Tomb of the Bloodletter

This game has been truly refreshing. I feel like I have to use a different part of my brain to play this game, but it's also incredibly chill because you can take it at your own pace. It's not perfect, but there are some really cool ideas in here, and it gets way more right than it gets wrong. Also, try playing this with a friend in the room (or on discord)!

A nice twist on the rogue-like format. Instead of accumulating game knowledge, you accumulate actual knowledge. You'll find yourself at a stoplight and thinking "Oh bamboozled!". Can be a bit frustrating at times but runs are generally quick enough that it's short lived.

Pretty creative with gameplay mechanics and has a lot of ideas. I like how all of the different characters function.

This is a fun little game with fantastic art and a really great gameplay loop. I think battles can drag on a little too long but the concept is super neat and enjoyable. I enjoyed the few hours I put into it and imagine that I'll continue to do so.

This is a really cool concept for a game! Think Slay The Spire, but instead of a "deck" you have abilities/attacks that fall randomly on a keyboard and you spell out a word to use them. It's a fun puzzle to try and figure a word to use as many of the letters as possible, or to fit in other weird restrictions depending on the monster you're up against. The music is great as well and the characters have fun designs. A couple of suggestions for things I'd like to see: I found the "bouncing" animation before the keyboard drops into frame really jarring due to the contrast between the bright yellow box and the backgrounds, I know there is an option to reduce keyboard movements but I don't have any issue with the other animations, just that one. Additionally it'd be cool to see some different difficulty settings, like maybe an easy mode to help those who have a smaller vocabulary or just want a more casual experience without wracking their brain for obscure words (as much as I like doing that - the challenge is fun but makes it harder to recommend to those who aren't as into word games)

Definitely not easy and requires you to use the full breadth of your vocabulary, but so far it's been really fun! I've enjoyed seeing all the different enemies and love that there are multiple characters to unlock with various abilities of their own. I also really enjoy the art style, and the background music is very catchy. Can't wait to play it some more!!