Rock, Paper, ShotgunOriginal article (opens in a new tab)

Wot I Think: Savage Vessels

Developer: KPas

Publisher: KPas

Release: Out now

On: Windows

From: Steam

For: 10.29 / 10.80 / $13

I did level four on my first go. That’s my crown and none of you can take it. Level three was a bastard’s hump and I struggled to get through it for hours, before I realised that I already had the supplies I needed to repair my ship. Those same supplies are also a requirement for the best weapons. That’s just mean, man.

Savage Vessels is a top-down roguelike survival game that’s openly inspired by Teleglitch, 2012’s harrowing pixelly survival horror, but it’s doing enough differently do stand out. In fact, I prefer it. (more…)