In a year filled with major new releases, these games understandably (but tragically) went overlooked.
Its a hard reality that leads to more and more exceptional games going largely overlooked.
Well,Backpack Herois pretty much the perfect game for you.
Backpack Herois a roguelite title built almost entirely around the act of organizing items in your inventory.
Of course, every solution typically leads to more mysteries.
Its an incredible marriage of traditional concepts and modern refinements.
However, whenExoprimalworks, it works shockingly well.
For some, that will be more than enough reason to give this game a shot.
Its an utterly fascinating amalgamation of 8-bit concepts that feels genuinely fresh despite its pleasant familiarity.
Of course, youll need to avoid the killer all the while.
So why isJusantoften described as a cozy (or, in the developers own words, meditative) experience?
Rogue Cityis janky in ways that we typically only associate with games released sometime around the mid-2000s.
However, its the kind of jankiness acquired in the pursuit of a pure passion project.
Resurgenceis something else entirely.
That brief description may lead you to believe thatCosmic Wheelis aSlay the Spire-like deckbuilding game.
Its historically proven to be a tough genre to get right.
Its a game that doesnt punish curiosity, though it never lets you forget the consequences.
