The Superfluous

TL;TR - Fun chill game to play alone or with a bud using steam remote play together has a good story. Bit of learning curve with the controls. Worth picking up for only $1.99. This is actually a fun chill game to play alone or with a friend (using steam remote play together). There is a bit of a learning curve with the controls though other then that its smooth sailing. In the beginning you might unfortunately die a lot especially to bats( O'NEIL's pickaxe 1 hits them). The tip is to make sure you have a miner like O'NEIL in your squad so you can dig to safety and mine gems. The story is pretty intriguing with sprinkles of humor, and interactive with the dialogue. Each level has more areas to explore and enemies to fight the only way you keep your loot is by finding the exit door at the bottom. Once you reach the exit you can "continue on" or "go to base". The longer you last the greater the rewards. There are other squad members you can buy with gold that have unique abilities like Fat Steve who can drop teleporters back to base. Gems are used to permanently upgrade your gear. Each member of your squad gain their own xp after each adventure that can be used to gain special traits…

The Superfluous is a retro pixel 2D platformer/RPG-lite game where you manage a crew of astronauts who flew out to a deadly asteroid to mine it of valuable minerals then destroy it before it hits the Earth. For some reason the asteroid is full of monsters and chests and some of the walls have bricks. I know this makes no sense, but that's what you get when you let Starbucks employees make video games. I think it's unfortunate that a lot of effort went into designing the games progression/advancement system, and there's some comedy storyline bolted on as well, but the whole thing falls into a heap because the developers lacked the talent/funding to hire an artist to do decent graphics, so they fell back on lazy retro pixel graphics, because then they can pretend it's "art" and that they made it look bad on purpose. Apparently this cope is better than devs just admitting decent graphics are beyond their reach. Regardless, here we are. What could have been a great game ruined by ugly retro pixel graphics. Also, resolution is fixed and controls are fixed and can't be changed, so this falls beneath minimum standard for PC. Also, there's not really much in the way of an end g…

The Superfluous is a science-fiction roguelite action platformer developed and published by Voided Pixels, combining procedural cave exploration, squad management systems, destructible terrain, and fast-paced traversal into a unique independent experience that blends multiple genres together. Rather than focusing purely on platforming precision or combat intensity, the game builds much of its identity around experimentation, strategic planning, and adapting to unpredictable environments. Its systems-heavy approach creates an experience that feels ambitious, occasionally chaotic, but consistently interesting for players who enjoy overcoming challenges through preparation and flexibility. The game introduces an unusual futuristic premise centered around a distant threat that humanity struggles to take seriously. In the year 2121, scientists discover a massive asteroid called BAR-101 moving toward Earth. Despite the danger, the impact remains far enough into the future that urgency becomes lost within bureaucracy and political hesitation. Players become part of a mission aboard the UWN Superfluous, assigned to travel toward the asteroid and destroy it before catastrophe becomes unavo…

it needs some polish but so far i like it. the squad mechanic is fairly in depth, the game has a good sense of humor. i just think the game needs basic things like more of a response when your bullets hit enemies and more readability. i would recommend this game just to see where the developer takes it.

Pretty cool game so far. The BIGGEST annoyance so far is the fact that you cannot shoot down. You can shoot left, right, and up, but not down. In the control menu, it shows that you can fire down with the controller using the "A" button, but using the down arrow on the keyboard does not allow you to fire down for some reason. Also, I wish there was an option to aim and fire using your mouse instead. I should be able to aim with the mouse where I want to fire, fire normal shots with the left mouse button, and the secondary shot could be the right mouse button. Another thing that is somewhat annoying is that you can only shoot left, right, and up. You cannot hold the right and up button to shoot at angles. It would be better if you could do that. Other than that, the game seems pretty fun so far. You can collect gems in the mines to upgrade your guns, stats, etc. Not a bad game for a few bucks, although it could have some improvements with the movement/aiming and firing system.

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