I started playing it last week. It has been on my to-play list for a long time. It was a launch exclusive for the PS5 so it made good use of PS5 gimmicks like DualSense haptics and speakers.

The game is a third person shooter bullet hellish roguelike. I find the gameplay to be tight and smooth. It is fun for sure. I beat the fourth boss today. The problem for me is that the game is a little bit too difficult. In the fourth biome for example, the first room contains a ton of enemies and all you have the pistol (starter weapon) with no bonuses. I end up losing a chunk of health and feeling like shit there. This is probably a skill issue too. I am noticing I don’t move around and use melee as much as I should. Another problem I have is that the bosses feel a bit same-y. A large chunk of the fight is maintaining distance, unloading clips and dodging enemy projectiles. It is still fun though and I have only seen four bosses so far.

Atmospherically the game is designed well. It conveys the feeling of being stranded and held captive on an awful planet nicely. I haven’t paid much attention to the lore. The story unfolds very slowly which I don’t like. Lore revelations also come at points where I am panicking and scrounging up bits and pieces of health and items trying to stay alive or healthy.

Overall the game is pretty good. I got it used for cheap and it’s been worth it so far. Hopefully I can finish this game. I have abandoned the last four or so games I have tried.