Vlambeer’s latest game, Nuclear Throne (aka, the artist formerly known as Wasteland Kings), is quite the thing. I know, for I have played it with mine own two hands, 227 eyelashes, and eight hearts. It’s a crunchy fusion of hard-hitting arcade sensibilities from games like Super Crate Box and roguelike-like elements from, well, pretty much every indie game that gets announced these days. Also Rogue. Basically, think Binding of Isaac but with ten times the mobility and impact, and you’ll be onto something. Nuclear Throne is also onto something – namely, Steam Early Access. Well, on it, anyway. I guess the “to” isn’t really necessary here. Whatever. I’m a linguistic rebel maverick with nothing to lose. I defy you to go below for details. I DEFY YOU.
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