Underplayed Gems

Double Kick Heroes (2020)

Double Kick Heroes cover
Developer
Headbang Club
Publisher
Headbang Club, Hound Picked Games, WhisperGames, Kakehashi
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.0 of 5, 273 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

You mash drums to shoot zombies while headbanging to a metal soundtrack in a frenetic, pixelated arcade riot.

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What players say

Players praise the metal soundtrack and pixel art but are split on the difficulty: some find it fun with assist modes, others call it brutally unforgiving with a steep jump between early and later difficulties. The story mode is short, around two hours, and several players note technical issues like 60 fps lock and laggy UI. A few mention the community editor and leaderboards not working.

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