Numgeon

Thank you to FobTi Interactive for generously providing an early test/feedback key.
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Numgeon is a cute lil coffee break rogueish title that has a novel core mechanic, and really cool pixel art and animation. This is the kind of title that you pick up and play a round or two between doing other things. The color palettes are of course reminiscent of Downwell, and work well here for both aesthetics as well as to add unlockable palettes.

Essentially, you fight battles by clicking on the number buttons in ascending order. The red and white buttons are functional and refill your health and mana/magic meters. Once the mana/magic meter is full you can right-click to cast an attack spell. There are several unlockable characters. The game is hard. All of the usual staples of traditional rogue-ish games are here; we have shrines and shops and chests and permadeath.

Pros:
+The artwork and animation are great
+The core gameplay mechanic is novel
+Cute little coffee break game that is quite challenging

Cons:
-While neat, I do think the core fighting mechanic is a bit vanilla as-is; this feels like a base with a ton of potential for expansion and variation
-The progression and/or learning curve is lacking, but this is actively being tweaked

FobTi Interactive makes some seriously high-quality indie games, and should certainly be on any enthusiasts radar. Cheers to indie games!

Numgeon on PC / Steam
Score 9/10

8 Bit Dungeon crawling without the hassle of an inventory

Advance from dungeon to dungeon by winning each battle, how might you ask?
In numerical order click on the randomly organized 4x4 grid,
each click is one hp damage and multipliers are in effect.

RPG FPS in a 2D 4x4 tile space and no aiming required

Features include multiple Heroes, leveling every game you play,
upgrades in armor, weapons, and hit points, slot machines.... and ?

This is NOT a Clicker game, but you have to Click

Recognise and commit visual patterns to very short term memory and execute in ninja-like thoughtlessness; Mushin. There is no ‘Auto-clicking’ in this game.

Recommended

Easy to pick up, hard to put down, and friendly to the player
when you come back at a later date.
Brilliant is this 8 Bit Dungeon simulacrum reminiscent of the ‘The Binding of Isaac’ but in a very light version and much friendlier package ! [/respect].

Numgeon
9/10 exemplary execution of the genre don’t miss out, for fans of the genre and the curious alike

December 2018

This game looks and feels fantastic, but I've never seen such a poorly thought-out core loop.

Clicking numbers in order is neither fun nor interesting. There is no challenge to it! Everything surrounding the core loop may be great, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem of a lack of challenge.