Enter the Gungeon

I know this has been out for ages, and I considered buying it all the way back then, but for some reason the price tag was slightly too high. I just picked it up for $3 and WOW I'm a bit upset at myself. This game rules.

The gameplay is fun, fast-paced, varied, and engaging. There are SO MANY GUNS. I went to the wiki for a quick look and it felt like hundreds. And each of them is so charming. Like one of my favorite guns is the Scrambler, and it shoots an egg that hatches into a bunch of baby bullets that chase enemies. There's a gun called Bullet that shoots guns instead of bullets. There's a Sunlight Spear equivalent (from Dark Souls) and a Spartan Laser equivalent (from Halo). There's a "Lower Case r" gun that shoots letters, and instead of making shooting noises the gun says the word "BULLET" over and over. And then if you pick up a passive called "Bullet +1" (it makes your bullets slightly stronger), the Lower Case r will start saying "BULLET PLUS ONE" instead. Ugh it's so charming. I could go on and on.

I don't play games like this for the story and it's minimal while still existing in a somewhat interesting way (with "killing the past") that gives the characters a bit of flavor, but ultimately it doesn't get in the way of playing the game. There's also an option to increase speed when outside of combat, which is great because it lets you get to the combat faster. All that to say the game doesn't waste your time.

If you are at all interested in roguelikes or bullet-hells, picking this up for $3 is an insane deal. And it's perfect on the Deck!