I cannot recommend this game enough. One of the best indie games I have ever played, and easily in my top 20 games I've played in my life. The game loop is super fun, and there's so much variety and ways to take things that there is a ton of reason to throw in another run after another run. With the amount of time I've spent in this game over the years, I've still not run out of energy to keep coming back to it. It's a game close to my heart, and even if weeks go by I will still sit down and get another run in.
Aesthetics in general for this game are incredible. From the simple but effective menus to the art, atmosphere, and music.
The soundtrack is incredibly well done, and such a stand out surprise for such a small team to be able to produce such quality music. I have the soundtrack and listen to it regularly when I need some exercise energy. The pixel art style is fantastic and beautiful to look at, with such tiny and incredible detail and love put into it.
The atmosphere of the sci-fi world is super fun even if it is a bit basic at times. The source material is really interesting and its use in the game is awesome.
My only critique is sometimes, certain build paths are clearly superior to others, so you really need to commit to doing something new, and other avenues can be a bit of a challenge to pull off. Stealth is especially a bit wonky, but doable. Long range builds also tend to not work particularly well unless you get very unique and perfect room and environment layouts. But even with run-and-gun being the most effective strategy, there is still a ton of variety in the weapons and strategy used, types of armor and explosives, unique body mods and pacts, that make the whole game a unique experience every time you run through it should you let it be.
Let me also be open to people, this game hates you. It wants you to fail, it will do everything in its power to eliminate you in what feels like the most unfair ways, around every corner. This is a (mostly) intentional part of the game, which can sometimes be frustrating. One mistake or an accidental miss-click can cost you a run, a high level character, hours of work, and impossibly rare gear. But that's just the way it goes sometimes, especially with difficult rogue-like type games and extraction games.
Don't let that dissuade you from trying it though, when you do overcome the challenges, it feels incredibly rewarding.
I'd give this a 9.5/10, easily one of the most praise-worth and well-made indie games.
