STRAFE

Decent roguelike FPS with procedurally generated levels, which trying evoke nostalgia with retro aesthetics and bloody shootouts. Game can be fun for a while but my main problem with this game is a lack of substance in all categories. I can only recommend it to people how temper their expectations and understand all its cons.
Pros:
- Awesome gore;
- Decent gunplay;
- Great soundtrack;
- Charming visuals;
- Cool mutators;
- Enemy variety;
- Funny easter eggs;
Cons:
- Bugs and glitches;
- Lack of meaningful progression between runs;
- Bad optimizations;
- Disappointing weapon system;
- Procedurally generated levels are too similar;
- Bad AI;

if only it had a better launch
and not a bunch of casuls reviewing it who found the base difficulty hard

I was not around for the launch of the game and after seeing the negative reviews I avoided it for a while, after buying it on sale and playing it I see now that was a mistake.
All I can say is that when looked at from an unbiased perspective the game definitely has some flaws, performance seems to drop over time and I have encountered some audio bugs as of present but nothing game breaking. However it is an easy recommend for me, the game is fast-paced and fun, movement is fluid and feels good, the level of difficulty feels fair and I can't say any of my deaths were "cheap" or undeserved.
Personally I do wish the game was a little longer however runs being (relatively) short may be a positive depending on your perspective. If you are still unsure about purchasing the game, I would recommend waiting until it's on sale, I bought it at half price and feel like it was a steal.

I burnt my mouth on a hotpocket while trying to jump around corridors at mach 10 while carrying my small green child.

Played this since it released i was abit on the fence due to difficulty issues. but as the game progressed and updated the game turned into what the game advertises itself as gold edition, additions like mutators and better enemy fairness (and some fun difficult ones) the game is a blast to play through (litteraly and figuratively) as they updates i found the game less and less frustrating scrapping vr for a better experience is probably the best choice they could have made. i hope one day another strafe comes along or an expansion. id gladly pay 20 for a large expansion that builds off of what this game provides.

Often overlooked gem of a game. Its in a similiar vein as DUSK and Amid Evil but with roguelike spin on it.
Despite its retro feel STRAFE gameplay is rather modern and I had a lot of fun with it. Once I got into it and understood its mechanics and "economy" I couldn't put it down. Its very much "just one more run" type of game and I love it.
STRAFE is a pretty challenging game, that offers great variety and replay value. There are multitude of very creative secrets and secret levels that pay homage to other games and media. You can see that a lot of effort was put into them.
It has a fantastic retro style and great soundtrack. Each zone you visit has unique audio-visual design and offers different challenges and enemy types.
Gunplay and movement has a certain "floaty" feel to it, but once you get used to it you start to pull off some fancy moves. At the start of the game you can choose one main gun, out of shotgun, railgun and machinegun. You can upgrade your main weapon and find many other "pickup guns" with limited ammo.
STRAFE went through many updates and was polished to shine. Its a great game with bargain price tag. I highly recommend it to any FPS-roguelike fan.

awesome soundtrack and very fun. There are plenty of easter eggs to hunt down that can give you some nifty bonuses to help you on the way upon completion. Finishing them also adds more decor on your ship at the start of your next run. You also earn tokens to unlock modifiers to change up the game, such as a "Big Head Mode", "Instagib Mode" and so on, to add a bit of replay value.
The only issues I've run into so far are during the survival mode or "Murderzone.exe" if you will. I've seen some baddies walk on a specific spot and suddenly just drop dead and in other situations they'll get hung up on a window, possibly mistaking it for a doorway, other than those, I have not encountered any problems.