The Crackpet Show (2022)

Developer: Vixa Games
Publisher: Ravenage Games, Ripples Asia Venture
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 844 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A chaotic, over-the-top violent game show where you blast through hordes of enemies with absurdly stacking upgrades, mixing cute animal characters with dark humor and punishing bullet-hell action.

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What players say

Players enjoy the visual style and weapon builds but find the camera and lack of manual aiming frustrating in a bullet-hell twin-stick shooter. The game draws comparison to Enter the Gungeon and Archero, and fans of the Happy Tree Friends IP note the DLC collaboration, but performance and controls split the community.

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