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Broadside Renegades

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61%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

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Broadside Renegades is a single player survival shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by BroadsideRenegades and was released on August 26, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

This is a rough indev build for my game Broadside Renegades. This version should be reasonably stable with an in-game tutorial provided. Currently only on Windows. The game was first inspired by Vampire Survivors with active abilities, as is evident by the UI. In the process of building things out it has evolved in the direction of being a pirate raiding game, and you are rewarded more quickly wi…

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews
music3 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Engaging rogue-like mechanics combined with a unique space pirate theme provide an immersive and fun gameplay experience.
  • Variety of distinct ships and weapons offers significant replayability and strategic depth.
  • Smooth technical performance, intuitive controls, and a vibrant soundtrack with satisfying sound effects enhance overall enjoyment.
  • Lack of a proper tutorial and unclear mechanics, such as the Warp Drive, can confuse and frustrate new players.
  • Some design elements like tiny pickups that are hard to see and inconsistent enemy damage balance detract from gameplay experience.
  • Graphical presentation could be improved with more detailed effects like better explosions and space debris to increase immersion.

  • gameplay

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    Broadside Renegades offers an action-packed blend of roguelike mechanics and space pirate adventure, combining bullet hell elements with strategic exploration. The gameplay is engaging and challenging, appealing to fans of nostalgic, rogue-lite experiences, though the warp drive mechanic lacks clarity and can result in unexpected encounters.

    • “Released recently on Steam, Broadside Renegades invites players to journey through the cosmos, blending 2D action and roguelike mechanics with a sci-fi twist.”
    • “Like Vampire Survivors, Broadside Renegades delivers a mix of rogue-like mechanics and space pirating adventure, thrusting players into a universe filled with treasure hunting and cosmic battles.”
    • “The warp drive mechanic needs more clarity and can lead to unexpected battles.”
    • “Third, the warp drive mechanic needs more clarity.”
    • “The gameplay, as a whole, is packed with action, blending bullet hell elements with rogue-lite features.”

  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    29% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The game's graphics feature a nostalgic pixel art style with a top-down perspective and unique blend of artistic approaches, creating distinct and varied levels through procedural generation. While effective in showcasing the action, some players find the visual style occasionally lacks the expected flair and could benefit from more detail to enhance immersion.

    • “The top-down perspective and pixel art style evoke a nostalgic arcade vibe, while procedurally generated levels ensure that each playthrough remains fresh and unpredictable.”
    • “Aesthetically, the game presents a unique graphical style that blends different artistic approaches.”
    • “The graphical style effectively showcases the action, though at times, lacks some of the flair one might expect from a space battle.”
    • “Graphics could benefit from additional details to enhance immersion.”
    • “While some players might find a clash between these two distinct styles, the backgrounds serve a purpose beyond mere aesthetics as they define each level, giving them a unique and different look.”

  • music

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The music in the game is generally praised for its vibrant, adventurous, and rocking soundtrack that enhances the overall experience, despite some criticism of the first song. Sound effects also receive positive remarks for adding to the immersion.

    • “Music and SFX are terrific.”
    • “The soundtrack pulses with a sense of adventure, dropping players in the high-stakes world of space combat.”
    • “Vibrant soundtrack and sound effects that enhance the experience.”
    • “The first song of the soundtrack is pretty awful.”

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features no traditional narrative, focusing instead on choosing a captain, upgrading your ship, and strategically outmaneuvering opponents to collect galactic loot.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Replayability is enhanced by the variety of ships, each offering a distinct experience that encourages multiple playthroughs.

    • “I haven’t unlocked many ships yet, but each of them is different enough to provide replayability.”
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Broadside Renegades is a survival shooter game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Broadside Renegades include indie, roguelite, pirates, pixel graphics, action roguelike and others.

Broadside Renegades is available on PC, Windows and Xbox.

Broadside Renegades was released on August 26, 2024.

Broadside Renegades was developed by BroadsideRenegades.

Broadside Renegades has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Broadside Renegades for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Broadside Renegades is a single player game.

Similar games include GUNFIELD, Gunlocked, Galaxy Highways, Starforged Legacy, Sea of Survivors and others.