Super Mutant Alien Assault

Very nice arena platformer game. Whilst it's arsenal is not incredibly large, every piece of equipment is distinct, and many have some nice interactions between each other. Combination of self-damage from abundant explosives (grenades are a fully functional weapon class, and you're expected to use them), and limited manevuering space in levels, make an already difficult formula extra spicy. Even if short, it's a truly complete experience, and I didn't feel like something was lacking. I highly recommend playing it with someone else, friendly fire makes it hilarious. Any criticism I have for this game mostly stems from a few technical issues - there's no steam cloud saving support, its performance is weirdly bad for a 2d game, and if you dip below 60 fps, you'll notice that gameplay speed is tied to the framerate. But the game itself is spotless otherwise.

I got this game because it appears to be a remake of an old browser game I use to play to death that isn't available anymore. Although I wish to still play the original if possible, this remake is still a fun game and I can appreciate the more fleshed out mechanics. As advertised, a lot of this game is randomized. I initially found this to be a little frustrating, as circumstances are guaranteed to be against your favor at some point, but once I got experience with the mechanics and items the game becomes a really tight, dynamic, and enjoyable experience. It's very satisfying getting through a stage dodging enemies by using nothing but well timed explosives in the levels where getting a weapon isn't available, for example. That being said, there was a really elegant simplicity to the original I remember that isn't quite here. This version is cool for sure, but it doesn't quite scratch the same itch for me. There's also a few enemy designs that were either scrapped or retooled into the new ones that I quite liked, and only dealing with two enemy types at a time doesn't feel the same. I feel some of the more powerful weapons were also rebalanced a little. I can understand, but with randomized weapons that disappear when you run out of ammo I think it wouldn't have hurt to allow a few weapons to make you feel invincible for a bit. Especially with a game like this that's aiming to be exciting, it kind of just feels like the game is stopping you from having too much fun. These are minor things though, and probably have good reasons for being so. This game is good simple fun and delivers on its premise.

Great game

Great game! Graphics, controls, challenge, pacing, weapons and level variety, everything is great. Some strategical thinking needed, not just a frenetic shooter. Music was too agressive for my taste.

A fun if somewhat frivolous little game that will entertain you for a few hours before the novelty runs out. The concept is sound, but the game never evolved past its introductory stage to expand on it, making it feel like wasted potential. The roguelite formula doesn’t gel too well with the game’s pace, as the drip feed of unlocks does it no favours in complimenting the rather shallow combat and enemy compositions, and only serves to prolong the runtime by gating new toys behind its tedious grinds. Depending on how you feel about the gameplay loop, it can serve as a nice distraction from boredom for an hour or so, but beyond that there’s really not much to see, and probably won’t be worth the full price it’s asking for.

Roguelike, cheap, and pixelated. You must figure out the low fps workaround with disabling vsinc in your card's settings, but other than that, this game is fun for a few rounds. Grab it on sale, shooot some aliens, and turn the volume up.

It's Super Crate Box Advanced. Which is to say even more infuriating gameplay.

Reckon I picked up this game in a random pack. Best gem I've found

It is good solid arcade for a brief solo or coop run. 20-30 min to play with your small nephew or something like that. Pretty much things to unlock and difficulty levels for a challenge.

While there is quite a lot that I like about this game i'm going to warn you all now, this game isnt easy. The guns that you are given is like if you were looking through your house for your mp3's but all you could find were tapes, some records and if youre lucky a CD, the grenades are where its at, the perks are Definitely at sci fi level but pretty normal for most games, hacking, double jump that kinda stuff. The monsters you gotta face tho, set patterns, acid blood and goo, follow you around and generally make the tasks you gotta do practically impossible. I find the lack of dependability in the guns you are given to kinda ruin this game, give me an AK and just let me get bullets for it. The guns are just weak AF i cant stop negging on these guns. Oh, At least the graphics are pretty much as promised, retro, colorful, its great.