Shape Shifter: Formations

I initially gave this game a positive review, but after a few hours I've come to find it very frustrating. Sometimes there's no description on what things do, like overkill for example. I also don't know how percentages work, because if, say, an ability is reduced by 100%, it's not reduced to 0, or at the very least to a bare minimum duration amount like, <1 sec, no, it's still like 10 seconds. So it's not like really reduced by 100%, it's reduced by some non-linear rate. One of my favourite things in games like this is having drones, and there's a ship called the "swarm ship" that presumably specialises in this (though I may be wrong), but I don't know how to unlock it. The only reason I know about it is because one of the conditions for a locked weapon is to unlock the swarm ship, but then I don't know how to unlock the swarm ship because even though it states the unlock conditions for locked items, it doesn't state the name of said item. There's no wiki to look this stuff up, and no Discord. After 12 hours I've barely unlocked 25% of everything. It's very annoying. The game is out on 1.0, and I think that at that point the devs should have written a wiki for this stuff, even…

A great game that should be on the spotlight. Endless combinations, with a unique tag system, cool visuals and nearly no bugs.

Outstanding mix of Geometry Wars with modern roguelite mechanics. I wouldn't really consider this a roguelite though, it plays just like a classic, great, twin-stick shooter. It's just that you have currency to upgrade after runs. You start with a decent variety of ships and weapons, but there are TONS of builds and options available that are fun and varied.

It's ok. Take the thumbs down based on what you are looking for. If you are looking for a mostly casual grind with lots of bloat, this game might work for you. However, after playing multiple rounds, I've given up due to fundamental balance and gameplay issues. * There is almost no challenge or point in playing 'well' for the first three rounds, other than boss battles. The fact that you can't scale up the difficultly for risk/reward on the first round, or even meaningfully past that, makes the first round a complete slog. Compare this to something like Brotato where difficulty both scales quickly, but even the first round provides an incentive to pay attention. * The balance is largely off between the rounds and bosses. It's not that the bosses are impossible, but they are far more challenging than the rounds, so the only strategy becomes aiming for a build that is good for bosses. It's not worth the 15-20 minutes of the slog to get to an interesting boss round. The basic gameplay and enemy types are so far behind Geometry Wars 3 which is more than a decade old. Of course, I don't expect a game with roguelite elements to match the full action of GW3, but having to wade throu…

Fun simple shooter with lots of upgrades

This is a very good game! The stealth ship is a little overpowered compared to the others, because you're basically invincible for half the time and no other ship has enough healing or defense to compare to that, so the non-stealth ships have to rely on dodging and maximum damage, which is much more chaotic. Also, the long range and auto-targeting weapons are much easier to use compared to the other weapons, because they allow you to focus on defense and fire anywehere. So there are some balance issues, but the game is extremely fun if you pick the settings that suit you.