5 stars!
Sat Dec 30 2023 DallasaurusTitle: Unexpected Gem – A Must-Try Mobile Game! Review: I'm typically a PC gamer, but stumbling upon this mobile game was a delightful surprise. After trying the free version and enjoying one level, I decided to invest in the ad-free experience, and it turned out to be the best $3.50 I've ever spent! The game's difficulty adds to the thrill, and after just a few runs, I managed to conquer it using the deer character. The build I had going was super fun but also incredibly overpowered. I had a super point blank shotgun I got after a boss. I took a upgrade that made me bigger which usually wouldn’t be favorable. However, when you transform into the deer you become invincible and deal 100 dmg(which is a lot!). It also gave me additional speed which I had synergizing with a few other abilities. This game is amazing! One aspect I appreciate is the fair pace at which unlock points are earned. It strikes a nice balance, making the progression feel rewarding without being overly challenging. The game offers a plethora of characters and guns to explore, keeping the replayability factor high. I've had an absolute blast diving into the various options and finding unique combinations. Overall, this mobile game has become a go-to source of entertainment, and I highly recommend it to fellow gamers looking for a fresh and engaging experience!
OK, but hear a Veteran Dad Gamer out.
Sat Jul 08 2023 AeosystemThis is the one lads, if you’re looking for a mobile rogue like bullet heaven you found it and so did I. Think Enter the Gungeon mixed with Vampire Survivors, but done right and clearly with a lot of love. The game right now is a tad simplistic and doesn’t take long to learn all of the combos of upgrades; but I hope we will be getting some nice content updates in the future. AS FOR THE ADS, you can watch one at the beginning of a round for two free upgrades but there are NONE forced on you, as far as I’ve seen. The cash shop seems fairly priced on the packages and the characters that you can buy are only a dollar. Also one last thing, I find it helpful to go in options and turn on contrast, makes a little outline appear on enemies and trees, they can get really hard to see when I’m pumping out 420^69 bullets a second.
Fun but needs some improvement
Tue Dec 27 2022 MememasterchefThe game itself is really solid. Level up mechanics are great and leads to a different experience each time you play the game. Every character is fun, and I got every achievement in the free version before I decided to buy the full version. But, the most fun character is the first one you get. This is solely due to the triple level up effect buff that she gets. It gives the player the most choice and allows for some crazy stuff fun shenanigans that you can experiment with in each new run. It alone accounts for the most replay ability value. This is why this buff should be available for every character in some way. Make it a random drop that, or add a new mini boss that could drop it for any character. Add a new difficulty that makes the addition balanced. The triple, or even just a double, effect makes each game far more chaotic (in a good way), and this would make an endless mode (which should be added irrespective of this review) even more fun.
Also wish there was a level 20 darkness. since the game itself is called 20 minutes till dawn it’s kinda weird the hardest difficulty is 15 and not 20.
Despite my gripes, the game already has hours upon hours of fun content to get lost in. Appreciated the Christmas monster costumes too, love Easter eggs like that. Really great game and look forward to updates to come.
Great game, needs some tweaking
Mon Jan 16 2023 TKFCKYThis game is one of the best in its special niche genre because it offers great perks that have cool synergies, and it offers short enough game times for a bus ride or something like that. Also, any ads it shows are ones the player chooses to watch instead of random ads, so that’s quite nice. However, a couple of things bring down the experience slightly: The second boss is obnoxious, and its design completely clashes with how you’re supposed to play the game. The boss arena corrals you into one small area that quickly fills up with enemies, making it impossible to dodge, meaning you are forced to take damage and leave this arena, or else die. Also, this boss has a charge attack, where he runs towards you at high speeds. Since shooting your gun slows you down, if you are shooting at the wrong time, he will inevitably hit you since his hitbox is enormous and he charges such a distance. He should either be tweaked to be less powerful or removed entirely in my opinion. Secondly, I feel like the inclusion of unlimited respawns has removed a lot of the feeling of accomplishment that used to be in the game, since there are literally no penalties for dying anymore. I understand that the devs implemented this to make more money, but it hinders the satisfaction of beating a level.
Not the way to celebrate your 3rd anniversary. Beyond disappointed.
