Neo Shock

Steam's option to write a review is very polarized because I have to choose "Yes" or "No" to answer if I would recommend this game. In short, this game appears to be made by an indie developer and thus, is lacking many features and qualities one would probably expect. I am a huge fan of Roguelike games, and this game has very little content compared to pretty much any Roguelike I have played. The "Tools" and "Skills" the developer lists in the About This Game section basically covers all the things you can acquire to strengthen your character. But to be fair, comparing this game to something like Risk of Rain 2 isn't really a realistic standard to hold a brand new indie developer to. If you (someone browsing the Steam store) want a fun Roguelike game to sink many hours into, then I do not think this game will fulfill that in its current state. However, I do not want to leave this game a "Not recommended" review because I don't think that is very constructive and encouraging for the developer. I knew exactly what this game was going into it. I purchased it to support an indie developer and get a chance to give them feedback. On the topic of feedback, I want to give the developer so…

Let me be clear from the get go I don't hate this game and if some changes where implemented I would gladly change this review. With that being said this game has a lot of issues. Issue 1: I don't know what I'm doing. For the first 20 minutes I was confused I would walk around collect a yellow keycard and then look for something that goes to. Video game logic dictates that I should look for a yellow door or lock. Instead after you collect the card you have to go back to the elevator you spawned in at and it will take you to the next level. Issue 2: wacky damage. The sword character can 1 shot you while it takes about 10 shots from the others to kill you. So one the one hand you take multiple shots and feel invincible, but on the other hand you feel really weak when you get one tapped from a sword guy that you didn't even know was there. (The sword guys should do 50% health in my opinion) Issue 3: Bad level design. Because this is a Rougelike all these maps are randomly generated. Which is great for replayability, but terrible to play through. A lot of the rooms end up just being filler. There's nothing and no one in them and it ended up just making the game feel empty and lack lust…

For 2.99, this game is really fun. You're allowed to do basically whatever you want to to get to the end with plenty of options given to you including superpowers, a physics system and even breakable windows. The level design isn't spectacular and levels are repeated often since it is a roguelike but for the price, this game is really fun.

Neo Shock is very fun. I recommend it if you're looking for an enjoyable gaming experience. I hope it gets more updates in the future because it has a lot of potential.