Jupiter Hell

Doom meets chess, except the chessboard has a shotgun. Fast, brutal, tactical, and somehow makes dying feel like part of the plan. Every turn matters, every build can become gloriously broken, and “one quick run” is a filthy lie. Highly recommended.

TLDR: Play DRL or Jupiter Hell Classic instead. I've played over a dozen runs. I've won several of those runs. And I'm left with the strong feeling that there is something fundamentally wrong with combat in this game. Maybe there's a subtle bug or maybe they baked in too much randomness into combat because every encounter in Jupiter Hell feels like a crapshoot as to how much damage you will take from enemies, even after you've mastered the combat systems. This wasn't a problem in DRL, this is something they've introduced in Jupiter Hell. In addition, there are a number of design decision in Jupiter Hell that lead to a less enjoyable playing experience as compared to DRL. The aim/cover system is almost antithetical to Doom gameplay. Obviously you can't just run-and-gun everything in a rogue game, but at the same time constantly dodging to cover and waiting behind cover while you aim is sooo not Doom. Also, they "broke" multitools by making them the in-game currency, now you have to constantly hoard them since every station in the game requires some.

Haven't been playing terribly long, but I've been playing the predecessor DoomRL (or DRL) for many years. This is a true successor, it's so very good. Gameplay is clean and easy, you can figure stuff out as you go, the music and sound effects are top notch, story is engaging (although not a major draw for me on this game). If you ever played DoomRL/DRL and enjoyed it, you'll love this.

Fun game with heavy metal playing in the background

Awesome evolution of DRL - RIYL traditional roguelikes but want a faster paced, more linear experience that focuses heavily on ranged combat.

Boring