Loop Hero

In the game, you have an ai character who moves in a loop fighting things, and your job is to make them face as many enemies as possible so long as it's not too many - that way, they will grow as strong as they possibly can and find more resources to support their camp. It's really good

I don't really like rougelikes, but I gave it a try, nonetheless. I like the base idea, where you can't control the hero directly, only the sorrundings, the graphics is nice, too. But I don't really see where is the challange, because you start every "loop" with no equipments/the same basic stats anyway, so the only thing you really lose when you die is 70% of your loot, meaning you just extend your grinding/playtime a bit. Yeah, you can unlock more casts and build some buildings in the camp which gives you interesting upgrades, but it doesn't changes the basic concept of endless grinding with nothing to loose, really.

I love this game :D

+ new game system for me + pixel art graphics + nostalgic(retro) audio + for all main platforms (on my Linux 5.16 no problem) + very low performance requirements

The game is engaging and fun for a little while but it doesn't take all that long to realize that nothing you do really matters. There is a bit of min maxing and a little bit of knowledge to acquire before you are just waiting for the chips to fall in your favor. The lack of agency is pretty tiresome. If the game didn't have some interesting (text) dialogue it would be worth fairly close to nothing. Currently trying to decide if I have the time to waste completing the game or if I should just read the rest online somewhere.