Writings of Mass Deduction

There have been more than a few shooters reviewed recently, but most of them were horizontally scrolling. “Steam and Metal” is vertically scrolling, a “bullet hell” style shoot-’em-up (more common in vertically scrolling than horizontally scrolling shmups), and has an amazing anime and steampunk-infused art style that makes this $1 game engaging and gorgeous. Yes, I have a weakness for steampunk, and I make no apologies for that. :)

Here’s what the publisher (Alexander Shulga) has to say about the game:

“Steampunk pixelart shoot ’em up game. Fight against hordes of steam machines and epic bosses. Revenge father’s death. Dodge bullets.”