Beer Gunner

As a technical user, I’ll approach this review from a developer’s perspective, I am also an 2D developer so I'll write what I have seen during the gameplay test and focusing on areas that could be improved. Keep in mind that I just played the first stage for now. Pros: The game itself is enjoyable. I personally like 2D games and really appreciate the developer’s work here. The UI and game assets are well-designed for a 2D title, making it a great fit for devices like the Steam Deck or similar handheld consoles.I tested the game on my Steam Deck, and everything works smoothly. The first stage acts as a tutorial, teaching the basics with proper controller prompts, which I found very helpful. I also tested it using Proton on SteamOS (Linux), and it runs without issues. Cons: The last position of character should be recorded in a safe area. Because when the character dies, it will respawn at the 1 second before position so in some circumstances it will trapped when trying to move. I was trapped at the first level where there are some kind of hole or space, where an alien jump there and die, and when I go at the same spot and the other alien shoots me, I tried to escape the shoot but I just jump at an empty area and dead. When respawn, I tried to jump but there was an obstacle at the level of the character so it blocked and jumped again in the empty area. Maybe it is better to remove empty area( replace it by some visible traps, obstacles that do damages) or try to adjust the z-axis(vertical) of the obstacle so that there is a little bit space to jump. The main character could have some basic gameplay mechanics like crouch and walk. We can only run(this is what I have seen for now and tested). The game could have a basic settings menu, including separate controls for music and SFX volume, additional language options, and customizable key bindings. When the number of continue chances reaches 0, the button should be visibly disabled (locked) rather than still selectable. Even though it doesn’t function, a clearer UI indication would improve the user experience. This would only require a minor UI and code adjustment. It might be better if defeated enemies disappeared after a few seconds instead of leaving their bodies on screen like fading out after ~3 seconds. Overall, I appreciate the effort of the developer. Great work! (: