Revita

(Please note I played over 100 hours on switch) Revita is a sleeper hit and when it does hit its hitting at the peak of the genre. The game's scope seems a little small, a little simple at first, but stick with it because this one really blossoms. As many unlocks as you could want, beautiful and fun synergies on par with tboi, and tight honest gameplay. If you are a fan of the genre, Revita deserves your time. No issues on the steam deck despite the compatibility stating unsupported, works right out the box so to speak.

This is truly one of the all-time great roguelikes and is criminally under-rated. I've never written a review for any game I've played but this really deserves more attention. It's got obvious inspirations from Isaac, Gungeon and Hades and is packed full with an insane number of different systems to strengthen or change-up your runs. It's got the magic of Isaac where every once in a while you just luck into an insane combination of interesting items and steamroll everything. You should definitely swap to the beta, it's filled with tons of extra content and I've never experienced anything which made the beta feel like a beta and not just a complete game. If you're like me and you've heard there will be a big update and have been waiting to play, don't wait. The game wasn't popular enough to get the update completed so if you ever want to see the update, you'll need to help by playing this version first. The game really centers around the risk-reward mechanic of sacrificing your HP for strength. I think most players are probably way too aggressive in sacrificing health, I know I am. The runs where I've been cautious usually end up being landslide wins so try reining yourself in if you find the sacrificing mechanics frustrating. The biggest issue with the game is that the default key-binds on controller are pretty unusual. I highly recommend either remapping the controller key-binds or playing with mouse and keyboard. The online wiki's aren't the most fleshed out, so if you're looking for info on obscure interactions or secrets then I'd recommend checking out the Discord. Edit: Turns out I wrote 2 tiny reviews about 6 years ago which I'd forgotten about.

Truly a hidden gem, the music is absolutely insane combined with beautiful visuals. Gameplay is great with wide variation of weapons and items to form unique runs every time. Definitely my favorite roguelike game.

Game teaches you that if life gives you hearts, sell them immediately for a shotgun.

cool beans