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"The segments of EGX reserved for independent developers featured a number of party games and roguelikes this year. Four player local gaming was a very strong theme and it’s great that independent developers are stepping up to the plate that triple A’s have left behind. Roguelikes on the other hand become a very popular genre, emergent sub-genre that larger developers have yet to tap into, and it was no surprise to see their presence at EGX.
With that in mind, a title that grabbed our attention was Monsters and Monocles, a roguelike for up to four players, developed by Retro Dreamer. If you imagine a blend of Jamestown’s 4 player, co-operative bullet-hell chaos and Nuclear thrones procedural generated dungeons and variable pickups, you’d have something that’s pretty close to what Monsters and Monocles offers."
Monsters and Monocles is a fun little steampunk style top down, bullet hell shooter with some cute characters and fun game play. The story is fairly basic but gives you the idea that your group of explorers fly around the world in their airship searching for artifacts and fighting off monsters. At least that's what I take away from the intro to the game.
A fast-paced twin stick shooter with an awesome pixel art style.
Andy writes - "Monster & Monocles offers up some arcade, top-down shooter goodness. Here's my first impressions of the game."
