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While I love shmups, I have mixed feelings about Roguelikes. However, AK-xolotl‘s combination of these genres is infused with cuteness and humor on top of solid gameplay. This was enough to have me coming back for extra runs long beyond the point I'd burn out on most other Rogue-lites/likes.

Blasphemous was a brutally tough Metroidvania. The sequel hits just as hard in every way but with a smoother difficulty curve and an outstanding first act.

Death or Treat is a pretty fun action platformer roguelike for folks who have already burned through Rogue Legacy, Space Gladiators, and Dead Cells, but until an update hits I'd stay away from the Switch version.

I think I have to accept that LumbearJack just isn’t a game for me. It’s got a super cute art style and a fun core concept, but the gameplay always felt just a little dry. If you’ve got a kiddo around that’s too young for Diablo or Torchlight, I think this could be a fun introduction to isometric action. Otherwise, it feels a bit like giving Power Wash Simulator to a fan of first-person shooters. They might like it in concept, but the execution might be a bit too relaxed.

Oh, also, the load times on the Switch are embarrassingly long. Like ridiculously long. And for some reason, they give you a percentage instead of just saying loading and it always freezes somewhere in the 90% range for what feels like an eternity.

Ultimately, my only hangup with Super Magbot is that its new-to-me mechanic never ended up feeling natural in the time I spent with it. I’m really glad it had those accessibility options because I think I would have bounced off of it really early without them.

It ended up taking my wife and me a few hours over the course of a few sessions to play all the way through Palindrome Syndrome. We definitely had a good time playing it, but this is the sort of game you can really only play once.

Reknum Cheri Dreamland isn’t a perfect game. It’s fairly short, it’s got a visual style that is a little incoherent from cutscenes to gameplay, and a few quirks and issues that can be a bit annoying. None of the issues I came across were game-breaking, and the platforming was quick and fun. I ended up playing through the whole game and mostly enjoyed what it had to offer.