Blastermancer

A really polished and immersive experience, gameplay loop feels good, roguelike elements done well, novel experience in a mature genre and pacing feels great. Highly recommend!

Blastermancer really stuck the landing. I got to play the beta preview and watch the final stretch come together, and the finished game feels properly dialed in. It’s a chaotic mix of roguelite and arena shooter, and the build variety is deep enough that you’re constantly trying new combinations of abilities and power-ups. It nails that addictive “just one more run” loop, every run feels like it could turn into something different. The presentation is just as strong. The art direction and visual style are super clean, the effects pop without turning the screen into unreadable noise, and the overall design has a really confident look to it. The music is honestly amazing too and ties the whole vibe together. I had a huge blast playing this, an easy recommendation if you’re into fast, build-centric shooters.

Awesome graphics and super tight gameplay, I had to pull myself away because I'm meant to be working xD Looking forward to playing through more of it soon!

Blastermancer is a very aesthetically pleasing game, well polish combat with great art direction. Works great on Steam Deck. Recommended.

This game is HARD - like a lot of 80s titles were! But it IS a modern rogue-lite, because 8 / 16 bit processors could not have handled this many sprites and rotation at once. You will NEED the slowdown (which you can set, along with screen modes) It's fun, but don't expect a walk in the park! It's more stressful than I expected, more skill required than most "Survivors" titles. Bubble Bobble + Robotron 2084 + Joust + Mr Do + Megaman = WHOA! (Remember to HOLD the fire button to CHARGE shots - you'll need that!) https://youtu.be/GKVvQIy6NTU