Space Grunts

Fun pick up and play roguelite that emphasizes fast, turn based action. For lesser skilled players the overall challenge curve can get pretty steep later in the game, but it never really feels overly unfair if you're being mindful.

Meh, its okay for a buck or in a bundle. As others have pointed out, it's basically a turn-based Nuclear Throne. Pros: easy to pick up, has gamepad support (unlike many rogue-likes), pixel graphics make it very easy to see what is going on, easy to get on daily leaderboards due to low player-base. Cons: no progress, lacks the constant terror of immanent death that compensates for permadeath in Nuclear Throne. Fyi: stylistically similar to Orange Pixel's real-time Heroes of Loot.

This game came recommended by a friend who may or may not know the developer. I am a big fan of roguelikes, especially stuff like Nethack...but im also into space games so this one really hit the nail on the head, as they say. Its a very easy quick game to dive into, with some interesting mysterious objects and encounters. At one point I found an object that opened up some sort of hole in the floor and it went to a cutscene between my char and some of the other npcs you can play. Really cool little touches like that are fun!

Need to work off some steam? ;) Frag something! I feel I haven't even scratched the surface of this game, yet it's so much fun stalking thru the corridors & chambers, stumbling on little beasties trying to kill me. :D And, of course, always running out of ammo.

This is probably the best game developed by Orangepixel. A really fun experience that's approachable but at the same time has enough depth to keep us playing and wanting more. An important thing missing is sync with the iOS version as other games have implemented, making gamers focus just on one platform and having no incentive to purchase the game on computer and mobile. That would make it just great and I hope the developer considers it for future games -- maybe Space Grunts 2?

I hate this genre and I hate this game, but I can see it being fun for anyone who doesn't feel the same way. You move on a grid, and enemy's move when you do. You have to plan it out so that they move into your range of fire. Good luck deciphering which ones also have ranged weapons, but that's what trial and error is for, right? Wrong! Cuz it's a permadeath game, so you start at the beginning each death, and try again, and as developers for these games would have you believe-because the stages are randomly generated-I'm not going to get instantly bored with it because "ooh, its different every time!" As far as I know, there aren't any upgrades to help you through each run like in every roguelike, so I'm guessing its a matter of learning all the mechanics and strategizing, utilizing your collection of weapons to get you through, which is a big yawn for me. And I'm not certain the game can be beat. Might just be a see how far you can get kind of thing. But it is fun and people who like strategy and roguelikes should find some enjoyment in this.