ZpellCatz

So far liking it, smooth feeling real time action gameplay, RNG generated dungeons, talent trees and multiple heroes. It has a very OG Zelda feel to it, as in down looking frames you pass through.

ZpellCatz released about a week ago. Once you get past the tutorial dungeon it escalates and opens up at a fairly rapid pace. It's a simple top-down looter shooter with proc-gen dungeons but the constant dopamine hits is surprisingly addictive. ZpellCatz is a fun dungeon crawling looter-shooter. The graphics are cute and child-friendly although the game itself is surprisingly generic. But executed well - combat is fun, plenty of variety. For more niche curation, follow me at: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27440015-CSH-Picone/

Boring upgrades, has the same sin you see in a lot of games from this genre where each level up and gear upgrade is like.. +1% damage, +2% defense, etc. Combine that with enemies having a ton of health and you have a boring grindfest. The exploration is cool and I like the attack abilities. The bats for co-op are very cool and I appreciate that they have different 'classes' and talent trees of their own - girlfriend loved being the bat. Maybe I'd have preferred a different class. Overall, the cons were too much.

Fun indie dungeon crawling game, with a lot of different build options!

Recommend for the local co-op. It can be hard to find games that me and my wife can play together.

ZpellCatz is the epitome of simple but deep. Combat isn't super complicated, you have a basic attack and two abilities based on the two skill trees you choose at character creation. But how you use these abilities and build them as you level up and get more gear is really satisfying. The style is adorable and minimalist. ZpellCatz can be a bit grindy, especially if you play on challenging (which I do). You have to get stronger for the next encounter. I don't think that's as much of an issue on the normal mode, but I can't speak to that. The dungeons aren't static, the layout changes each time you enter them. It keeps things fresh and makes grinding them a lot nicer. You can customize your cat a bit in appearance. Although gearing them up with gems, unique gear, and even a pet bat of your choice is where the game shines. I recommend it on sale, though full price isn't a terrible ask with the amount of content available. If you don't like the art style it might be a harder sell without a sale price, though.