universe treasure

Waifu Survivors... in Space!
As usual, let me begin by prefacing my history buying H games on DLsite, this being one of them. I was pleasantly surprised to see this released on Steam 1 day after it came out. I bought this game on DLsite when it was released, and I will say, it's definitely fun. Much like Vampire Survivors or HoloCure, Universe Treasure is basically a roguelike horde shooter where you level up to collect items while avoiding enemies. What sets this game apart from other games of similar design is that instead of having special boss enemies, it has objectives, moreso than just "kill and collect" like the other games. Also, if you've bought this game on DLsite and played it, the game will detect your data and you can play from where you left off straight away! It was fantastic, as i'd spent tens of hours playing this game's original release.
One more thing before I start the review: don't listen to the guy who wrote that the game is partially translated: it's only in the loading screens(which are images, rather than text) that were left untranslated. You can go in the settings and change the language to English or any of the other provided languages if you cannot read Japanese.
Anyway, let's begin the review."TL:DR" on bottom.
GAMEPLAY
Further continuing upon what I talked about in the introduction, Universe Treasure is a simple game where you level up to collect items. Compared to the DLsite version when I purchased it, the game has been updated several times, now, adding more weapons and passives. However, the upgrades remain the same, as do the objectives, meaning the only changes were new item acquisitions.
The game basically flows as such:
- Pick a stage and choose whether you want to activate fast+hyper mode
- Select the heroine you'd like to play: you start with one, and unlock the other three after rescuing them in each region.
- Shoot, stab, and blast monsters
- Pick up the genes they drop to level up
- Select item
- Wait for yellow question marks to appear on the map, investigate, defeat the boss that spawns, then collect your reward by walking on the cockpit/capsule.
- Repeat for 10, 20, or 30 minutes.
The game's pretty simple, and you unlock more weapons and passives by finding them in capsules. Be warned, however! if you are defeated in battle, you will lose all unlockables you picked up in that stage, and the heroine that is defeated will essentially lose a "continue"-- if you lose too much with a single heroine, you will be unable to use them again. If you lose too much with all four Heroines, it will lead to a game over, which essentially nukes your save, so if you intend on collecting all the H content, make sure you do it on a new file with the minimum amount of investment.
THE VISUALS
It's not sprite art like Vampire Survivors or HoloCure, however the graphics are still pretty good, and most of what you're looking at is pretty clear/easy to discern. Some assets are stock stuff you can get online, while the art for the heroines are all unique. Aside from that, the graphics are pretty basic, nothing to really write home about.
** A big warning, if your eyes are weak to repeated screen flashing, do NOT upgrade/evolve the sword with the cooldown reduction passive, as it results in blindingly white flashes per slash. The sword is fantastic as a weapon, but I can't use it as it makes the game borderline unplayable for me.
THE AUDIO(Sound/Music)
Honestly? I'd rate the audio pretty atrociously. Certain combinations of weapons(Funnel+Exp Growth, for example) absolutely destroy the sound, and the BGM are all rather lacking. The downside is that the evolved weapon of Funnel+EXP Growth is one of the best weapons, so you have to sacrifice your ears just to have an easier time with clearing stages.
THE H CONTENT
I know, a good amount of people reading this probably really only care about this section, but...
Speaking frankly, the H content in this game really sucks, especially compared to the Developer's previous works(which can be found on DLsite). They're all pretty basic/generic, involving interspecies "mingling", and humiliation, and the art is just lacking this time around. Honestly, don't bother collecting the H scenes, and just play this game as if it's just another "Survivors"-type game.
MY PERSONAL ENJOYMENT
First off, I really do enjoy this game. It's not the best in the genre, but it's still definitely fun compared to Vampire Survivors and HoloCure(and soon, Beautiful/Sexy Mystic Survivor), as it does a good amount of different things from them.
Though I may regularly buy, play, and review H games, I treat Universe Treasure more as a normal game than an H game, and it has the replayability to play for tens, or maybe even over a hundred hours.
ALSO, UNLIKE OTHER SURVIVORS-LIKE GAMES, TERRAIN BLOCKS BOTH THE PLAYER AND THE ENEMY(excluding bosses), which is an amazing feature! WHY THE HECK DO ALL THE OTHER GAMES IN THIS GENRE NOT DO THIS?!
THE VERDICT
7.5/10, if not for the white flashes on Sword evolution and the terrible sound effects, i'd definitely have rated this an 8 or even a 9, as it's a very addicting game that anyone of any skill level can play and get into(if you ignore the nudity/H content).
Personally, i'd say Universe Treasure is definitely worth the price tag, especially on sale. Pick it up if you have some money laying around and need to sink your teeth into another game of this type.
YOU THOUGHT THE REVIEW WAS OVER? PROS AND CONS
Treat this as a sort of TL:DR if you're too lazy to read the review:
Pros
Addicting Gameplay
Decent-looking heroines
A lot of the upgrades are useful
A lot of replayability
TERRAIN CAN BLOCK ENEMIES!!!
Clear visuals
Decent aesthetic
None of the heroines feel useless/bad to play, compared to other games in the genre
Cons
Atrocious sound effects with certain weapon evolutions
Decent-looking heroines(they could look better, in my opinion)
RNG hard-dictates what weapons and passives you unlock, and often times you earn no new unlocks between runs
RNG hard-dictates whether you can advance the story or not
The game wasn't released on Steam sooner
If you search this game up on DLsite, you can probably find my review there, as well. Anyway, again, just pick it up, it's fun.
As usual, I will say this:
Rare is the game I praise, so do take this review as my serious, honest opinion.

Space Waifu Survivors. When I die, I skip through the h content so I can try again. Solid 7/10

Gamelength: 8hours+
5/5
Story: Enough to work with
3.5/5
Gameplay: Waifu Survivors
5/5
CG: Great! Derpy face but pretty top tier else where. Censored.
5/5
Grand Total: Great Value! Great Game!
9.25/10
10bucks for the gameplay itself. 5bucks for the CG portion. You get your bucks worth. If you like them survivor game trope thats been trending then definitely pick this one up, the CG is "nutty" if u get what i mean, no seriously its that good. Wishlist it now or later not missing out much but this is the first game from this DEV on steam so I just gotta have it on my indies hrpg shelf. Dont wanna wait too long, these games tend to dissappear from steam frequently.

Once you find the settings button and shift the game to English it's a solid game. So solid I even forgot it had 18+ content. Lots of weapons and passive combinations with the evolving weapon system. Each of the 4 characters have their own side missions that grant passive bonuses, so you can find a girl that fits your play style.

I already played this game before it came to steam. the gameplay is the usual as vampire survivors and co. but the art is gorgeous. the only sad note is that there are not cloud saves, so I cant sync between my pc and my steamdeck
i still hope some new updates or girl will come to this one

Vampire Survivors, but lewd and futuristic.

Its what you think it is and it is good. You buy!