A new entry in the emerging Enemy Hell/Bullet Heaven genre popularised by Vampire Survivors as a remix of the Bullet Hell genre. It has nice sharp pixel artwork and a clean art style, but there's not much else on offer here.

There's a variety of characters each with their own gimmick, a variety of weapons which vary the shooting pattern and some power up interactions, but once you've played to the end you've experienced most of what the game has to offer. There are permanent upgrades but what they add feels like it gets lost in the noise and can't really be felt from one game to another.

The power ups don't feel well thought out either. There's not any meaningful interactions between them and there's nothing more to discover - what you start with is what you get for the rest of the game. A given playthrough basically ensures you'll unlock 70% of them every time anyway and several are required every run to maintain damage output so every run feels very samey.

If you're looking for substance it's probably worth looking elsewhere, but that seems to be a staple of the genre so far.

Reviewed on Jul 07, 2023


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