Flinthook

This is a very solid game for what it is but unfortunately suffers from a lack of variety or content.
Having said that, as you can probably tell, I still recommend this game.
The artstyle and characters are charming and unique, and the worldbuilding is fun and engaging. The items that do exist are good and help to shake the game up a little bit. The progression feels nice, and the pacing is good. Everything about this game is solid.
If you're hoping to have a game you can keep playing over and over for hours and never get bored, though, this unfortunately is not it. It lacks the it factor that a game like Binding of Isaac has. The variety is just a little to constrained, the enemies just a little to predictable. If I could completely change weapons, there were more kinds of hooks, anything like this would have gone a long way towards replayability. And enemies only have one kind of elite, kind of like the Jammed in Enter The Gungeon. If there were more kinds of enemies to give you some variety and break up the monotony that also would have helped.
Overall, it's a very good game, but I would treat it more like a story game than a true roguelike. Which is unfortunate, because i followed this game since early development.

Flinthook is a 2D Action Roguelike about space captain flinthook who sets out on a mission to save the cosmos from the space pirates crew.
The game offers 4 different stages (pirate ships) each with multiple rooms filled with platforming and enemy challenges. Most of the room space is tight filled with different kinds of traps from explosives, to spikes, to acid and so on. You need to fight the monsters that appear within challenge rooms and clear the room for rewards and be able to proceed to the next room.
Very challenging yet fun procedural rooms each different from the other. You will also find merchants during your runs that will offer you with different types of goods, from weapon upgrades to trait upgrades.
The soundtracks and music were really nice to listen to during hours of gaming sessions, it will definitely keep you hooked. This game may have released back in 2017, however it was mostly overlook due to its difficulty, once you master the platforming and timings, it gets easier.
It's really recommended for the fans of platforming and Action Roguelike genres.
Overall Rating 10/10

I'm happy with the six hours I got out of this. The movement is really fun, and the art is cool, and the space pirate themeing is charming. I do wish they took these mechanics and put it in a more conventional side-scrolling platformer though. The rogue-lite stuff hurts the game, because it all feels pretty samey after a while. I've gotten bored with it, and I'm not getting that much new stuff on new runs. So I'm done, but I had fun. I'm curious about the dev's other games.

Great roguelike with amazing art and a good soundtrack. I get Bucky O'Hare vibes from it.

Some of the most painful RNG Achievements ive ever done in any video game and thats saying something
The rest however was fun as hell
final campaign was a bit lazy but other then that, the game was very engaging and incredibly fun to learn
the gameplay is fluid, animation is beautiful, the Character design is immaculate, the lore while a bit lackluster was very fun to read and the builds you can create are amazing
a hidden gem this one
8.5/10 would recommend to anyone whos looking for a good challenge and a fun time
if you want to go for 100% your gonna have to work for it

Fantastic game with retro feeling. Absolutely recommended for short runs from a coach into a big screen or directly from the Steamdeck.

Very solid fun and challenging game with great music and art!