Starward Rogue

Starward Rogue is a pretty fun top down shooter. A few things stand out when compared to other similar games. There isn't a lot of emphasis on Meta progression (which isn't bad, really!) All of the robots you can pilot are unlocked right away and some items seem to be locked behind completing achievements or something, but it all feels natural. The items and mods and weapons are all pretty unique and can create some fun combos. The randomness in what you find keeps the super broken builds to a minimum but when you find the right combo you feel it. So much visual clutter! When you have a few companions, big weapons and extra projectiles and mix that with all the enemies on screen its a mess. I couldn't find any pattern or coloring that helps discern what shots are going to hurt or not so I just got into the habit of dodging everything. Overall this is a solid game for 20 hours or so.

Not my cup of tea. Controls are pretty wonky, the tutorial feels hastily made, you can skip text just by walking fast and even miss parts of it if you take a different path. And yeah, that sums it up, its a bullet hell with wonky controls, the feedback for when getting hit or hitting enemies is not very visible and the UI could use more work as well. Graphics are okish, but they feel like flash game graphics tbh. Kudos to the developer, but not for me in this case.