Review Round-Up: Voidigo, Cardaclysm, 30XX, And More
February was a wonderfully perfect month with it starting on a Monday and ending on a Friday. It makes perfect sense then, that this would also be a month filled to the brim with excellent indie games to play.
Frankly, you could argue that there were too many games to play, but the site tried to manage it anyway. As ever, this is our monthly round-up of games we didn’t manage to fit into our normal reviews schedule. That’s not a note on their quality though, and this might actually be the highest-scoring one yet.
Bravery Network Online – Early Access
Bravery Network Online is the only non-roguelike on this list. That’s a lot of pressure for any game I’m writing about, but I’m always happy to talk about games that are good, and Bravery Network Online is absolutely great. It’s full of larger-than-life characters, stunning artwork, and a very satisfying turn-based combat system. If you’re even slightly interested in this game then implore you to check it out, you won’t regret it.
[Reviewed on PC]
8/10
30XX – Early Access
30XX is haaaaaaaaaaaard. It’s so damn punishing, but it’s also a wonderfully inventive roguelike that takes everything that makes Mega Man great and goes “what if you died more and the progression was different?” It’s an important question, and the answer to that used to be 20XX, but 30XX is better in every single way. Please play this game if you want a cool co-op platformer that will also crush you and your dreams. You’ll enjoy it, I promise.
[Reviewed on PC]
8/10
Fights In Tight Spaces – Early Access
I’ve been looking forwards to this game for a while now, and I’m incredibly happy about the fact that Fights in Tight Spaces does not disappoint. Even though it’s only in Early Access, it’s already a truly exceptional example of what can be done in the deckbuilding roguelike space. There are enough familiar features here for pros of the genre, like enemy intents and the map system, but the way it handles combat is inspired. The only reason this isn’t a 10/10 score is that it’s going to get even better as they add new stuff, and we can’t go higher than a 10.
[Reviewed on PC]
9/10
Voidigo – Early Access
It’s a strong roguelike month, it would seem, but while I knew about all of the other games coming into February, Voidigo has come out of nowhere. Voidigo is a wonderfully colourful roguelike that has you wielding absurd weapons, swinging massive swords, and occasionally jumping on enemies to survive. It’s an intensely hectic game, but it’s one that I can see myself really falling into in the coming weeks. This is one for those who prefer chaos in their roguelikes.
[Reviewed on PC]
9/10
Cardaclysm
I like Cardaclysm, but I don’t love it. It has you roaming around a world and fighting what are effectively turn-based Pokemon battles. You get new cards as you win these battles, and you can make cards stronger by combining any duplicates you get. It’s a cool system, and having a very hard limit on what you can use in any given battle keeps things fun as you pick up more options. However, combat just feels a bit dull sometimes. There’s definitely an element of misfortune here in that it’s in one of the strongest Review Round-Ups I’ve done too. It’s fun, but it’s not fantastic.
[Reviewed on PC]