BroodStar (2022)

- Developer
- David Schmidthoffer, Mae Livingston
- Publisher
- David Schmidthoffer
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 99 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 3.4 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
a relentless arcade bullet hell where each run demands precision and ends in restarting from scratch, with upgrades as the only persistent progress.
fast-pacedchallengingarcade-stylehigh difficultypunishingrepetitivestrategic
What players say
Players praise the massive build variety from over 200 modules, calling runs wildly different and highly replayable. The soundtrack gets frequent shoutouts. However, some find the research tree tediously small and main weapon upgrades frustratingly rare, while others note the game is short and not very difficult.
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