TombStar

Quick Score: 4/5 Notes: It is very much a gungeon clone, however I had a decent amount of fun progressing through and eventually finishing the game. It is relatively light on content, only really having 4 bosses total, but what it does have is fairly polished. Wouldn't be my first pick as far as these types of games go, but if you've played all the others or are able to catch this on sale, its worth checking out. In just under 9 hours i pretty much 100% the game, or at least did the hardest possible achievement the game has anyways. So I wouldn't expect to get more than about 10 hours of gameplay out of this.

Nice game nice fast shooting fast game play the price is also not expensive Otherwise, download the demo first and try it

Thumbs up because I think it's a pretty decent game. That said, it doesn't do anything especially special. Not much here for seasoned twin-stick roguelike veterans except for a fresh coat of paint on a functional system. Pick it up on a good sale and play it for 5-10 hours or more depending on what you can get out of it. It's charming.

TombStar is really great rougelike shooter game. It's really challenging. Make sure you are a type of gamer who's really like rougelike game as the game it's challenging. We can choose 3 chars by keep playing the game and got more points to unlock them. My favorite char is the sniper girl :D

It's a good game. Gameplay is tight and responsive. There is meta progression, different characters that are essentially different classes, and the decisions made during the runs have good impact throughout the run. Boss fights are fun. I recommend it.

TombStar is a stylish and energetic twin-stick roguelite shooter that embraces the spirit of old-school arcade action while dressing it in a bold Space-Western aesthetic. Developed by Andy Sum and Marcus Grambau and published by No More Robots, the game drops you onto the harsh frontier world of TombStar, a lawless planet overrun by the brutal Grimheart Gang. What unfolds is a rapid-fire series of procedural shootouts where reflexes, weapon mastery, and smart positioning matter more than anything else. While TombStar doesn’t reinvent the roguelite formula, it delivers a bright, punchy, and skill-driven experience that stands out through style and intensity. From the outset, the game captivates with its colorful visuals and clear artistic direction. The cartoon-inspired style isn’t just attractive—it enhances readability during chaotic gunfights, ensuring that enemies, bullets, hazards, and power-ups remain distinct even when the screen becomes a swirl of projectiles. Each biome has its own personality, from dusty outposts to alien-infested ruins, and the enemy designs are expressive enough to be recognizable at a glance. The Space-Western theme gives the world a fun identity, blending sci-fi gadgets with frontier grit, and the soundtrack leans into sharp riffs and upbeat rhythms that keep adrenaline levels high. TombStar features three playable characters, each with distinct traits and special abilities that encourage different playstyles. Whether you prefer raw aggression, tactical abilities, or defensive advantages, the roster ensures that repeated runs maintain variety. Procedurally generated levels reinforce this sense of unpredictability. Rooms are connected through a fog-of-war map, and each run leads you through new routes, enemy formations, hidden rooms, and rewards. Weapons are equally diverse—shotguns, rifles, flamethrowers, experimental blasters—and the game’s perk system allows you to fine-tune builds on the fly, giving each run a slightly different flavor. Moment-to-moment gameplay is TombStar’s strongest asset. Shooting feels crisp and satisfying, movement is quick and responsive, and dodging through waves of incoming fire embodies the best qualities of bullet-hell design. The enemy roster includes melee chargers, ranged shooters, environmental pests, and elite units that force you to use the full breadth of your abilities. Combat rewards precision and composure; even minor mistakes can snowball into disaster, making every encounter feel tense and deliberate. Power-ups and temporary boosts add an extra layer of excitement that enhances the game’s arcade spirit. However, TombStar’s excellence in moment-to-moment action also reveals areas where its long-term progression falls short. Once you acclimate to its shooting mechanics and enemy patterns, the structure begins to feel repetitive. The roguelite variety is serviceable but not deep—rooms begin to blur together after multiple hours, enemies don’t evolve much, and while perks help diversify runs, they rarely lead to radically different builds. The high difficulty curve, especially early on, may discourage players who expect a smoother ramp or more gradual sense of growth. Death often sends you back with only modest upgrades, leaving some early runs feeling punishing. The narrative element is minimal, providing a setup—liberate TombStar from the Grimheart Gang—and occasional text snippets that expand on character backgrounds and the villainous hierarchy. While the concept is charming, the story never becomes a meaningful driving force. The world is built more through visual identity than through plot or character development, and players expecting cinematic cutscenes or deep lore will find the experience sparse. TombStar is unapologetically gameplay-first, prioritizing action over storytelling. Despite its shortcomings, the game succeeds in carving out a place in the crowded field of roguelite shooters through its style, responsiveness, and pure fun factor. Its colorful visuals, tight controls, and brisk pacing make it an ideal pick for players who enjoy short, skill-focused sessions. The challenge invites mastery, and the aesthetic flair keeps each run enjoyable even when progress stalls. While it may not offer the complexity or long-term progression systems of larger roguelite titles, it delivers a concentrated hit of arcade excitement. In the end, TombStar is a polished, charismatic shooter that thrives on fast action and vibrant presentation. It’s perfect for fans who want a visually appealing, tightly designed roguelite without layers of complexity weighing it down. Those looking for narrative depth or extensive variety may find its limits quickly, but players craving high-energy, responsive gunplay in an engaging Space-Western universe will find plenty to appreciate in this compact but satisfying adventure. Rating: 7/10

