Brain Damage

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Brain Damage

Short description

Challenge your skills and push your limits in Brain Damage, the intense 2D action roguelite shooter with wave-based gameplay. With each upgrade, brain damage increases, making the game more challenging as you progress. Push the game to its limits. Can you break the game before it breaks you?

Developer
Gearloose
Publisher
Gearloose
Release
Mon, Apr 03, 2023
Price
$0.99
Reviews
5
Positive
60%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
20K – 50K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action
Tags
Action Roguelike Arena Shooter Shoot 'Em Up Rogue-lite Top-Down Shooter 2D Sci-fi Bullet Hell Top-Down 1980s 1990's Bullet Time Old School Funny Action Controller Colorful Comedy Singleplayer
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$223somewhere between $99 and $50k · roughly 100–50K copies

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History

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±?? Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter + Shoot 'Em Up

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