Wild Bastards

Very poor gun play and focusing the combat design on long distance combat without the option to aim properly on big arenas. Achievements focused on beating the game on various difficulty levels are not fun to play with. I love void bastards, but this game is not even standing near this.

Originally, back in 2024, i had doubts when Wild Bastards was first released. Because I was perhaps a big fan of Void Bastards first, and I misunderstood what Wild Bastards was going for... At least initally. But now two years later, i am giving this a second chance and it is actually low key amazing. The more I play it, the more I understand what this is. There is 100% the BlueManchu DNA in this. And there is a lot of humour in the dialogues, the characters are full of charm, even the ennemies. That's really the best part. And these characters also well designed and balanced, they all have their own weapons, quirks, strengths, and weaknesses. The gameplay approach here is fundamentally different compared to Void Bastard, more action, less exploration, smaller levels. And you need to manage a team of characters, send them on short action sequences, with some stealth or not, it's up to you. Entering a fight is really the absolutely most exciting part. I would say, the very first couple of minutes in the game can be underwhelming, or confusing. But they are important to understand the game rules. Give this a chance!

Solid casual-friendly roguelite with unlockable replay value.

It's a fun game. Approximately 25ish hours to beat the campaign if you take your time. Pretty simple mechanics make it an easy game to jump into. After you understand the main gameplay loop however, it's boring. Basically all of the map power-ups you can skip over as they mostly just waste your time when it's easy enough to just kill the enemies for the infamy. I didn't really feel any difference between the first couple fights and the last, just more health / more damage / more respawns. There isn't really any sort of strategy or deeper thought required than choosing what items you want to get when selecting a planet on the space map. Game runs smoothly without issue, and as to be expected with Blue Manchu games the art is gorgeous as always. Voice acting is well-done, though the game starts to get much less talkative as you progress. Gameplay feel itself is great, controls feel smooth and intuitive, game mechanics are easy to understand and fun to use, movement is nice, though movement beyond navigating a flat plane is rarely used. I really wanted to like this game more than I did, and by the end I was completing it just for the sake of completing it. I would play a round or…

Прошел их предыдущую игру еще на выходе Void Bastards - очень зашла, прям скажу "Моё". Эта в чем-то похожа, но в основном игра другая, тоже залипалово ещё то. Советую.

Solid game, faced paced, good fun. Works great on a steam deck.