Circles of Hell (2020)

Overall, this is a very great game. I love the minimalist approach to a shooting/evasion game. The randomness of each danger's occurrence greatly contributes to the theme of being totally powerless in a sea of threats. It constantly keeps you on your toes and makes each run unique. I also like the boss events, as they were a cool and unexpected addition which I think adds a lot to the total value of the game. Just a few minor criticisms: • I think the inputs should be on the press rather than the release (dumb complaint, I know). When dashing, it can sometimes be hard to time because I would expect the dash to happen on the press of the key. • I feel like the boss events were a little too easy. Once you learn their attack pattern, they become much easier than the waves themselves. If the bosses were made a little harder, it would add a greater sense of climax. Right now, the normal yellow circles are probably the biggest threat. • Lastly, the game is not full of bugs, but there are a few I noticed. Besides crashes, I was actually rendered completely invincible on one attempt. tl;dr 9/10 Very fun shooting game, lots of death and retrying. Well worth the $0.99 cost.

Weird, but cool I guess. I wish the sardonic attitude portrayed here on the Steam page came across in the actual game. All we get is a bit of Sartre and the occasional quote about hell or something.