City of Beats

City of Beats (Reviewed) Developer: Torchedhill Publisher: Freedom Games Released: May 1st, 2023 Price: $20 USD City of Beats is an action roguelike game inspired by other path branching games set in a more sci-fi cyberpunk world in a constant downpour. The game is driven by music, enemies will shoot you on beat, and you will shoot off-beat. While it has some really engaging gameplay and some really good music. The game presently includes roughly 2 hours of (basic) gameplay, followed by extra more challenging stuff that doesn't really contribute anything new to the game besides "challenge mode." There are no more goals once upgraded fully.

City of Beats is a twin-stick rogue-lite indie game that immerses players in a futuristic, neon-lit cyberpunk world, where they must battle their way through countless robots to confront a rogue AI that has taken over various cities. 🟩Pros +Innovative use of music integrated into the gameplay +Beautiful minimalistic visuals +Challenging and fluid twin-stick shooter system 🟥Cons -Too short -Three weapons only

PLAY IT OR SKIP IT? Play it especially if you like games like Hades or Hi-Fi Rush. City of Beats is an exhilarating, rhythmic looter-shooter roguelite where you beat up robots to the sound of music while dodging barrages of gunfire. If you can get over a few balance issues, it offers an action-packed (if short) experience. TIME PLAYED I played City of Beats for four hours. I struggled a lot in the first three hours, but after unlocking an overpowered weapon and changing the difficulty level, I managed to beat the main expedition and all three bosses in thirty minutes. This led me to unlock the challenge mode where I played for another forty-some minutes.