When comparing Megabyte Punch vs Nuclear Throne, the Slant community recommends Nuclear Throne for most people. In the question“What are the best couch multiplayer PC games?” Nuclear Throne is ranked 32nd while Megabyte Punch is ranked 55th. The most important reason people chose Nuclear Throne is:
While playing the screen will shake and judder around, making for a visceral experience and for those uncomfortable with the shaking there is an option to even turn it down in the settings
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Pros
Pro Reaction based combat
There is no hand holding here, no cinematics or auto combos, everything that has to be done, has to be done by the player, making for a game that requires precise control and a good amount of attention.
Pro Adjustable screen shake
While playing the screen will shake and judder around, making for a visceral experience and for those uncomfortable with the shaking there is an option to even turn it down in the settings
Pro Procedurally generated levels
While always a staple of any roguelike not all roguelites use procedurally generated levels, but this one does, which gives the advantage of a new experience every time the game is played.
Cons
Con Split screen co-op controller support broken
The split screen co-op controller support has major issues where the game does not play correctly as players start controlling multiple players on multiple screens. This is not supposed to be the way it works.
Con Early Access
The game is in Early Access, which means it is still in development and will most likely have missing features as well as bugs.