Mon Aug 25 2025 BamgaliusThis game is far more janky and money-hungry than it was when it first released. The main reason I downloaded this is because I signed up pre-release on the google play store, and really enjoyed it when it first launched. The characters and guns that used to be unlocked with in-game currency forces you to instead watch several ads consecutively just to unlock it. The amount of currency you received from playing has been decreased by a ludicrous amount. The hit boxes for characters are absolutely cheap, the hitbox is too big for your character and it’s insanely easy to get stunned and bounced around by enemies until you und up dead. Even with maxed out rune upgrades it’s still easy to get overrun, with nowhere near enough time or damage to counteract the enemy zerging. It’s such a huge disappointment that you all decided that profit meant more to you than having a good game. The developers have turned an awesome and time killing survival rougelike into the equivalent of those intentionally rigged carnival games. A serious disappointment, and an asinine fall from grace. Don’t waste your time playing this shell of a game.
A great “survivors” rougelite
Sun Jun 09 2024 PirateKingNikkiI went on a stint of getting and playing every game similar to vampire survivors a bit ago and I am so surprised I didn’t hear of this game till now!? I will say as a free user; tons of ads. However, It is also nice to have the option to revive and get other options for free by watching said ads. It feels like your advertised to legitimately every 5 mins of game time. That being said, characters are cool, the upgrades seem cool. I enjoyed my lightening/summon build on Lilith with dual smgs. I want to try the other characters but yeah watching 5 straight mins of ads to be able to try them to, then be advertised to again every 5 mins in game seems a bit excessive. With these types of games, being distracted late game makes the game lose immersion and putting my phone down and doing something else during the ad time then coming back to the game 30sec later through 3 screens, definitely is a distraction
NOTE FOR THE DEVELOPER:
Sat Nov 25 2023 Emitt ReimerThis game is already one of my favorites, and I’m pretty selective. I won’t say anything about the shortage of power-ups since others have already done so. Now, I think some cool changes to the game would be to add a $1.99 price tag on the mobile app store, remove the in-game microtransactions, BUT leave the cosmetics in for purchase with the currency you get for playing the game. Additionally, add said cosmetics to the pc version. I speak for all modern “gamers” when I say we need more games that you only have to pay for once, and you get rewarded for playing by having unlockable cosmetics — no battle pass, no microtransactions, nothing. Im not sure if cross-platform progression is an option but that could be cool too. Otherwise, this game is ridiculously polished.
One of the best but…
Fri Jun 09 2023 player two342567366354Aright so this game is one of the best mobile game I’ve played to this day it is fun fluid amazing the game design is amazing and fits the vibe it seems it is going for but… there are a few things that well makes it a little less fun such as the fact you can take damage out of nowhere when you are completely safe (I checked ok its not just me or anything) some of the characters abilities just don’t help and/or are just useless. weapons could all have a buff to them they sound cool but the only one I use cause it is just better is the revolver aright I'm done ranting now a small thing that I feel the game should have is a endless mode I have beaten the game and had this op build and its just gone plz ad a endless mode
5.5/10
Fri Mar 17 2023 IrationsssThis game is great and all, but I have a few problems with it.
My first problem is that most of the guns are way too underpowered, and all of that power that is supposed to be in those guns is all put in the shotgun, revolver, and grenade launcher. What I want is all guns to be equally powerful.
My second problem is that you can rebirth an infinite amount of times. (I think) It kind of defeats the whole purpose of trying to survive, because when you die, all you have to do is watch a short ad and then you’re back up at max health.
My last problem is that the shotgun is way too overpowered. I know it can deal some real damage in real life, but once you get some upgrades and other stuff, you can basically tear through piles and piles of flesh.
TL:DR - Good game, but most guns are underpowered, you can just revive infinitely after you die, and please nerf the shotgun.
Slow burn, give it some time though
Fri Dec 15 2023 UponadeadbodyThis is a great game, I thoroughly enjoy it. Definitely gives me nostalgia. As you progress through the 20 minutes of survival, you can stack some of your upgrades and create certain “builds.” *SPOILER ALERT* One of the upgrades you can acquire is a dragon egg, it takes 3 mins to hatch, but you can stack it’s abilities while it’s in the egg. It’s great, super fun. I love the “Lovecraftion” creatures that you have to eliminate, they are quite a few characters to chose to pick from, each with their own individual special abilities. There’s cosmetics as well, some are locked behind cash walls but are only .99¢, others are available to unlock by watching a lot of ads, but I believe it’s worth it. Over all it’s a fun game kinda give’s me Contra, Mighty Doom, and ETG vibes! Give it a try!
