STHELL
STHELL is a fast-paced arena shooter with roguelite elements that will take you to a forgotten swamp that was once a test site of Kiratron Industries – a company that specializes in robotics and experimental weaponry. Years have passed and their designs were left to rust in the swamps, yet instead of staying offline forever they have gone on a rampage and it is up to you to decommission them for good by means of superior firepower.
During each run you will gather credits that you can spend between runs to unlock new abilities and permanent upgrades. You will need them to square-off against progressively more murderous machines and even more brutal bosses. Test out new builds and weapons to fine-tune your robot scrapping prowess.
Compare your robot scrapping skills on the global leaderboards or create your own and compete against your friends. Test the limits of your skills and character loadouts against progressively harder and tougher mechanized murder machines. Every millisecond you defy death brings you higher and higher on the world’s leaderboard.
Game Discussion
Steam User 0
STHELL"is a fast-paced arena shooter with roguelite elements that transports players to a forgotten swamp, once a test site for Kiratron Industries. Armed with experimental weapons, players face relentless waves of machines left to rust, aiming to survive and climb the global leaderboard.
Pros:
-Intense Combat: The game delivers non-stop action, challenging players to dodge, shoot, and destroy in a high-octane environment.
- Varied Arsenal: Players can acquire new weapons by destroying cargo robots, allowing for diverse combat strategies.
- Challenging Boss Fights: The game features formidable bosses that test players' skills and push their limits.
Cons:
- Steep Difficulty Curve: The game's challenging nature may be daunting for some players, requiring persistence and skill improvement.
- Limited Environments: The setting is confined to a swamp area, which may lead to a sense of repetitiveness over time.
- Sparse Narrative: The game focuses heavily on action, offering minimal storyline or character development.
In conclusion, "STHELL" offers a thrilling and challenging experience for fans of fast-paced shooters, though its difficulty and limited variety may not appeal to everyone.
Score: 7 out of 10 rusted robots—A relentless battle that tests your mettle
Steam User 0
For the current price, it's a steal. It's a simple arena shooter with some replayability potential with upgrades, etc.
Steam User 0
It's just a simple arena shooter, you spawn and then start killing, i recommend it if you want to spend some time dodging enemies and shooting like a maniac, good luck surviving the bosses :>
Steam User 0
I got it for a less than a dollar so I guess it's really not that bad. The music is okay. The aesthetic is pretty good even if there's not that much to see. If you take perks upgrading weapons they slightly change in appearance too - not something I really expected from a game with one dollar price tag. I did not care enough to read the lore entries for every enemy but their presence is a plus.
The weapons themselves are pretty boring with 3 variations of automatic rifles / machine guns, a starting pistol, a shotgun and a railgun (?) although I guess that could be the case of beauty in simplicity. Meta-progression exists but it's not particularly exciting either - active abilities aren't balanced, and what is also frustrating is that different levels of the same perk take numerous slots (i.e instead of having one slot dedicated to speed+++ you will need 3 slots dedicated to speed+, speed++, and speed+++ to get the absolute maximum). That kind of defeats the idea of "unlocking more stuff to get further in" - especially since the game doesn't have a spawn cap and if you don't manage to clear the field quickly enough you will be quickly swarmed and stoned to death by eastern Europe version of chatGPT.
I don't know if I'd really buy it even for 4 bucks, but for less than a dollar? Sure. And I gifted it to a couple of my friends too.