Buy Heavy Bullets

A fairly fun game, but the crippling micro-stutter bug (which affects a large number of users across a wide range of hardware) has been present since 2014 and the dev has been "working on it" since.

Buyer beware, have that refund button ready.

Gave me a everlasting fear of snakes.

A simply made yet very fun FPS with randomy generated levels and permadeath (aka rougelike). An indie game in the best sense of that term. I almost instantly started to like it. Would totally recommend.

Besides the microstuttering this game is perfect.

It's visually appealing, simple to play while still stacking challenge on itself as you progress, and has unique sounds.
The frame rate catching does need to be fixed however as it causes you unnecessary damage you'll eventually have to spend your hard to earn coins on to heal.

Or, worse case scenario, die from and need to start over.
It's only a major issue if you're not careful so the game is still very much playable regardless.

Heavy Bullets is a rogue-lite FPS with pretty high difficulty. Like most Rougue-ish games you only get one life (although you can inherit goodies from your last go-though) and of course the levels are randomly generated. There is a pretty good selection of goodies to pick up and use such as knives, bombs, speed pills, sniper shots and more and not all of them are good for you. There is SOME character development as you can also be upgraded with more hit-points, the ability to carry (oh boy!) 2 items! (by default you can only carry one item at a time), increased pickup range and more. I really enjoy the banking system that allows you to store away money and items for your next playthough, or trade unused items for cash. It's just a small thing, but really helps flesh out Heavy Bullets into a more deep experience. Play-wise it is a pretty sparse corridor shooter that focuses on short skirmishes with a small amount of enemies at a time. A couple small mistakes will generally lead to your demise as pretty much any of your foes will kill you easily given the chance. Oh, and watch out for the grass: they just love to hide in the freakin' grass. I warned You. The presentation is pretty simple: Atari 2600-meets-3d Playstation One graphics, with sound consisting of bleeps and bloops reminiscent of the 8 bit era. It's a unique look and I like it quite a bit although I realize it may not be to eveyone's tastes.
All and all I like Heavy Bullets: It's great to play in small bursts and has just enough depth to keep me coming back for more. Good stuff indeed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmzx_Werjr4

Fantastic game, I had none of the micro-stuttering issues that I've seen complained about and had an almost entirely positive experience with this title. Replayability certainly exists though once you've beaten the final level it doesn't have quite the depth of say, Isaac or Enter the Gungeon. Frankly I don't see this in enough people's library and it is a shame.


Overall 8.5/10
Recommendation: BUY IT on sale (Currently 2.74 CAD at 75% discount)

pretty saucy

The moment I start Heavy Bullets I'm assaulted with a minimal bright neon colored title-screen and a trippy melody with hazy vocals blaring over the glitched sounds of the menu like I've stumbled upon some kind of Philip K. Dickian Hotline Miami. I instantly think to myself "Yep this feels like something Devolver Digital would publish." This is of course a very good feeling.

This exceeds any rogue-like FPS before it in every way, and ups the ante by having very well-thought out and carefully planned gameplay. The action and combat are more than solid, intense and the atmosphere is engaging; with enemies that can pop out of bushes killing you in a heartbeat, the panic of realizing you haven't loaded all those bullets you picked up, all powered by a pulsing electronic soundtrack that creeps up on you as you come closer to dangerous areas.

The roguelike elements here work *very* well. You are placed into the thralls of a glitched neon world with harsh and bright hallways randomly generated everytime, the goal is to reach the end of each floor and eventually make it to the 8th floor where you're tasked with resetting a malfunctioning mainframe. Sounds simple, but equipped with only your 6-shot revolver this will prove to be a true test in frustration as there are monsters, turrets, and worms hiding around every corner to whittle away at your already very limited life. The floors are randomly littered with items to help with this, and you'll find banks where if you're playing smart enough you can buy life insurance or deposit money that carry over into your next playthroughs, making things slightly easier each time.

Seriously if you like roguelikes at all buy this game. If you like first person shooters at all, buy this game. If you like crazy artsy games with insanely stylish visuals and trippy sound design, buy this game!

If Wolfenstein 3-D went to college and did fifty tabs of LSD on a dare in his dorm room, you would get Heavy Bullets.

EDIT: Exxe in the comments has denied my review a perfect 10/10 score through lack of Shrek. Here is the new review with the added omission:

"If Wolfenstein 3-D went to college and did fifty tabs of LSD on a dare in his dorm room, you would get Heavy Bullets. Shrek."

I /could/ write a long detailed review about this game but i feel like this sums up basically everything you'll feel while playing it :

" - HOLY F**ING SH*T THAT MOTHERF*CKER WORM I HATE THAT WORM F*CK THE WORM F*CK THIS WORLD HOLY SH*T HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO SEE THAT F*CKER IN THE BUSH GOD I HATE THE WORM F*CK THAT WORM F*CK "