Damn fine roguelite that has to be one of the best of the genre.

At first glance, Synthetik may look like a run of the mill twin-stick just with some procedural generation slapped on, but the second you start playing you understand why this game is exploding in popularity. You get 8 different classes in 4 roles, each with a progression system and build variety before you even start your run.

And when you do start your run, woo boy. Synthetik's combat is methodical, and you have to play smart. Running headfirst into a horde of enemies without a plan will mulch you, and each enemy fills a special role in the Machine Legion to kill you. However, there are a lot of ways you can play methodical and smart. You're not constrained to waiting behind cover. You can use the Assassin's cloak to get behind some enemies, backstab one tough guy and quickly dispatch two more. You can use the Breacher's explosives to dash in, deal a lot of burst damage, pump some shotgun pellets into the stragglers, dash out. Set up a turret to do the work as an Engineer. Dash around like a maniac with the Raider. There are a LOT of options, and thats just from the start.

The loot, particularly the weapons, while nowhere near the amount of craziness you'd find in say, Enter the Gungeon, are unique, and each weapon has variants with different effects on them. As you go along upgrading them, you can make them change from their base forms drastically . I, for one, enjoy taking my starting shotgun on Breacher, the Super Shorty, and running with it the whole run.

As a cherry on top, the visuals are great, the audio is great, and it comes with two player online Co-Op. Its perfect.

As an addendum, its my understanding Ssethtzeentach really helped shine a limelight on this game, and that's great. It warms my heart when content creators shine a light on games that can use the help. It's a good form of symbiosis in the gaming community that makes my bitter little soul smile.

Damn fine roguelite that has to be one of the best of the genre. At first glance, Synthetik may look like a run of the mill twin-stick just with some procedural generation slapped on, but the second you start playing you understand why this game is exploding in popularity. You get 8 different classes in 4 roles, each with a progression system and build variety before you even start your run. And when you do start your run, woo boy. Synthetik's combat is methodical, and you have to play smart. Running headfirst into a horde of enemies without a plan will mulch you, and each enemy fills a special role in the Machine Legion to kill you. However, there are a lot of ways you can play methodical and smart. You're not constrained to waiting behind cover. You can use the Assassin's cloak to get behind some enemies, backstab one tough guy and quickly dispatch two more. You can use the Breacher's explosives to dash in, deal a lot of burst damage, pump some shotgun pellets into the stragglers, dash out. Set up a turret to do the work as an Engineer. Dash around like a maniac with the Raider. There are a LOT of options, and thats just from the start. The loot, particularly the weapons, while nowhere near the amount of craziness you'd find in say, Enter the Gungeon, are unique, and each weapon has variants with different effects on them. As you go along upgrading them, you can make them change from their base forms [b] drastically [/b] . I, for one, enjoy taking my starting shotgun on Breacher, the Super Shorty, and running with it the whole run. As a cherry on top, the visuals are great, the audio is great, and it comes with two player online Co-Op. Its perfect. As an addendum, its my understanding Ssethtzeentach really helped shine a limelight on this game, and that's great. It warms my heart when content creators shine a light on games that can use the help. It's a good form of symbiosis in the gaming community that makes my bitter little soul smile.