Galactic Glitch

Yes, Galactic Glitch definitely has the sauce. If you enjoyed Nova Drift, you have to check this one out!

Cool game. Combat is slick and smooth. Takes more gameplay philosophy from Binding of Isaac and not the new wave of roguelites: more horizontal progression instead of vertical. But it's doesn't help that most builds feel more weak in terms of damage and synergy of powers. Especially at 3d main boss. Sometimes it feel like you need 1 extra item to make build good, but you limited in number of items that you can carry with you. Also some challenges fell like huge RPG fest, where if you don't get all best items, you just can't really win. All in all fun game for it's price.

The game is one of the best shmup-roguelike games I've ever played. The gameplay is solid, progression is good, challenge level is spot on and especially the controls feel great. Every time you die you feel that it was your own fault and need to improve on the next run. You can easily experiment with different builds and adjust your tactics as you progress. Some bosses which were hard early on are a breeze later after you have put enough hours in. Some configurations and combinations are really OP, but due to the way powerups are generated it's quite rare to get the ones you want/need. I played the game using the Steam Controller 2 which enabled me to customize the controls for my personal gameplay style. Highly recommend especially now as the the game has been polished and refined by the developer.

An excellent roguelike/roguelite. Great design, beautiful visuals, nervous and responsive gameplay, lot of different ennemies, bosses and variations, and a freak ton of content. I called it a "roguelike/roguelite" because on a new run the game let you chose if you want meta-progression or not. Very nice. On the downside : not a lot of different power-ups and their balance is bad (meaning you'll always take the same ones because they are a lot better) and a few freezes here and there on Steamdeck.

Fun play mechanics that interact in interesting and surprising ways, which is what sets a roguelike above its peers. Also every upgrade is powerful and meaningful so it's just a good time creating completely broken builds and bullying the enemies with them. I picked this up because it was from the same devs who made Deathwar 3030, and it shows that game clearly wasn't a fluke.

Fun game. I like the challenges. Story is nothing to write home about.