I love the simplicity of this game it's like a fun arcade shooter but you are a giant mech
I was absolutely knackered after playing it for ten minutes slashing the behemoths with my sword
Can't recommend this game enough
Go on give it a try
You know you want to

Some strange phenomenon occurs in the North sea and Behemouth attack Earth (?) A war hero returns to fend off these Behemouth in a mech suit (after the death of his daughter)

You play the role of the mech pilot in a "wave shooter" with rogue-lite elements.
Starting of with a sword that actually doubles up as a boomberang, you fend of waves of a enemies. Each with their own attack patterns, from ones that charge head on towards you, to ones that fly and launch projectiles.
Levels gradually ramp up, with one enemy type and then another and another, before it becomes a frantic battle as you try and get your enemy priorities right.
You have a limited shield for emergencies.....but even that will only get you so far.
Between waves you get a choice of randomised perks ranging from simple damage boosts to more exotic ones (every 5th sword attack causes an explosion)

Taking too much damage will take you back to the hanger with "blu" currancy to spend on unlocking weapons/ultimate abilities to use in a pinch. As well as to spend upgrading weapons and the mechs armour.

When you finally sufficiantly upgraded, learn how enemies behave and how you should prioritze....you eventually come across the levels' behemouth boss.
These boss are far bigger than normal enmies and they also have more of a varied moves list.
Its a case of good old learning attack pattern and knowing when you should attack or when you should emergancy shield. Even though its mainly a stationary wave shooter,there are instances where dodging an attack physically, is as effective as trying to block or deflect.

Its simple arcade style fun with the twist of experimenting with different weapon and perk loadouts to keep it fresh.
Theres something undeniably cool with deflecting enemy shots with the sword in one hand, whilst shooting the approaching ground troupes with your other!

Theres plenty of enemy weapon/perk variety to keep you comming back. Whilst the blu upgrade system makes every failure a blessing in disguise.
Great sound track!

Just dont expect too much of a story....which honesly was probably not needed for an arcade style wave shooter.

Just jumped into this game, for an app lab game its looks fantastic, plays so well, mechanics are spot on, John the developer is super helpful with any queries.
The throwing of the sword feels amazing, and the base area looks like Q3 graphics.
Everything feels so good.
Bravo Crimson Forge.

To me it has an 80’s feel – And what’s not to love about the 80’s. A great App Lab game, very intuitive and the physics are pretty good, quite accurate sword throws once you get the feel for it. Good weapon boosts that help through the wave cycle if you choose wisely. I did have to turn the music down, although it is great it was just too loud for me, and I would also like to see a scene select skip button as for me it’s more about the action and less the story but that’s a personal choice. One to watch as this gets future development, a great start well done…

Was lucky enough to be a part of the testing trials. Was able to watch the team go from amazing build to a broken update back to working again. Runs smooth and has a fun story line for young or old. Was the first game I showed my father in law (70 years old) and he even enjoyed it. Definitely worth checking out

If youre a fan of wave shooters this is the game for you
I enjoyed this game from its humble beginnings on applab, to beta till launch.

Pros:
Character modes
Level scaling
Weapons
The powerful feeling of the weapons and their diversity
Great music
Interesting story
Great balance of difficulty grinding till youre the boss itself.

Cons:
Cant think of any.

Instantly when I started this game reminded me of the of the scene of wreck it ralph with the alien bugs, and being stuck in that video game in vr, which i loved that it had that type of atmosphere. I plan on keeping an eye on these amazing developers and their games. :)