This game has no right being this fun for a free game!
Bloody Hell is essentially a top down twin stick shooter with metroidvania-esque exploration. Anyone who has played something like Enter The Gungeon should feel right at home, minus the roguelike elements. The gameplay feels good -- it's a surprisingly polished experience with good shooting and an interesting upgrade system. Enemies and especially bosses shoot a lot of bullets at you with fun, complex patterns, making your mobility and dodging abilities important as well. I hate to use the term bullet hell for non-shmups but it's not a bad comparison.
The upgrade system is fun -- you get these vials in various shapes and you can activate as many as you can fit in your inventory/upgrade grid. Throughout the game you get additional squares that you can add to the grid to fit more vials which will modify your shots and things like that. This allows for some unique builds based on which vials you choose and where you add your upgrade squares.
The game has a well realized style both in terms of visuals and music. Some of the animations are pretty simple but again, this game is entirely free. If I could offer any criticism it would be that the game doesn't have very much enemy variety, but again, free.
This is easily one of the best free games I've ever seen on Steam and i'd highly recommend it. I came across it on the /r/shmups subreddit after the creator made a post about it, and I'm glad they did. It's only about 3-4 hours long if you explore everything and I think well worth your time.
Bloody Hell is essentially a top down twin stick shooter with metroidvania-esque exploration. Anyone who has played something like Enter The Gungeon should feel right at home, minus the roguelike elements. The gameplay feels good -- it's a surprisingly polished experience with good shooting and an interesting upgrade system. Enemies and especially bosses shoot a lot of bullets at you with fun, complex patterns, making your mobility and dodging abilities important as well. I hate to use the term bullet hell for non-shmups but it's not a bad comparison.
The upgrade system is fun -- you get these vials in various shapes and you can activate as many as you can fit in your inventory/upgrade grid. Throughout the game you get additional squares that you can add to the grid to fit more vials which will modify your shots and things like that. This allows for some unique builds based on which vials you choose and where you add your upgrade squares.
The game has a well realized style both in terms of visuals and music. Some of the animations are pretty simple but again, this game is entirely free. If I could offer any criticism it would be that the game doesn't have very much enemy variety, but again, free.
This is easily one of the best free games I've ever seen on Steam and i'd highly recommend it. I came across it on the /r/shmups subreddit after the creator made a post about it, and I'm glad they did. It's only about 3-4 hours long if you explore everything and I think well worth your time.