I've played mostly on Steam Deck. It's fun, but has a slow start. Takes a while before you get abilities and equipment that are rewarding and fun. Exploration is frustrating without a map and the environment isn't easy to learn/that memorable. When you resume after "Save and Quit" it resets you to the hub - this would be a lot more annoying without the pause/resume of the Steam Deck. It also means you can cheese out of a tough situation, so I'd agree it's badly implemented. What Graven does get right is the atmosphere, sound and intimidation of tough opponents. I haven't played a game as difficult as this in a while, so at times it's frustrating but others it's rewarding when you finally do clear an area. I haven't yet finished the first act and have ~20 hours of actual (not sleep/resume) playtime. Also haven't tried co-op but imagine would be fun if it worked.
Punchy combat and plenty of missions to explore. The gameplay is reasonably same-y, but that's great if you enjoy the base
Noita just feels, sounds and looks great, which makes it a blast to play. Controls and responsive and wand customisation gives heaps of freedom in your playstyle. You explore, fight and plan at your own pace. Ambience, explosions, spells and enemies all have sounds that fit and sound great. Given my preference for the pixel art style I'm a little biased, but they executed it really well. Animations are fluid and clear (You're not often confused at what a thing is doing, unless lots of stuff is happening at once). Art style is also great, and there are a lot of really creative enemy and environments to discover. It makes for a really addicting roguelike that keeps you playing for hours...
Engaging gameplay, beautiful art and graphics, intuitive navigation and highly polished. Also, the voice acting and writing are great! So much to love about this game. Grab a copy and have a LAN night with your mates, then they'll all go buy it too
