Shoot For The Stars

I don't enjoy the mixel aesthetic, there's no option to set the resolution in settings even in windowed, and I overall don't enjoy this game. Even setting my dislike of this particular genre of game aside, again, the mixel aesthetic is just bad and I don't feel that this game innovates upon other, better, more polished iterations of the genre like Getting Over It.

Perfect game for people who enjoy doing unnecessary backflips.

Challenging but satisfying - it is VERY punishing, and it feels especially so earlier on. As you progress a bit more, there's a lot more areas you can fall down onto below you. This, combined with the difficulty of learning to control the gun means there's quite a steep learning curve here. For some, the time investment might not be worth it, but if you enjoy other foddian titles and are looking for more, this one might be for you

My cozy genre :D (I mean that 100% unironically. I used to unwind from competitive games back pre-Covid by doing a run or two of Getting Over It. Eventually got my time down to 5m30s, with over a hundred clears. This iteration is one of the best I've played in the genre. You never feel like you're not in control, your skill level is more important than janky geometry, and balancing reloads and bullet cooldown feels really good. Once you find the rhythm, climbing becomes really soothing! Got my first clear in about 3 hours, now I'm gonna try to get my time under 10 minutes, and find more skips :)

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Not usually a big fan of these types of games, but it has a fun art style and a nice charm to it. I'm still terrible at it, but it feels like much more of a good entry to the foddian type games for beginners, with a fun new take on the genre. The music is also quite enjoyable.