Crimsonland

I played the very first one, this version has some QoL improvements and additional game modes. I like that it has a 4 player couch co-op option too.

Nostalgia in spades. Great basic top down twin stick shooter from back in the day. Classic but unless you have a specific thing for this, it'll feel pretty mindless and basic.

Never played the original, so I don't have nostalgia tainting my review. This is an extremely mediocre and bare bones top-down shooter that takes place in a tiny arena. Mobs spawn in, you kill them for xp and random weapon/powerup drops, and that's all there is to it. The arena itself never changes except for the background image, and even then only between boring dirt or colored dirt. As with similar top-down wave-based games, luck plays a slightly larger part in your success than skill; which perks you're presented when you level up or what weapons are dropped when you kill enemies are entirely randomized. You could get a piercing gauss rifle that kills everything between you and the edge of the map...or a blowtorch that requires you to hug the mobs (admittedly a high-damage hug). Comparing the price of this game vs the lack of content and the repetitive simplicity of the gameplay, it's simply not justifiable at full price unless you have a strong nostalgic attachment to the original. If you don't have that attachment, you really won't be missing out on much if you skip this.

Typical shooter, where more important is luck that skills, about 5 hours of play, after some times getting more monotone and boring.

I liked the shooting and the blood, can be a little repetitive though