Space Escape (2024)

Currently as of writing this review, I have about 40 minutes of playtime, so my opinion may change if I play the game more. Also, if the developers are interested in how I came about the game, I found it on the forums of the love2d.org site. This game is a 2D action-roguelike. It features many types of enemies, and you can earn experience points which in-turn lets you get different upgrades for your ship, however, if you die, these upgrades are gone. With credits earned in-game, you can buy upgrades that last for your entire play-through. What the game did right: I actually really like the art in the game, although not unique it has had a lot of effort put into the sprites and graphical polish which gives that 'actiony feel' while not being overwhelming and annoying to look past. The choice of the types of enemies and upgrades, I feel has also had a lot of effort put in and are fairly balanced, and the enemies are actually really fun to attack. Now, the game isn't perfect, and so there were a few things I did not like about the game. Firstly, the overall balance of the game is fairly bad. The price of the main upgrades that stay between runs scales way too quickly, I found myse…

It's a fun roguelike shmup, with a bit more of a grind than I'd like. I dig the graphics, and the gameplay is satisfying enough. But due to how long it takes to really get anywhere I'm not too inclined to keep going after just a bit over 30 minutes. I liked it though. No regrets.

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Fun game with a great progression loop. I love how crazy it gets once you get a bunch of upgrades. Total worth the price.

This game is super fun. I hope future updates add more weapons.