my favorite steamdeck game. i can't believe i abandoned this for months for failing on the final boss a few times. took me 41 tries to finally complete the loop once. now i love completing the loop.

i usually don't like rogue-likes/lites, but this one clicked for me. the flow state is incredibly satisfying. Once you figure out the meta (which even with written guides explaining i still didn't really figure out) the game becomes a lot more enjoyable. (hint: going full Athena / deflect is not the answer).

coupled with a perfect story for the gameplay loop (no ludo narrative dissonance), this is up there with Returnal for me.