TombStar is a rather mediocre console (Xbone/PS4) ported 3D rendered cartoony top down procedurally generated twin stick shooter... and the cartoony wild west sci-fi theme doesn't save an old dead genre with a contentless implementation. One important note is that even though this is an amateur project, it does seem to be sincerely and genuinely made. I couldn't find any flipped assets, plagiarism or any other kind of insincere actions from the developer, but unfortunately genuine intentions alone are not enough to produce a brilliant PC gaming experience. On the upside, the game does feature customisable controls and resolution, so at least some of the basic, minimum requirements have been met. Unfortunately there's a number of other technical defects and shortcomings which contribute to the game being difficult to recommend to gamers. It's also reasonably well polished, what there is of it, it's not a technically challenging game so you'll get smooth framerates and good performance. The problems are more with the poor art style, lack of content, boring repetitive gameplay on an old, dead genre. There's a reason there's only a couple of people bother to play this every week, at a risk of offending both of them, I don't think this is worth it. The game features low-polygon "retro" assets with cartoony, mobile app style shader effects, making this look like a barely functional mobile app from 15 years ago. This visual style is a method that lazy devs often use when they have a lack of interest/capability to create highly detailed, high poly models and instead use shader effects to disguise that shortcoming under the name of "art", or "We made it look bad on purpose", which really isn't something gamers should have to put up with. It's unclear why the developers weren't willing to arrange high quality, high polygon count contemporary assets and high resolution textures for the game. It's far below the state of the art visuals gamers expect as a result of their decisions. The game features no proper level design or game/story flow/plot, as they opted to try to use samey repetitive procgen algorithms as a substitute for adding such content to the game, to avoid doing the important job of level/map design. As a result, the game doesn't actually have any content worth mentioning, just endless, boring, repetitive, soulless algorithmically generated sameyness. Developers must learn that procedural generation is not an acceptable substitute for content. Because this is designed for consoles, it carries a number of deliberate design deficiencies. Compromises were made to cater to the inferior console gaming appliances that the game was designed for. These are unfortunate compromises and limitations that PC gamers shouldn't be forced to accept, but it's evident that PC was a second thought for the console-centric developers. The game is deficient as a result of these choices, and would have been so much better without the handicaps that designing games for consoles forces upon a game. Once more, console peasants have made gaming worse for everyone. These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game. So, should you buy this game? Is this one of the best of the 110,000+ games on Steam? TombStar has the almost comically optimistic (if it wasn't so sad) price of $15 USD, for which you could easily get any number of older AAA games. Given the defects and quality issues with the game, coupled with the unrealistic price, this is impossible to recommend. Yes, I For comparison, the $15 asking price for this game could get you games like "SCUM", "Hunt: Showdown" or "Phantasmophobia". Quality, professionally made games like those are frequently on sale cheaper than this.

It's honest, super polished, and fun. Gameplay is pretty tight, responsive, fast and most importantly, very fun. The bullet hell is fair, and I've seen no issues with hit detections or visual clarity. This is the most important point and why I recommend it, everything else is secondary hehe. The animations are well-made, and graphically it's very competent. Enemies are varied enough and pretty balanced, you can evade their attacks but all of them offer threat, and if you sleep for a millisecond you get hit. The sniper character is way more powerful than the other two, simply because you can hit enemies off-screen with her standard weapon. Boss variety is very limited, you get 1 boss per map, but some are minibosses that repeat, so the game really has 4 unique bosses only. The meta-progression is poorly designed and takes too long to unlock, and the upgrades are "meh." You have 3 slots, but I only unlocked 2 and the game was already over so whatevs. Weapon and upgrade variety are really weak or take too long to be unlocked, some weapons/upgrades are borderline useless, while others are essential, even if these are in the same rarity rank. Although some are useless, the ones that are essential are VERY fun to use and elevate the experience considerably. The legendary weapons are awesome and it really shows you why they are legendary, it's an insane jump of power. The first time I got one, I beat the game. Overall, this is the definition of competent, it's fun, it's fast, and you will probably not spend much time with it after beating it for the first time, but it's so well made gameplay-wise that it's endearing. It will not change your life, but I honestly think it deserves way more praise and recognition. I liked it, maybe try it. :>