Unshine Arcade

I'm not usually the type of gamer that sits down to write reviews, but hands down this is the game that desevers it the most for me. I haven't even been over half, gosh probably not even 30-40% of what the game is supposed to offer, and yet here I am writing a review of why I already feel the need to recommend this game. First of all, this review comes from a guy who deeply loves and appreciates indie games, so when I saw this hidden gem reccomended by steam itself on my calendar, and after watching the trailers, I knew I needed to get my hands in this game. I have to admit that at first I was skeptikal, I thought to myself "this looks to be true, there has to be a catch", but to my glad suprise, the only catch there was, was my attention on the game (no, I won't stop glazing). Even before playing, I already was getting some CloverPit/Buckshot Roulette vibes, so I was kinda scared it would be just a cheap attempt on going by the formula of edgy setting+videogame attatched to it with sprinkles of lore, and even tho it has some components of that, after finally playing the game I have to admit I was more than impressed on how the dev/s gave their own spin, no just on this type of set…

Core gameplay loop is just a drag.

A bit disappointed with this game, had thought there was more variation in the arcade and not just a single pacman derivative.

Very fun game and friendly dev. Played it all the way through and loved it.

Fun little game that combines roguelike action, stealth, and firstperson narrative horror exploration. Great ideas, and cool visual style! Looking forward to seeing more games from this new solo dev.

Overall: Good, short game to enjoy for a couple days. The price is a bit high for the amount of content that's there. Pros: - Enjoyable meta game. Exploring the arcade and unlocking secrets is pretty satisfying, and some of the unlocks changed the core gameplay pretty significantly. If you liked Inscryption, you'll enjoy this game's theme. - For a roguelike, this game does a great job scaling difficulty you move in the core gameplay loop. I never felt like I was banking on a lucky drop to survive the next level. - Great soundtrack Cons: - You can beat the entire game pretty quickly. The game feels frontloaded with content, and what feels like a midpoint in the game is actually just the end. [spoiler]You reach a point where you are playing in first person, and it feels like a cool twist on what you've been playing the past few hours. But it's just a couple levels and a boss fight.[/spoiler] - The main gameplay loop gets pretty repetitive. The sneak phase makes up 80% of the level, and then you finally get to attack back at the end. There are ways to attack during the sneak phase, but if you don't have those abilities, this phase of the game feels unsastisfying.