Dead End City | PS5

90's arcade inspired vertical shoot 'em up "Dead End City" puts the pedal to the metal as it barrels forth at breakneck speed in this post apocalyptic road rage filled fight for survival. A plot not unlike that of Mad Max. Like it's cinematic inspiration, fuel is your lifeline and your vehicle your chariot with which to see you through a gladiatorial spectacle against the bosses of the badlands. Each chariot, and it's designated driver brings with them a unique weapon type that will assist in not only clearing waves of minions, and dealing the deathblow to gang leaders, but also the means with which to outlast your opponent if you are skilled enough.

Geometry Survivor | PS5

It's shapes versus ships in this shoot'em up survivor spinoff. Featuring a visual design similar to Geometry Wars, and gameplay reminiscent of hero survival games or auto-battlers this neon retro shooter keeps features minimal while offering 20 minute challenges that are each roguelike in nature. 

You'll be piloting one of eight geometric shapes as you dodge ships and bullet hell while your weapons and defenses automatically do their thing. Taking out the enemy while leaving behind nano-particles of the blue and yellow persuasion which, in turn, allows your shape to evolve the more you pick them up. All done while avoiding the loss of heart hits that can end a run prematurely. 

Inkulinati | PS5

In Inkulinati it's Tiny's versus Beasts on maniacally mapped out medieval manuscripts. Featuring roguelike turn based tactical 2D combat lightly akin to Magic the Gathering with some of history's most religiously inclined individuals as your player characters Inkulinati will have you dishing out damage as you try to best your opponent, and their armies of beastly critters. You'll find everything from demons with faces on their arse to donkey's that play the butt trumpet. Each with their own unique set of skills, weapons, and attack range. All inked like traditional manuscript art with accompanying animation. 

Using your ink well as your mana pool as well as chapter specific passive talents, and applied turn specific hand actions that will aide you in this task you'll eventually face off against the dealer of death, himself, as you draw to life an animalistic army for the ages. All as the apocalypse, in it's many forms, comes calling with it's own threat to both contestants.

Lords of Exile | PS4

Absolute power corrupts, absolutely. This is a hard lesson that our anti-hero Gabriel learns from a young age as a village's would be savior turned adversary. Following the lead of Galagar, a tyrant in his own right, Gabriel would try to become as powerful as the merciless marauders that killed his fellow villagers. 

Becoming Galager's right hand man though came with a price, and that price was paid by the blood of Gabriel's beloved. Galager eventually saw Gabriel as a direct threat during his time serving, and thus sent a message via murder to dissuade him from ever attempting the takeover of Galager's place in power. Unfortunately for Galager, Gabriel was hellbent on revenge after having been wronged. He set out with bloodlust on his mind, and a sword in his hand.