Gunstoppable

Gunstoppable is a fast-paced FPS roguelite where momentum and speed are everything: speed equals damage, and damage is king. The story is very much a “turn off your brain and enjoy the ride” kind of experience, but the voice acting helps make it entertaining. It even features my personal GOAT, Gianni Matragrano, who voices two characters in the game: Johnny Jetpack and Kane the Rat. The music was probably the biggest surprise for me and ended up being one of the game's standout features. Every track feels memorable and has a way of getting stuck in your head, especially while you're grinding through tower floors. That said, the game does feel somewhat disjointed in how it blends its story and gameplay. Some of the narrative and design choices make it hard to feel like you're actually playing as Fenix. Instead, it sometimes feels like you're simply a viewer watching the livestream that's apparently taking place, which isn't really explained well. There are also some smaller bugs and bits of jank, but the developer has been actively listening to bug reports and feedback on Discord, so I'm confident that most of the rough edges will get ironed out over time. Would I recommend Gunstoppable? It's a bit difficult to give it a simple, blanket recommendation. Instead, I'd recommend it with a few caveats: if you enjoy speedrunning, theorycrafting builds with different weapon and perk combinations, you'll probably have a great time grinding tower floors and climbing the leaderboards. The developer has also mentioned a content update planned for September, so if you're on the fence, that might be the best time to pick it up. 7/10 My 100k views + 20 tower floors on nightmare run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvzfA9GyO4c