Moros Protocol

(Obligatory if there was a mixed button, I would press that instead.) This is a polished sci-fi Boomer Shooter hiding beneath layers of mediocre and uninspired roguelike elements. Visually, the game looks great, and its overall presentation is competent and sleek. The gunplay feels good, and the QoL is notably strong. This game’s roguelike side isn’t the worst I’ve experienced, it’s just insanely mediocre. All upgrades, whether intra-run relics (‘augments’ as they’re called here) or permanent changes, are minor stat upgrades that neither feel nor are impactful. They fail to make runs feel unique, nor do they force you to engage with the game’s systems in novel, varying, and challenging ways. In essence, this game plays like a Dungeon Crawler, but unlike [i]TBOI[/i] or [i]Hades[/i] (where build choices are endless), the only build potential here is for the different guns you can acquire.

Compared to other FPS rogue-lites on the market - insanely boring to be frank. Movement is slow, exploration is tedious, upgrades are dull.

https://youtu.be/H9TQ7pp04X0 Tiny combat arenas and a limited ability to use the rewarded upgrades, the loop feels constrained against the player.

I can't help but think that's it's a game that doesn't know what it wants to be. It's not a particularly good roguelite. And it's not much of a boomer shooter either. Perhaps, I'm being harsh, but you can just play better games in both genres for a cheaper price tag. Art style is cool though.

Highly underrated game. The 3D pixel art style is fantastic. Tight gunplay with Doom/Boomer Shooter vibes. Had a ton of fun solo & Co-op. Would love to see a dedicated rogue-like mode similar to what Minos did with a recent update.

The game is a blast and costs next to nothing.

Akward and ♥♥♥♥♥♥ cutscenes with an over-sexualized anime woman. Otherwise pretty fun/good

This is a roguelike for people with limited time. A game you can actually complete. Sure the skilltree is unexciting (1% increases boo). The art is nice but not particularly varied. Some playstyles aren't really viable (can't melee some bosses). The game is pretty shallow and the story is barely there. But the gunplay is fun, there's a good variety of weapons, hidden bosses are pretty cool, it's well optimized and affordable. I enjoyed my time with it. The horror vibes were cool at first but a sequel could definitely use more varied environments that aren't so damn dark.