Quoting: Purple Library GuyThere's something I'm not understanding. Apparently,

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your character automatically walks around and engages in battle with various creatures.

So like, what do you do?

Good Question!

One of the many great aspects of this game is that you can "play it your way". You can configure the your character's movement mode in a number of ways. At the beginning of the game a randomly generated loop (circular shaped path) is created. As you move around the loop, you encounter mobs. The types of mobs spawned depends on the path and adjacent tiles. You can configure the game so that your character pauses at:

1. The beginning block of the loop
2. After each mob encounter
3. Only after the user presses a designated key

Using the final method, people have created "Endless Loops". This is accomplished by strategically placing tiles so that their character is continuously looping and collecting resources/XP. I have over a 124 hours in this game and never quite got an endless loop that I felt confident in running.

I agree with all of the comments of @eldaking and @pleasereadthemanual and would highly recommend it to any gamer that enjoys this genre of game.

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It's not surprising that they're seeing people or companies with lots of cash to burn jump at them, as it has been incredibly popular. However, at least on Steam though, it's already very clearly past the peak with online player numbers dropping pretty steadily over the last few weeks.

Over the last couple weeks I have noticed fewer Steam players playing Splitgate. This makes me wonder if this might be somewhat related to this guide I found online:

How to win against controller players (General idea of it) [External Link]

This Steam guide explains how to do better against players that are using controllers since, according to the author: ... everybody is complaining about controller players and their "aim assist".

I do not have much insight into this since I use keyboard and mouse almost exclusively.

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Just completed a playthrough of the first episode. Nice of Black Tabby Games to give this first installment away for free. The characters, dialog, game progression and artwork are fantastic. I know many people do not like this game genre; but if you have ever enjoyed playing a visual graphics novel, you will enjoy this one.

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1. Husband and wife development team.
2. Channeling Monty Python.
3. Lucasfilm/LucasArts inspired (e.g., Manic Mansion).

Pledged!

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I enjoyed the last Steam Festival. I always have liked the "try before you buy" model. Much of the time watching a "trailer" (i.e., advertisement) for a game gives me almost no feel for whether I will enjoy playing a game or not.

I also like the criteria that they have established to determine which developers are eligible. Helps to separate the wheat from the chaff.

I would guess that this means that the Steam Summer Sale will occur shortly this event. I need to start saving my loose change now.

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I Need Help! ... I can't stop scooping the Loop!

Very addictive and enjoyable game. The mechanics and strategy of this game (e.g., tile placement) was quite a mystery when the game was first released and the Steam Guides were extremely limited. This has changed significantly in the last week. Knowing the tile placement combos and their effects is essential to quickly acquiring resources and advancing your progress in the game. I have also found the Reddit Loop Hero Community [External Link] to be extremely helpful.

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This is the first time I have purchased a game within an hour of publication on Steam. I played the demo for an hour and I knew it was something I would enjoy. I should mention that the demo version became unavailable at the time of the full release.

It reminds me of a game called Gateway to Apshai [External Link] that I played for untold hours on my Commodore 64. The game was developed/published by Epyx Computer Software, which had a number of very popular games in the 80s.

Although Gateway to Apshai was a dungeon crawler; the MIDI generated sound track, gameplay progression and even the pixelized hero are so reminiscent of the Apshai series. I can see now that I am going to be spending a considerable amount of time "scooping the loop" in Loop Hero.

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Thanks for the in-depth review Scaine.

This definitely looks like a game I would enjoy. I liked Slay the Spire, but was unable to get by one of the bosses after man, many attempts. I enjoyed DOTA Underlords, but I don't play well with others. :unsure:

Hadean Tactics looks like it contains the elements of these games I enjoyed and eliminates the aspects I found undesirable/frustrating.

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There is a good reason why this Kickstarter campaign has reached all but one of their stretch goals with 3 days remaining. Although the game is not due out until May of 2022, the Kickstarter page shows that the game's content, mechanics and graphics are quite mature. In addition, the Physical Rewards and Add-ons are great. I was particularly impressed with the Collector's Tin Lunch Box. I can just imagine myself walking into the office with my Ova Magica lunch box under my arm. My co-worker's would be oh so jealous. :grin:

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Bought this game soon after reading the last article and all the great comments from GoL users. Have not wandered far from my spawn point because I am having so much fun constructing my first "shack". I have only played 4 hours, so I will eventually leave the nest; but at this point I am extremely happy with the game.

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