RAM: Random Access Mayhem

Excellent robot-themed roguelike by the least deranged deltarune theorycrafter on youtube

at every step of the design process, the devs were probably like "how do we add more opium to this game" and let me tell ya, they succeeded

Fair warning: this game is for people who enjoy a punishing experience. The tutorial alone took me about an hour, and after that, it is clear this game will take a lot of time and commitment to actually get good at. First things first, I love when a hard game feels fair. Every death made my blood boil, but I could only be mad at myself, not the game. My biggest gripe is that this feels like the kind of game where, if you take too long of a break, coming back is going to be rough. Remembering each bot’s moveset, timing, strengths, weaknesses, and combos is a real commitment. I also felt like the tutorials for each bot were basically mandatory. Without them, you are putting yourself at a huge disadvantage. That is both a strength and a weakness. This game is good, but it is absolutely not for everybody. Its biggest strength is also what makes it hard for me personally: there is no chill. You either lock in, or you die. Sure, there is a town where the story unfolds, but once you are in the world, you are a bot-killing machine. Literally. So yeah, this game is smart, fair, and well-made. It deserves love, and there is definitely an audience for it. It is just not really for me.

Basically what if games were fantastic and fun as ♥♥♥♥ and one of them was named Random Access Mayhem umm OK what else do I say Every enemy is an opportunity to shoot/stab/punch/pummel a different enemy in the back of the head. Or the front! And it tastes so good to take advantage of this. Play the tutorials for each robotlet.

this game plays like crack cocaine when you know what's happening, the learning curve is a bit steep but i found that the training regimens helped me a whole lot i feel like theres this incredible mix of meta-progression and skill-progression that feels so good to see come together

What lore implications does this have for Deltarune?

Flumbo endorses violence.

Really fun, fast-paced and lots of cool dynamic playstyles with everything being simple but having fun complexity and interactions.