Infinicrypt

Somewhere in the antithetical sea of modern roguelikes and traditional roguelikes, there is a forgotten third subgenre which links the two eras together. It's easy to tell Brogue apart from Enter the Gungeon; but by the time of Enter the Gungeon, what had changed since Nuclear Throne? The modern roguelike genre is basically the frog in the pot of boiling water, cranking up select features of predecessors so gradually that players don't even realise they're suddenly playing a spreadsheet simulator. Multiplicative stat increases, item synergies and evolutions, legendary drops, permanent number upgrades. I do love those kinds of games - just as I love traditional roguelikes - but neither category hits the same itch as what's between them. The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth is an amazing sequel, but at its heart it is nothing like the original Binding of Isaac. It's because in that lightning-in-a-bottle time for roguelikes, late 2000s to early 2010s, the transition into moden technology borrowed more heavily from Zelda; tight gameplay, discovery, and the joy of the unknown. Items and upgrades were cool, but they weren't dopamine hits partitioned out in increasing numbers - they were l…

Sorry about the gameplay time. Offline mode does not bother to track it as playtime: [h2]It's Too Repetitive![/h2] Warrior is the most powerful class. Holding (Left Click) increases range, damage, and speed. No mana or cooldowns. Every room is constantly being re-used. While I enjoyed some of the boss fights, I found that the game didn’t offer much challenge or replay value, except perhaps for the motivation to defeat the final boss. Even then, it required revisiting all previous areas again. Overall, I’m good, I'd rather do something else. [b]Video Review TBD[/b] https://youtu.be/DeBGLmsEIbg [quote] Please consider following my [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41005226/]Curation page[/url]. I cover a wide range of genres both paid and unpaid, providing unbiased opinions as well as regular giveaway events. [/quote]

"This ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game is horrid." This roguelike features three heroes with unique abilities, but it suffers from being too basic and lacking a meaningful meta-progression system to keep players hooked. The combat felt repetitive, and the difficulty often felt more like an endurance test than a skill-based challenge. I wouldn't recommend it unless you are looking for a very bare-bones, high-difficulty roguelike without progression depth. [url=https://www.youtube.com/live/cHfWakJa-0c?t=49m02s]Gameplay[/url]

Not bad, not great. Get it on sale. I'd guess most will play this game for one or two good sittings. For a game all about room clearing with speed, it feels a bit slow paced.

Great game :)

Great little game, I have only played 2 classes but those are great so far. I hope this game sees some more content but I have not even played all of it yet lol