Cosmic Tails

Cosmic Tails is an energetic action roguelite that takes a familiar survival-shooter formula and injects it with a playful feline personality. Developed and published by nubes_ix, the game places players in the role of cat bounty hunters traveling across the galaxy to eliminate bizarre enemies that threaten the cosmic order. While the premise is intentionally humorous, the gameplay systems reveal a solid understanding of what makes modern roguelites engaging. By combining relentless combat, extensive progression systems, and a colorful science-fiction setting, Cosmic Tails aims to deliver an experience that is both accessible and highly replayable. At its core, the game revolves around surviving increasingly dangerous bounty hunts while battling massive waves of enemies. Players begin each run with limited capabilities but quickly accumulate new weapons, powers, and upgrades as they progress. The action is fast and satisfying, encouraging constant movement while hordes of hostile creatures flood the screen. Like many successful entries in the genre, the excitement comes from watching a modest character gradually evolve into a devastating force capable of clearing entire groups of …

I loved the demo during Next Fest, so I came back for another nyibble. Cosmic Tails brings a fun, arcadey ship combat touch to the survivors genre. The controls feel great, appropriate for a ship and offer satisfying movement. Plenty of synergies, builds, and other things to discover here. The game opens up even further w/ pleasant surprises, once you delve into Nightmare mode and beyond. Achievements rewarding you w/ unlocks and other in-game perks is a nice touch. You can also fine tune your experience between basic difficulty settings, many enemy and player modifiers through options and perks, and co-op. You can even adjust the length of your runs(there's endless too!). All of this comes wrapped in a fun and cohesive aesthetic. The themeing runs through not just the pilots but also through the weapons, skills, pickups, enemies, etc. I love the DOOM-esque reactions for the pilot HUD. The soundtrack is great and complements your weaving through space and mowing down hordes(definitely worth picking up the extra DLC). You can tell a lot of thought and love went into this game. 10+ hours in and I still have the "just one more run" itch. I look forward to 100%-ing this w/ my G.O.A.T…