Footgun: Underground Steam Charts & Stats

I can't recommend to buy this game full price in its current state. The idea is pretty nice, but the execution is lacking. The game received a few updates correcting some minor bugs (and adding a much needed option to see your inventory in the shop) in the first days after the release and since then has been forgotten by the devs. This is pretty sad because the game really needs at least a few QoL updates (inventory management is terrible in this game). The progression in this game is slow and unsatisfying. Shopping feels really bad: you only get a few random items to buy and can pay to reroll them, but the problem is that most of the time you are not given something that can be used to improve your current build. I've lost count of how many times I got into the shop, purchased nothing, and left with no money because I kept rerolling expecting to get at least something, but all the options did not work with my current build. Once you start unlocking more things this gets worse, because you have even more useless options to bloat the item pool. The inventory system is terribly designed. I like the idea of limiting items you are equipping for different characters with different stats, but limiting how much you can carry in your "backpack" in a game where you need to merge duplicate items to create a better version of them is straight-up bad (unless the space is at least big enough). Sometimes you get a low-level item that could be good for your build, but you end up not taking it because you are waiting for that one duplicate to show up so you can merge with the other one you are holding in your inventory just to create the stronger version of it that you need to merge with the one you are currently using. Then you learn you can use balls as a means of expanding your inventory (because you can place some upgrades inside them) and get frustrated with the bad controls and UI (especially if you are playing with a controller). If you ever need to exchange ball upgrades that are equipped into two different balls and your inventory is full, good luck! Oops, this can only be done for ball upgrades, so now you have to decide what to do with the characters upgrades (do you hold it waiting for an opportunity to upgrade it that may never come and drop something else, or do you skip it?) With some basic QoL updates, this game can become so much better. I didn't even talk about the gameplay itself, which is fine I guess. I would do some things regarding to ball control and aiming differently, but I guess the devs have played this game more and know what is best for more experienced players. Flying enemies are a pain in the ass and the bosses are either too basic or very annoying. The downside is that on top of it all, this is a very repetitive game, so you are always seeing the same enemies, bosses, rooms... If the game is on sale, it can be a good choice for a few hours of entertainment. But for a full price, I would wait until the devs give some attention to it.