One Clone Left

Great Top-Down Shooter. Reminds me of titles such as 'Crimsonlands.' Have been following the creation process of this game for years now. Very happy with the latest update :)

really fun little game!! an original gimmick, upgrade trees, and solid netcode make this an absolute blast with friends. it's basically an updated multiplayer survival crimsonland, just the ticket for some nice braindead shooty action

One Clone Left is a fun, surprisingly diverse & replayable little twin-stick shooter in which you manage hordes of enemies by using a curious duplication mechanic. Most missions involve using a cloning machine to strategically defend & fall back to in order to duplicate resources, including not only items & ammo but also yourself in the form of competent AI partners (which your control switches to upon your characters' death). This results in an accommodation for not only a strong offense but also defensive play rarely seen in twin-stick shooters, putting OCL somewhat adjacent to real-time strategy in certain scenarios. You'll be forming a small troupe at the start of levels, trying to stay alive & grab stronger weapons from fallen foes as you're being overwhelmed at the border of enemy territory, then dashing back to the cloning machine to make better-equipped clones to replace your fallen selves and make a stronger attack. Those scenarios range from straightforward timed survival & map-clearing missions to experiments such as tower defense & even light-dungeon crawler emulations. It's impressive how much mileage ButtonSoft gets from putting their simple yet reliable mechanics (dashing in particular feels responsive) into all sorts of different map & objective designs. There's also various progression systems for abilities, buffs, weapons, & companion AI, which all unlock rather slowly -- not "pay-to-win design" slowly, but expect to spend some hours before getting to the high-tier stuff -- yet do have noticeable enhancement on play without handing you victories on a platter. [I particularly recommend unlocking the modestly powered but infinite ammo laser guns] The clean, cartoony graphics & plain UI make One Clone Left an unassuming low-budget title, but there's a lot of content with pretty tight hands-on execution here. It's got the charming low-fi look of a Newgrounds classic or what have you, yet with a much deeper progression loop & mission variety, as well as responsive controls & some smooth animations. It's one of those cool little finds among games cheap enough to pick up even when not on sale that you can pick up & play for short & sweet sessions for a long time.

Very unique survival shooter with a great mechanic at its core - cloning your character to create AI allies that also act as your extra lives when you die. The difficulty can be steep and it takes a bit of getting used to, but building an army is loads of fun once you get a handle on how it works. There's a decent amount of depth and variety to the gameplay, especially on harder maps where you really have to strategize how to equip your clones. Pretty solid progression system with tons of perks and upgrades to choose from as well. It's fun, it's cheap, and it has co-op; what more do you want?

Interesting top-down survival game. I get an old-school vice from it that is enjoyable

One of the coolest ideas I have seen as a concept, pretty terrible execution. I'd wait longer before buying it though as it isn't much right now.