▲ Recommended
2 hrs
a really cool entry into this genre that gets better and better as your runs snowball in terms of power. it avoids a lot of the pitfalls that worse games in this field fall into (like Vampire Survivors and Wanted Shadows) like a lack of player agency (you have to manually aim and fire in this by default, like a twinstick--though there are options for auto-aim and auto-fire), barren and nondescript levels (FLS feels much more as though its environments fit the setting), boring standard enemies (as it's constantly introducing new types), boring bosses (unlike A LOT of games in this genre, the bosses aren't just bigger versions of the normal foes--but are tanks, generals, etc.), and diminishing returns as you get more powerful (that's what really killed Wanted Shadows especially for me).
everything in this is very thematically coherent, which I appreciate. nothing feels like it's just doing what other games are doing just to follow the overall trends, but trying to do what most fits this setting. is it the best game in this genre yet? no, that's still GunSuit Guardians--but it does a damn good job in its own right and is totally worth the plunge if you're into this kinda game.
for more thoughtful recommendations of the best games on Steam, check out my curator, The Absolute Finest.
everything in this is very thematically coherent, which I appreciate. nothing feels like it's just doing what other games are doing just to follow the overall trends, but trying to do what most fits this setting. is it the best game in this genre yet? no, that's still GunSuit Guardians--but it does a damn good job in its own right and is totally worth the plunge if you're into this kinda game.
for more thoughtful recommendations of the best games on Steam, check out my curator, The Absolute Finest.
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