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ActionCasualIndieBullet HeavenAction RoguelikeRoguelikeRogueliteBullet Hell

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,489

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,159

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Game description

Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!

Basic info

Developervedinad
Publishervedinad
PlatformsWindows · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateSep 18, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
Processorpotato
Memory2 GB
Graphicsno
Storage500 MB
steamyze

Review Analysis Score

Based on 392 reviews from the past 1 year

88.4/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

A cheap 3D survivors style roguelike that players struggle to put down, Megabonk scores 88.4 across 107,437 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

221 reviews call it fun and addictive, and some joke that it keeps them from sleep or real world chores. A few enjoy hunting for broken builds with family or friends. 20 praise its replay value, saying procedural maps, items and character choices make every run feel different. 16 enjoy the build depth, with plenty of weapon and ability synergies to discover. Content Volume ranks 374th of 1351, and Tech & Support ranks 344th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

48 reviews raise balance problems, saying many items and weapons are useless and only a few meta builds allow good runs at the top tiers. 26 find the difficulty unfair at times, pointing to early deaths from bad luck, sharp spikes on later maps and final bosses they call poorly designed. 16 describe progression that turns into a grind, with slow unlocks and quest conditions that depend on luck, so runs can feel like a chore. Gameplay ranks 660th of 1396, and Visuals & Sound ranks 711th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“super fun and addictive gameplay” · 221 reviews
“most items are useless and only meta items allow good runs” · 48 reviews
“challenges add structure and keep things fair” · 20 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 43% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.09 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “strong character baseline allows experimentation with builds” · 16 reviews
Negative “more unlocks make viable builds harder to construct” · 12 reviews

Progression 21% · Difficulty 18% · Onboarding 10% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 8%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Characters +2.49 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are

Story 2% · World 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.81 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “challenges add structure and keep things fair” · 20 reviews
Negative “forced into exact perfect builds every run, kills replayability and variety of playstyles” · 2 reviews

Volume 15% · Variety 17%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.01 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “music is amazing, catchy, and really complements the game” · 13 reviews

Visuals 10%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Community -3.14 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 6% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.33 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “most items are useless and only meta items allow good runs” · 48 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 10% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.11 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs perfectly on Steam Deck offline” · 4 reviews
Negative “unoptimized, framerate issues on high settings” · 2 reviews

Stability 2% · Developer support 13%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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