Excellent synthwave soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The music alone is worth the price of admission”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
The Great Rebellion
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Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Kvltgames2024Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Action
$15.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A tight, fast run-and-gun roguelite with great pixel art and a standout synthwave soundtrack, wrapped in heavily anti-woke satire. Skip it if political messaging bothers you or you want lots of content.
Great for
Fans of retro run-and-gun roguelites who enjoy synthwave and anti-woke political satire
Main risk
The overt political messaging and short, repetitive content may not justify the price
What players love
Funny anti-woke satire and references
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Lots of little inside jokes have me chuckling constantly.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Replayable roguelite progression and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The progression system feels pretty balanced, where you can shave off some difficulty by buying permanent upgrades”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Great retro pixel art
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The pixel art is gorgeous, the music is catchy and the gameplay is responsive”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Tight, responsive controls and gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Really tight dual-joystick controls, great soundtrack and sound design, interesting enemy variety, and a unique theme and aesthetic.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Challenging but fair, runs well on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“It is challenging without being unfair so I'd recommend to anyone who wants a game that needs to be practiced to be beaten.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Heavy-handed, cringe political messaging
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“its way too hamfisted, comes off as tryhard and rly cringe after the first like 15 minutes”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Mediocre, generic gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It's a sub-par roguelike.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Poor UI and hard-to-see screen
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“your health is hidden away in a corner of the screen and it's hard to tell how much you have left.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Bugs and missing options
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“find bug that completely fucks up your game causing all menus to be fucked”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Bad, non-remappable controller controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“when you use a Xbox controller: * jumping is mapped to R1; * you can't remap the controls; is not acceptable.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Short and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“it's incredibly short and a bit lackluster”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 8
ProcessorIntel Core i3
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce GTX 660M
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 940 MX
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 8
ProcessorIntel Core i3
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce GTX 660M
Storage2 GB available space
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