Maraka

A really neat mechanic without much of a game attached. One run feels much like another, there's no real goal you're working towards, and the difficulty does not meaningfully progress past a few levels deep. Early resource grinding and picking the permanent passive upgrades at every opportunity can snowball you to the point where death is implausible; most of my playtime is in a single run that got very safe and very samey and only ended because of a crash.

This game is fun as heck once you get the hang of it, I'm new to mouse and keyboard and wanted a game to help me improve without being too much for my skill level and this game fit that bill perfectly😎

First it crashed a few times right after start, then it somehow worked after I clicked a button before it managed to crash within the 2seconds after launching, and then it turned out it's not exactly prepared to work in my native resolution which is 1920x1200. Parts of the intro screen and some mission-end screens didn't fit on my monitor. There was a post on the steam forum regarding the same crash I had, with logs and all, and that post doesn't yet have a dev reply, since a year ago. So... yeah. The concept of the game is ok, I liked the monsters design. Mechanics seem to be quite innovative, you're not just shooting stuff. A little bit more of technical polish would help.

Maraka, developed by David Kaleta and Lukas Svrcek and published by David Kaleta, is an ambitious physics-based roguelike that attempts to merge environmental manipulation with tense, skill-driven combat. It is set on an alien planet where survival depends not on brute strength or conventional weaponry, but on the creative use of magnetism. You play as a lone explorer stranded deep beneath the surface, navigating through a labyrinth of caves filled with strange structures, hostile lifeforms, and the lingering wreckage of failed expeditions. Rather than presenting a linear story, Maraka frames its narrative as a gradual discovery, revealing fragments of a past catastrophe while emphasizing the player’s isolation and resilience in a hostile environment. What makes Maraka immediately stand out is its focus on physics-driven gameplay. The central mechanic revolves around a magnetic device that allows the player to attract, repel, and manipulate objects in the environment. Rocks, debris, and even enemies become tools in your arsenal, transforming every encounter into a sandbox of potential strategies. The magnetic system is versatile—you can pull enemies toward hazards, fling objects t…

Totally recommend it, one of the coolest rougelikes I have played in recent memory, I really dig the comic style grapic and the sounds. Also have to mention the class system which is a really welcome idea in a game like this

I didn't find the loop particularly engaging. But I gave you my money regardless to support development of Urtuk 2. You are welcome