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8 Games Considered

8 Options ConsideredPriceSteam RatingLast Updated
Enter the Gungeon
Very PositiveDec 17, 2017
Beat Hazard
Very PositiveJul 6, 2016
Jamestown
Overwhelmingly PositiveJul 7, 2016
Tyrian 2000
–Jul 7, 2016
Bullet Heaven 2
Very PositiveJul 6, 2016
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Enter the Gungeon

Jonathan
Top Pro

Cool collection aspect

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There are 190 guns available in the game that the player can collect through purchasing them in an in-game shop as they progress through the game. Most likely this will take multiple playthroughs with all four of the available characters, which means tons of playtime for those that like to collect...
HardwareHero
Stuart Kearney
Jonathan
Top Pro

SHMUP like gameplay

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A lot of the shooting elements in this game revolve around SHMUP like mechanics. Players will need to dodge and juke many incoming bullets at once. Luckily, there is a roll capability that allows the player to dodge when in a precarious position. This avoidance is not just some way to make the g...
Stuart Kearney
Jonathan
Top Pro

Satisfying replayability

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Thanks to the roguelite aspects of the game, there is randomly generated levels, which means fresh gameplay each time the game is played. There is also 4 different characters available in the game, each of which has a different boss fight at the end of the game as well as different characteristics...
Jonathan
Top Pro

Unique tone

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The game is often silly with many humorous elements such as every character is based around being a bullet, that in turn own guns and fire other bullets. There is no mistaking that the game is about shooting, and the game is somewhat 4th wall breaking by taking advantage of this fact and hilarious...
Stuart Kearney
Jonathan
Top Pro

Easily stay in the action of the game

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There are a few small features in the game that add up to making sure the player is never too distracted or pulled out of the action. Things like once a stage is cleared and all coins dropped by your fallen foes will be magnetically pulled to you, just to make sure time is not wasted running around...
thermoplastics
HardwareHero
Stuart Kearney
Top Pro

Gameplay is balanced well

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Often in a roguelite game there can be the chance of getting dealt a bum hand on any particular run. Luckily, Enter the Gungeon does not suffer from this issue. It provides a good balance of the gunplay mechanics that sees any death by you as your own fault of not playing to your max ability. Nev...
Jonathan
Top Con

Co-op feels tacked on

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Co-op in the game is only local (no online co-op at all), which limits who you can pay with. On top of this the way one has to go about starting a co-op game feels a bit unintuitive, which can be frustrating. Stages can also feel cramped when in co-op mode, meaning players bump into walls and obje...
HardwareHero
Jonathan
Top Con

High difficulty

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The game can be difficult, especially when first starting out. This may mean a lot of deaths and a feeling of no progression due to having to start over a lot. While the game is not unmanageable for players who enjoy this genre, it may be a bit of a turn off for newcomers.
Specs
Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Beat Hazard

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Bryan
Top Pro

Easily change strobe effects

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There is a setting in the game that allows users to change the strobe effects in the game, which may help those that do not enjoy the effects or find them medically dangerous.
Bryan
Top Pro

Multiple ships/characters for replayability

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Several characters and their ships are available to choose from in order to change up the gameplay.
Bryan
Top Pro

Music based gameplay

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Use your own music to change gameplay and spawning enemies, which allows for endless replayability through the way it generates random content.
Bryan
Top Pro

Bragging rights through Steam achievements

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Players can compete with one another through Steam achievements in the game. There are global leaderboards where one can compare their score against all other players making for a good method to judge how good one is as well as allows one to have some bragging rights.
Bryan
Top Pro

Multiple difficulty modes

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There are multiple difficulty modes in the game allowing for anyone's preferred skill level of gameplay as well as Insane, and suicidal if you really want to fail or experience a challenge.
Bryan
Top Con

Default settings are very flashy

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The default strobe settings may not suitable for people with a sensitivity for strobe effects. Though this can be changed in the setting to lower how much strobing is going on in the game.
Specs
Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Jamestown

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Bryan
Top Pro

Multiple ship/character choices

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There are several characters and their ships to choose from which allows for one to change the gameplay up.
Bryan
Top Pro

Starts off easy

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The difficulty curve is fair and can be scaled to suit your needs.
Bryan
Top Pro

Fun multiplayer mode

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To share the fun with your friends is easy through the multiplayer mode that is offered in Jamestown.
Bryan
Top Con

Forced to play higher difficulty settings

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In order to unlock new levels you "have" to play the higher difficulty setting on all previous levels.
Specs
Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive
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Tyrian 2000

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Bryan
Top Pro

Free to download an play

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No cost, no DRM, free classic arcade shooter for anyone interested.
Bryan
Top Pro

Lots of guns and upgrades

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Bryan
Top Con

No multiplayer

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Just a fairly casual solo mode.
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Bullet Heaven 2

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Bryan
Top Pro

Multiple ships and character allow for changing up the gameplay

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Several characters and ships to choose from which allows for one to change up the gameplay.
Bryan
Top Pro

Free on kongregate

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No cost if you play the flash game, so no harm in trying.
Bryan
Top Con

Should have been named bullet hell

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Because there are so many bullets, you'd have to be a pro in order to finish this game on max difficulty.
Specs
Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Nuclear Throne

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Really fast paced

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Specs
Steam Rating:Very Positive

Crimzon Clover: World Ignition

Jonathan
Top Pro

Well balanced and polished

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Crimzon Clover may have begun as a fan title ("doujin") but has become exceptionally well made with the release of World Ignition, on par if not better than many recent professional releases.
Jonathan
Top Pro

Easy to learn, hard to master

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The mechanics to the game are simple: A normal wide shot, and a focus shot which can also lock on to enemies to increase your multiplier. There is a bomb gauge which can be partially used to clear the screen, or once full can launch you into Boost mode, increasing your ship's power and score mu...
Jonathan
Top Con

Visually busy

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There are always a large amount of bullets and enemies on screen, making it sometimes difficult to be able to tell what's going on.
Specs
Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive
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Forced Showdown

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MxKaren
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Reflexes and challenge

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In Forced Showdown, players must be aware of their surroundings and use reflexes and skills to dodge bullets and lasers.
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MxKaren
Top Pro

Beautiful art style

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Forced Showdown has a beautiful art-style that is very colorful and unique.
MxKaren
Top Pro

Fun varied gameplay

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The RPG elements combined with the battle mechanics and the deckbuilding make the core gameplay fun and varied creating a lot of replayability.
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Specs
Steam Rating:Very Positive
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