Underplayed Gems

RICE - Repetitive Indie Combat Experience™ (2023)

RICE - Repetitive Indie Combat Experience™ cover
Developer
Pirate-Rob
Publisher
indie.io
Genres
Action, Casual, Early Access, Indie
Rating
3.7 of 5, 266 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A fast-paced twin-stick shooter with pixel-art visuals, focusing on repetitive arcade combat and roguelite progression.

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What players say

Players are split on RICE: some enjoy the meta progression and build variety, but many cite severe performance issues, lag from too many entities, and UI scaling problems. Development appears to have stalled, and the AI-generated credits in the ending are a point of controversy.

Screenshots

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