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Neon Abyss
Combining furious run ‘n’ gun action and deep, roguelike mechanics, Neon Abyss pits you as a member of ‘Grim Squad’ – a task force set-up by Hades himself to infiltrate the Abyss and defeat the New Gods. Death is not the end as every time you die, you’ll find yourself more empowered than before.
As you progress through each dungeon, random item drops will be key in helping you infiltrate the Abyss and these passive effects can stack between every item. With no limit to how many can apply; a wide variety of combinations will make each run unique.
With each run, you will be able to unlock new rooms, items, bosses, special rules and even new endings! This means each dungeon is unique and expandable, being tailored to your own specific playstyle.
Hatch and Evolve Pets
If you need some company on your journey into the depths of the abyss, or just some additional firepower or assistance, eggs can be found which will turn into a random pet that has a special ability and will evolve the longer you survive.
Mini-Games
Take a short break from slaying minions and take part in random mini-games that will also bag you some loot! Jump into Piano Performances, Meditation Challenge, Dance Competitions, and more – staying alive just got a lot more interesting!
Steam User 54
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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Steam User 28
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!
Steam User 24
I want to start this out by saying i do enjoy this game, even if it's not one of my favorites. But im very conflicted about it (and that's why i've been compelled to write a review, for the first time ever on here) there's a lot of things to dislike in this game. Every level is basically the same couple of types of enemies but with a different coloring, or very slight change. (now instead of just floating towards you while brown, it floats towards you while blue and fires a shot! etc)
None of the items ive had so far really feel like...they impact the run, they upgrade your bullets damage, give you an extra jump, fire 2 bullets instead of two, but there's nothing that really changes the playstyle or run of the game in any major way. Compare this to games like Gungeon or Isaac, where many items have the capacity to change how you play--or at least impact your weapon/tears outside of "do more damage, bullets go faster, pick up __ and gain __".
Those two factors can really make runs feel tedious a lot of the times, when nothing really changes.
That being said! Personally I find the gameplay itself very enjoyable, i like the art and style of the game in general, the concept/aesthetic itself is also very nice. The follower system (the eggs) is fun, and i like the variety of them. There's a way in-game to preview items you've unlocked, and even test them out and ban them (and yes! this can include followers you dislike) which is very much appreciated! As well as the way to unlock secret rooms (both red and purple) at least gives some variance. And I like the range of new rooms you can unlock through the in game currency unlocking system.
If you like roguelikes/lites, and/or shoot shoot side scrollers, i'd give it a try, but don't expect something incredible on the same level as some of the big hitter roguelikes. .
Steam User 42
Fun game!
I would love multiplayer on this game
Steam User 32
Retrowave,Well, I'm sold.
Team 17 has been publishing some bangers. Keep it up ya'll!
Steam User 16
Sidescrolling Binding of Isaac-esc item pool with a techno-noir / psuedo-cyberpunk theme. Highly recommend.
Steam User 16
Game is good but not great. Pretty repetitive and grindy (and not in a nice rogue-like-lite way). There is really bad RNG usage in this game, linked to items and consumables, that really hurts it, tho i am not going to delve in the issue because other reviewers already have done it in prolific ways and i wouldn´t be adding anything new to the description.