Cloudbreaker

don't let my low hours fool you, i have hours and hours in the demo and play test. Normally i'm not into rougelites or bullet hells but this grabbed me, the art design and music are so intriguing, the lore is vague and mysterious. and the gameplay loop is so strong, so many combinations, so much re-playability, so much room for creativity. highly recommend, so worth the price.

This game has a bunch of fun little systems to learn about at your own pace. The interactions are satisfying and it seems I have been rewarded for making bold choices on upgrade paths and chaining effects that feel a little bit like playing a good game of Dominion. As a veteran of the demo, I loved tooling around in my little craft with upgrade paths and legoing the components together. The ship positioning, aiming and dash controls are just enough to reward careful risk taking. With about 10 hours into it, I have only completed the first of three sections, so lots there to keep you satisfied in the core content and ship and part unlock metagame.

Game crashes consistently after every run when buying upgrades and frequently during a run, taking the entire box down with it. Gameplay seems fun, if it works for you, but seriously this was not remotely ready for full release.

[I've clocked dozens of hours on the demo and expect dozens more from the release. I've yet to encounter any issues on PC] Solid gameplay loop, many clever and engaging mechanics at play, and lovely art direction -- the combination of which is somewhat rare across the genre. Each airship offers a unique grid layout to install new parts as you discover them, and exploring the myriad ways one can combine and enhance different parts and weapons while working within the bounds of the grid is half the fun. It's so satisfying when you break through with a powerful build and become untouchable (for a time), knowing it was by your design. I'm still searching for that perfectly synergized build! All said, for its price, this game has more than enough depth. One might even call it an abyss... >:)

Putting an initial view up after playing several hours of the demo and then grabbing the full game. This is a really fun mix of “survivors” type gameplay with some in-run ship modification / inventory management. The art style is a very pretty mix of “painterly” pixel art and fancy VFX. Personally I prefer it with the “crisp” pixel mode but it looks good with any settings. With the demo I got into a “just one more try” loop getting through the first zone before I eventually managed to beat the boss. Looking forward to getting back to that point and checking out the later zones!

This game is pretty sweet! I've been "just one more dive"ing for a few hours now It sits somewhere between a twin-stick shooter, bullet hell, incremental, and inventory puzzle, and manages to pull it off really well. Each dive, you get to outfit your ship with a number of randomly rolled engine parts, building out an arsenal to fend off the ever-increasing swarm of enemies. Between rounds you can unlock new parts to show up on your next dives, apply lasting upgrades to your ship, or update the drop chances of some parts, so you can focus future builds as you like. Definitely going to be burning some hours on this one

Genuinely good game - I am pretty avid roguelike enthusiast and it seems a tad too on the difficult side, as I've yet to survive more than 5 minutes - but I guess thats a traditional issue where most games which require macro scale advancement over time nerf you in the start. Still - even as a simple game its pretty fun!

Great game! love the engine parts, love the juice in the menus. Really nice vibes!