Gameplay

• A simple twin-stick shooter roguelike which everything dies in one shot, including you.
  
• Positioning and reflex are the keys to success. Aim true, and you might survive the onslaught of crows.
  
• Fair enemy density and variety keep you on your toes, your trigger finger itchy.
  
• Complete tasks to unlock various guns, abilities, and trinkets. They are not difficult and you can complete them just by playing the game long enough.
  
• Curses are fun to add to the run. Their double-edged nature can be used to your advantage if you know how to play around them.
  
• It offers a decent amount of content for such a low price.

Minor Complaints

• Difficulty could use some small changes. Instead of enemy intensity increases before X number, it should just last the whole run.

中文小簡評
→簡單好上手的射擊roguelike小品。
→包括你在內，所有敵人都是一擊斃命，因此走位和反應能力是成功的關鍵。
→敵人種類及生成數量適中，不會多到讓你無法應對。
→詛咒雙面刃的性質能讓一輪變得非常有趣。
→就這個價格和好玩程度真的沒啥好說的。
→我不太喜歡「在多少擊殺前生成速率加快」，這個設定應該要維持一整輪才對。

Kill the Crows is an intense western-themed, top-down arena shooter. Runs are fast and furious with one-hit kills for both the player and the enemies (including bosses).¹ The entire game is set in a single ruined town where swarms of enemies rush towards Isabella, our bloodthirsty gunslinger, on her mission of vengeance. Kill the Crows is a skill-based game, and as such it may not be for everyone.

Fortunately, Kill the Crows never feels overly frustrating when a run ends and restarts are very quick. A player can swiftly change out their gear loadouts (and level modifiers) and can get right back into the action within seconds! Despite the single environment and a handful of enemy types, the team behind the game did such a wonderful job that it doesn't ever feel too repetitive. The pixel art is good and enemy types are easily distinguishable from one another so that priority threats like sharpshooters can be quickly identified and taken down. Shootouts are fierce and impactful as enemies are thrown back by one deliberate bullet after another from Isabella's revolver and amplified by superb use of audio. The various showdowns are ever eye-catching as our cowgirl heroine mows down waves of enemies by fanning her revolver in a deadly display of unadulterated marksmanship -- it's a downright joy to witness. :)

In addition, the developer/publisher team have been very receptive to player comments and have worked diligently to squash any bugs that players have encountered. As such, Kill the Crows runs very smoothly and is practically bug-free. At the time of this review, the issue with The Crimson Moon Rising achievement has been recently resolved so achievement hunters are now able to acquire all the achievements for the game.

For the price of a small meal, Kill the Crows is a thoroughly enjoyable arena shooter. It's a game I'm sure to revisit again and again. Easily recommended! Give it a try! Thank you for the privilege of your time in reading my review. Cheers!

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1. Although there is an item that can be unlocked that allows a player to survive a single hit during a run, the game is no less intense.

Kill The Crows is AWESOME

This game is basically If "AKANE" and "Red Dead Redemption" had a baby.

I loved the cyberpunk samurai action in Akane and wished there were more games in that genre and finally we got it.
Just like Akane, the games are very short and simple but require skill and patience because you die in 1 hit.

The newest update that just came out, added the curse challenges which are great!
Yes some of them are unfair and gimmicky, but others increase enemy numbers and add friendly fire which makes combat exhilarating and speeds up progress.


Good game!