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Star Renegades
Ive always wanted to try out an RPG Roguelike. I think this game plays very well, and even between runs where you may end up using different characters, the combat still feels fresh. My major gripes are some bugs that the game still has, the lack of tanks to bolster your frontlines (more backliners than frontliners, when ideally you want less of those in your party), and the run length - if you party wipe once, you lose the whole run. This is exacerbated due to the last area featuring what amounts to an escort mission.

Shantae and the Seven Sirens
The only non-roguelike on this list.

Half Genie Hero turned me off of the series for a while. I picked this up on the Black Friday sale and man was I missing a lot by not playing this game sooner. I think it takes the redeeming qualities of HGH, the interconnected maps of the first two games, and the metroidvanianess of Pirates Curse and mashes them up into the best package the series has to offer (they even massively cut back on the weird callbacks that never made sense to me - even in the first game they read like awkward callbacks that youre just supposed to nod your head with in agreement).

Loop Hero
Im not usually one for deck builders or autobattlers, but the the combination of the two, along with the fact that you build the dungeon your character continually loops through is very interesting and addicting. Ive put it down for now but if I feel inspired to, Ill go back and learn how to optimize my layouts better.

Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon
This just came out yesterday so I dont have a full opinion yet. First impression though: I am not really into puzzle games but this one is pretty fun. However, you cant play it with your brain turned off at all and it moves pretty fast. Theres a lot of information to take in because every enemy has different properties you need to take into account. You also need to keep in mind that staying near the top and attacking chains are the main way to make sure your run has longevity (I cleared the game once last night). I unlocked a few other knights to play as, too.

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I liked Loop Hero. Fun for what it was.

It is interesting, yeah. Also the jump in difficulty Chapter 2 presents with monsters having abilities now means Im grinding chapter 1 a bit to upgrade the town.

I got the Ruins recently which feel really strong due to the good equipment I get out of them.

I learned to love the Necro though

I unlocked him yesterday, not really sure what skeleton and summoning levels really mean tho

He seems the best though