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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Dusk-like Rogue-like?

Looks cool! I mean what better game to flatter with immitation, have you ever noticed just how universally liked Dusk is as a game? It is impressive.

Also all singleplayer focused boomer shooter fans should check out Xonotic for a superb complimentary multiplayer arena fps movement shooter fun with friends or strangers because Xonotic is Free and Open Source and Freakin Awesome!

Not suggesting Xonotic as a replacement, I am hyped movement shooters have so much renewed energy behind them but as far as I have seen the vast majority of these new movement shooters focus on singleplayer experiences or heavily aesthetic vibes because it turns out nailing multiplayer movement shooter mechanics that don't make noobs feel like cavemen fighting attack helicopters is hard.... but Xonotic has had A LONGGGGGG TIME to perfect it, 20 YEARS LONG and it shows.

https://xonotic.org/

Don't be fooled by Xonotic's unintentionally? almost vaporwave aesthetic (personally I love it and it means it can run on a prehistoric potato), it is a finely tuned masterpiece of a multiplayer movement shooter with a skill ceiling so high you probably need to build Kerbal Space Program inside Xonotic somehow to get a rocket to reach it... but also it just has fun Unreal Tournament like weapons anyone can jump in and have fun blasting bots with (the rocket launcher is amazing).

So go buy Bloodshed and then download Xonotic!