Just starting out. Feels REALLY good to control so far, and I'm quickly getting powerups and the like. I'm really enjoying it. If it looks good to you, go ahead and pick it up and go in blind. EDIT: Now that I'm understanding the game a bit better, I'm realizing this game handles risk/reward beautifully.

Violet Cycle lets its unusual and wiggly graphics get in the way of gameplay and visual clarity too much for me to recommend it. You ever stare at a still, unmoving surface of water and throw something in it just to marvel at how much the liquid moves and creates visible waves just because you threw a single, tiny rock into it ? Violet Cycle reminds me of that. Every movement i make, especially while in combat, feels wiggly, imprecise, out of my control. Lack of readability is this game's biggest issue; the environments are cluttered, often with useless scenery to make the game look prettier (which it does very well), but this combined with the game's floaty visuals & controls makes everything feel disorienting. You'll more than likely get hit without understanding why, or wonder where you are on the screen amidst the visual effects. This game is not without merit however; it is appealing visually and the character design is as unorthodox as it is hard to read. The music is service...

Tried playing with keyboard and instead of using wasd the default is ijkl, i'd rather not get use to some new layout for this game so i tried to re-map the keys only to find out you cannot use the mouse for keys.

I don't recommend it. They need to fix the controls, can't bind new keys because they reset to a really stupid default setup each fucking time.

This game's visual style make it frustrating to parse, play and understand. It is a shame since it plays decently.

A hidden gem on Steam for sure. Aesthetically pleasing and honestly is best described by it's store description as a hyperkinectic neopoly roguecade action game. Will be putting many more hours into this game and look forward to it being polished more over time. https://youtu.be/cE9ZjdhZ3U0

Overall worth a thumbs up, because once you get used to it it's really fun. The only major issue is that it's not always easy to hit the enemies like you intend to. But the artwork and music create a good atmosphere, and even after beating it it's still worth a couple of runs just for fun. #LoveIndies

Incredible little game. Tough but fair, the isometric voxel art is brilliant and the only downfall is there isn't more of it.

I gave a positive review in Feb 2018 with just a bit of playtime. I played more recently, relearned the game, and saw how basic the game really is. It's hardly a roguelike. There are only 5 weapons, 3 of which are awful. Most of the skill upgrades don't seem to work. Hitboxes and visuals feel messy and inconsistent. This was a game I wanted to start speedrunning, which would be doable since a full clear of 13 rooms is fast, but it's just boring.

this game is an undulating dream.