Dangerous Galaxy

I didn't really like this at first but then I put 10 hours in it while I was unlocking basically everything, so clearly there was something compelling about it. Also the dev is really cool and patched basically every way I managed to crash the game within 12 hours each time once I started complaining to them on Discord about the game crashing. Anyway, my main gripe is that the balance is a little wonky - if you ever get strong enough to just start annihilating 100% of the background rocks, you get powerful enough to win the game immediately, especially since the rocks are far more numerous and also frequently more individually valuable than the actual enemies. That said, it can be hard to get that strong, especially on the higher difficulties, but I still managed it even on the highest. Maybe that'll get patched, maybe it won't. So yeah, thumbs up. Not a huge one, but a $5 shmup that compelled me to keep playing for 10 hours at leaset deserves that.

Concept is simple. Game is progressive, intense, roguelite addictive. The only thing I do not like largely, is that I cannot save my progress mid-run. If for example I have only 1 hour of time, and didn't managed to finish the run withing that hour, I need to start again... That is a common practice in a lot of such games but I truly believe that devs could be a bit more merciful to a simple working family human. Still, recommended!

I had a really fun time with this game overall. The beginning feels a bit slow, but once you start understanding the mechanics and everything clicks, it really gets going. One of the most interesting design choices is the upgrade system where you combine models. It adds a nice layer of strategy instead of just doing linear upgrades. You can tell the game is crafted with a lot of care - there’s strong attention to detail in both the gameplay and presentation. If I had one personal preference, I’d probably lean toward a less “cute” visual style and more of a gritty, cool-looking aesthetic. That said, the current style is still well executed and fits the game’s tone. I did run into one technical issue: the game crashed once when I disconnected my controller mid-game because I wanted to switch to keyboard.

Dangerous Galaxy was pretty fun. I enjoyed the minigame of managing which upgrades you could select based on which connectors they had which adds a little something extra to the traditional rogue-lite replayability. The developer did a good job with a number of animations as well and it is a fun premise with the physics effects on everything.

Great semi-idle time waster. Nice progression and just fun to play.

I’m really enjoying this game so far. The levels feel nicely balanced and challenging .The graphics are well polished, and there’s a lot of depth to the gameplay ( enemies, upgrades, and level variety). It’s clear the developers put real thought into the details. Honestly, I’d happily recommend this one to anyone looking for a fun experience, especially at this price.