If you enjoy top down shooters or roguelites, you're doing yourself a disservice if you haven't played Synthetik already. This is by far one of the best roguelites out there and it will provide you with many many hours of fun once you wrap your head around the core gameplay mechanics. It very well might take a bit to get a feel for how to effectively play Synthetik, but stick with it and it will reward you with fast thrilling shootouts, immense depth, and a ton of replayability. I'd argue this game has the best gunplay of ANY top down game- guns are very punchy and the reload mechanics add a refreshing extra layer of depth, urgency, and satisfaction to combat you just don't see in many other titles. No weapon feels entirely pointless either and you can modify them to suit your needs which adds even more choice and strategy to how you approach your encounters. The online two player co-op is a great time with friends or just random members of the community.

There's also a free side expansion called Synthetik Arena on Steam which acts as a nice demo of sorts for those who are on the fence and would like to try it before deciding upon a purchase. It has a few mini bite-sized modes to play which will give you a general feel for the combat in Synthetik. Note that for the full roguelite experience, Legion Rising is still what you're after and while Arena is quite fun, it's not really the main attraction. Since I can't sing enough praises for Synthetik I'd really just advise you to try Arena for yourself if you're interested at all since it costs nothing but a tiny bit of harddrive space and your time. If you're looking for something new and satisfying gameplay is what you crave, give Synthetik a chance.

If you enjoy top down shooters or roguelites, you're doing yourself a disservice if you haven't played Synthetik already. This is by far one of the best roguelites out there and it will provide you with many many hours of fun once you wrap your head around the core gameplay mechanics. It very well might take a bit to get a feel for how to effectively play Synthetik, but stick with it and it will reward you with fast thrilling shootouts, immense depth, and a ton of replayability. I'd argue this game has the best gunplay of ANY top down game- guns are very punchy and the reload mechanics add a refreshing extra layer of depth, urgency, and satisfaction to combat you just don't see in many other titles. No weapon feels entirely pointless either and you can modify them to suit your needs which adds even more choice and strategy to how you approach your encounters. The online two player co-op is a great time with friends or just random members of the community. There's also a free side expansion called Synthetik Arena on Steam which acts as a nice demo of sorts for those who are on the fence and would like to try it before deciding upon a purchase. It has a few mini bite-sized modes to play which will give you a general feel for the combat in Synthetik. Note that for the full roguelite experience, Legion Rising is still what you're after and while Arena is quite fun, it's not really the main attraction. Since I can't sing enough praises for Synthetik I'd really just advise you to try Arena for yourself if you're interested at all since it costs nothing but a tiny bit of harddrive space and your time. If you're looking for something new and satisfying gameplay is what you crave, give Synthetik a chance.