A game that excels at delivering the unexpected. It's a shoot 'em up crossed with a twin stick shooter with a focus on puzzles over reflexes. Mechanics change often - often within the same level - and I think there's thirty-five levels and seven boss fights. I delighted in how these changes were visually communicated and how tightly designed they were. There's often just enough time to react, then work things out, then embrace the new structure, and then bam it's time to adapt again.

While its mechanics are inspired, the music and art aren't worth much mention. Anything that could be mentioned as plot is nonsensical. Oddly, my thoughts on those things don't matter much to me. Playing Eigengrau is more about having fun and basking in varied and well-executed game mechanics than anything else.