Indie Game Review: Impaler - Do Recommend - SURVIVE!!!!

Photosensitive seizure warning - Before you play the game! This was also featured on Reals Deep of 20223D realms Virtual Conference. Summary: Impaler is challenging, rewards movement, and each run feels different thanks to rogue-like elements. Overcome the increasingly tricky hordes of monsters by upgrading your weapons & abilities. Impaler has a retro art style, a great soundtrack, and a custom engine for extra smooth frame rates.

Impaler (Early Review) Developer: Apptivus Publisher: Retrovibe Releases On: Dec 6, 2022 Price: $3 USD In Impaler you summon, as the name suggests, spikes to impale and slay monsters. You can also use them to build barriers. It has some rogue-like elements which help try to ensure a different feel each run but it falls short. The game is influenced by retro games like DOOM and QUAKE with a real nostalgic feel to it. It's not perfect but it isn't bad either.

PLAY IT OR SKIP IT? You should probably play this, as long as you’re a fan of hardcore roguelike/shooter hybrids and don’t mind a game that’s light on content (but cheap). With its blazing fast pace and super old-school visuals, Impaler reminded me of Devil Daggers, another great wave-based arena shooter. Impaler’s frenetic mechanics only go so deep, but it works perfectly as a game I played a few quick rounds of during a break from work or to get my brain working in the morning.