your usual retro indie game with simple and basic gameplay features. While it’s true that the gameplay is rather simple, it’s still so very addictive! The more I played the more I was hooked.
The levels of this game are well thought/designed and always makes you yearn for more. Each new level has somehow new gimmicks or enemies and the extra challenges you can do in each level (like completing a level without getting hit, do a certain number of combos or special challenges like evade the spores of a certain enemy, etc) is a joy to complete.
– Real player with 26.2 hrs in game
Let me start this review by saying that few games have the charm that Sky Racket does.
This is a game that truly incorporates both the developers’ love for their work, and their absolute attention to detail!
Sky Racket has an amazing aesthetic combo of great “retro-like” pixel art and one of the best soundtracks you will hear in 2019. Each level feels really polished and challenging. There are lots of genius puns and easter eggs all over. And above all, it has an incredibly fun and smooth gameplay!
– Real player with 14.3 hrs in game