I love watching something small and creative spread to an increasingly large audience. Balatro is one of the easiest modern examples to point to, but you could likewise look at the gradual growth of Hollow Knight. Team Cherry has since ascended to the ranks of the established elite, however, and Silksong is one of several banner names on September's supremely stacked release calendar. Enter Megabonk, which injects the horde survival of Vampire Survivors into the more open maps of Risk of Rain 2. Rather than dodging out of the way of Hornet like many other smaller games, Megabonk simply strode out into the fray swinging, and so far it looks to be working.
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