COLLAPSED (v1.11)

A ruined, mutant-infested future provides the stage for a fast 2D action roguelite built around repeated, increasingly dangerous expeditions. You choose from four Hunters, each bringing a distinct personality, weapon focus, mobility options, and approach to close-quarters versus ranged combat. The mood is harsh and aggressive rather than bleakly slow, with hostile laboratories, devastated industrial zones, traps, and grotesque creatures constantly pressuring you to stay moving. Death is expected, but it is treated as part of the hunt rather than a total reset.

Runs send you through nine visually different regions whose layouts, enemy placements, hazards, and rewards shift each time. Combat relies on timing, positioning, dodges, attacks, and smart use of each Hunter’s specialized abilities, while a roster of more than 60 enemy varieties keeps encounters from becoming routine. Loot collected during a run can be combined and crafted into powerful new tools and traits, and experience feeds a large branching skill tree that lets you build toward survivability, damage, mobility, or a more unusual hybrid setup. Bosses demand more than raw stats, especially as you activate difficulty modifiers, while two-player co-op allows a friend to join the chaos and cover weaknesses in your chosen builds.

Its most appealing idea is the generous roguelite progression: failure sends you back to the start, yet valuable items and long-term upgrades remain useful for future attempts. That softens the sting without making the game easy, since later areas, enemies, and bosses still punish careless play. The combination of randomized runs, character-specific combat styles, craftable gear, and escalating challenge gives it some of the replayable momentum associated with Dead Cells, though it leans more heavily into build experimentation and shared co-op survival. It suits action-roguelite veterans looking for a demanding grind, but newcomers can also enjoy it if they accept that learning through defeat is central to the experience.