Let Them Come: Onslaught

A great game worthy of its modest price tag, a Vampire Survivors clone that gets the damage scale correct and makes you want to return to play it again and again. On top of all this, the developers are fantastic. I posted a bug with their latest update, and they pushed a patch within the hour. That’s worthy of praise. So I am going to complain about it for the rest of this review. It’s so frustrating when games get this close to perfection. The hit detection on one’s character is not accurate; let’s get that out of the way. Second, and more importantly, the initial meta-upgrades are useful. Literally 90% of the rest are so situational, you can invest thousands of credits for something that may never activate during a run. I mean, you got the Vampire Survivors formula so well done and forget that the meta-upgrades are literally the draw for the game. And like literally every game in this genre, the playable characters are horrifically unbalanced, with one character clearly more powerful than all the others. Add to that the game’s insane difficulty curve. I have bought every upgrade. I can purchase the three consumable buffs. Normal and Hard difficulties are cakewalks. Onslaught …

The beat of the music fits the game perfectly, it's not often that I talk about the sound of a game. Enjoyable content.

just let them come and you win

A very fine game, when you factor price it becomes a great game. It is a vampire like, but the balance is a bit wonky compared to the other. After 5h I complete normal mode on all 4 maps, even after maxing a lot of the progression tree I still felt valunable, which is a plus in my book. Got my stamp of approval.

Pretty fun. Good entry to the genre. Edit: Now put 20 hours into it and beat every difficulty. Almost unlocked all the tech trees. I find it a strangely relaxing game where it's just enjoyable to play a 20 minute round every evening to unwind. Wish the game had some DLC!

Received as a gift from a friend. Technically, a vast improvement over Let Them Come. The growth of the devs themselves is probably the most impressive thing here. The genre shift is an odd but not unwelcomed choice, and Onslaught itself is a decent little bullet heaven, if a bit barebones. You'll run out of content after roughly 7-10hrs, which isn't too big a deal given the price, but I can understand why some people find it lacking. If there are any major cons, it's that the devs chose to play it safe and there are no real shake-ups that set it apart from its peers. I will give some kudos for that transition screen, though. If you grab it, do so during a sale.