Neon Abyss

It does what it set out to do, but for some reason I feel this game has no personality. The art is good and all, but nothing feels very unique. The game is also pretty slow paced. So, I do not think it is an amazing game, but I do think some people will enjoy it.
6.5/10

It's definitely worth picking up and giving it a try. Very fun gameplay that scratches the Isaac/Gungeon itch. Has a unique aesthetic and great music. I'll be critical since the game has a lot of potential.

The biggest problem is that it loses steam quickly after getting the gem unlocks because there's no apparent incentive to beat bosses as the different characters.
Getting to the true final boss is frustrating and tedious.
Items rarely interact in a meaningful way and some feel useless most of the time like the numerous jump and guardian/angry sprites upgrades.
Guns often feel interchangeable and their active abilities aren't useful a lot of the time.
DLC gave it some life but again the lack of unlocks is glaring.
I'd rate it somewhere in 6 to 7 out of 10 range in its current state.

Neon abyss = Binding of isaac+Enter the gungeon
Cons:
- Too grindy (Bar upgrades)
- Lacks enemy variety
- Too RNG-based
Pros:
- Great item and weapon variants
- Addictive roguelike gameplay (BOI vibe)
- Great bosses
- OP character build!

This game is currently in the Humble Bundle for September 2021. If you are interested in the game and it's before October 4th, 2021, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
Our first rogue-lite of the night. Players are thrown into the abyss and have to fight their way out. The game just oozes style and feels like a Binding of Isaac design philosophy with a little Dead Cells platforming and deep weapon system, but every weapon is a gun.
The levels and gameplay are fantastic and working your way through levels and boss encounters are fun. Though a big piece of the game is the items you get and the synergies between them. There’s a decent amount of luck involved with the game as well, as my two deep runs had amazing item lists, and I struggled for about thirty minutes across four runs to get beyond the second level possible due to some bad luck, or possibly grinding permanent upgrades.
Still, this feels polished and well designed, even if a decent amount of that is just Binding of Isaac’s rules snuck in there. I have seen it’s not the longest rogue-lite, and with a heavy reliance on luck that might upset some rogue-lite players. There are three difficulty modes so new players can choose the right one for them.
Pick this up if you somehow aren’t overloaded with rogue-lites. I have over a hundred rogue-lites myself, and I can still somehow find myself playing this. It’s solid, but also I question if I need yet another rogue-lite.
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☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{Gameplay}---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It‘s just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
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☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
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☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☐ Adults
☑ All
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☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
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☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
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☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isnt necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☑ Too much grind
☐ You‘ll need a second live for grinding
---{Story}---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It‘ll replace your life
---{Game Time}---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{Price}---
☐ It’s free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{Bugs}---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{?/10}---
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It feels a lot like Binding of Isaac as a platformer in a Cyberpunk wrapping (and thus much less feces and gore).

To be honest, this feels like Dungreed with slightly better mechanics and much prettier graphics.
But where Dungreed failed, Neon Abyss fails harder. And that is the balance.
If you want to play a rougelite that is almost entirely based on luck, this is the game for you. You never have to feel bad for losing.
But if you want to progress not just by unlocking and picking new items but in the sense of getting better at the game as the player, this is not at all for you.
Still, I will go ahead and recommend it. Because while I can see that this game isn't right for me, it makes me wish that it was. Whether that means it being more balanced or me having a different taste is of no importance.