HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea

Not Recommended

I am a lover of every genre this game is inspired by and it is an abomination. Simultaneously too dull and too difficult. Mechanics are not explained, super random design choices. Just nope. Finished the game. Still terrible.

Yes. https://youtu.be/pRq3oADLbf4

Like so many games, has some reasonable ideas behind it, but also fails on many accounts. This game basically demands your attention everywhere and as more and more of it piles on, it feels more and more like a chore, having to maintain everything while also trying to do several objects at once and under increasingly difficult waves that also require more and more attention while being extremely constrained in how much you can actually manage at once (max building moving, max energy). On top of that, the game's minimap is tiny and it's very difficult to separate notifications that are dire compared to those that aren't and you can't zoom out much, so it just becomes a mess of "where was I last looking, where did I leave what I just built". To sum up, too many limitations in controls for how much the player must eventually control. Idea-wise, the game is fun and I like the difficult keeps piling on, but after a while, the game is more of a chore than anything. A few changes / added tech to increase energy/building moving count / a few UI changes and this game would be significantly better.

I have mixed feelings about this game. On one hand this is a really enjoyable game. On the other it has regular moments when it gets annoying to the point of wanting to quit it immediately, because fundamental mechanics can be funbreakers.

You will spend 20 hours playing this straight and quick saving or none at all. This game is great, fun and holds a special place in my heart.