Downwell

The one you would like to have when waiting on loading screen for one quick go

Downwell is a game with three colors so I feel like it shouldn't stutter as much as it does when there's more than four enemies on screen. But also it's fun and dirt cheap so hey

Downwell is about going down a well. Good game, good name.

Downwell is a really simple but fun Rougelike. Runs go by really fast and it really feels rewarding the further down you go as more mechanics get introduced. The combo system is really nice incentivization to chain enemy kills together and feels really good to get huge chain numbers. I love how the only direction to go is down, leaving only your fast thinking skills to get you to the final boss.

One of my all time favourite games! It's a great example of 'easy to learn, hard to master'.

Fun game! I never played for very long, but it's nice to just hop into if you feel like it. Almost like a mobile game, but it's actually good.

Amazing Game. The Upgrades are a bit too RNG-Based though.

Un jeu très bien pour faire une petite partie et juste se relaxer, un bon niveau de difficulté juste dommage qu'il n'y ai pas plus de varietés en terme d'améliorations et surtout dommage du manque de support de Steam Cloud :/

I LIKE IT. what a great game to pass time or even just grind out. love it love it.

Better than Marvel Rivals 10/10.

This game was like two cents. I dont even remember buying ngl.

Fun game, beat it after around four hours of playtime after grinding for all of the achievements and am still grinding to beat hard mode. Nice artstyle, tough but not too hard and the upgrades encourage you to approach levels in different ways. A must play for any gamer who likes arcade style games.

Prime example of a game that is easy to learn, but difficult to master. After thirty plus hours, I still haven't beaten it on hard mode, and I don't even mind. It's also a great "no commitment" game that you can just throw on for a few minutes (or hours) now and again without having to worry about starting a new campaign or anything like that.

Well made Game Maker game with neat game play and visuals and SFX etc.

spawn, die, retry, good gameplay, friendly shop keeper, Awesome game ! :D

Fun game to kill some time quickly or grind away roguelike

The game feels like a 2010 mobile game, and i love it.

maybe im just old. mechanics aren't tight enough for me and too imprecise.

Very fun game that is well worth the full price!

I would recommend this game only if you like a challenge, even then only in short bursts as it can be most annoying.

After getting every achievement, I can safely say that is game is worth every cent. All 324 of them

this game makes me feel so sigma and then a STUPID FUCKING CRAB comes out of no where and RUINS MY FUCKING LIFE.

but otherwise this game is awesome

It's like if Spelunky was a good game and not trash (like Spelunky).

Very satisfying tight controls. So charming and fun, I especially love stomping on enemies that can be stomped on after evading them chasing me for a bit. Love the style, sounds, everything!

This game is really good as a mobile game, but other than the price, it's not worth playing on desktop.

Simple concept, near perfect execution. Incredible game for what it costs.

Cool game

This game is not easy

Amazing Game. Worth every bit of 3$ and more.

Simple and elegant. Very challenging, particularly in hard mode. The movement and combat is hard to master, but immensely satisfying. Part of the skill lies in racking up combos- killing enemies without touching the ground. Depending on how many you kill you could be rewarded with gems, charge (bullets) and/or health.
I am still trying to beat hard mode- I have got the boss down to the last few hp, but couldn't quite pull it off.

the movement and acceleration is inconsistent, hit boxes on the side are awful, and it's an endlessly frustrating roguelike with mediocre power-ups. i gave this game a good hour, got to about stage 3, and on a reset was about to slam my keyboard after i died on stage 1 to a fucking bat not realizing i was above its head. not worth the "skill ceiling" or however you justify the mechanics. i think the concept is really cool and there are a lot of good ideas but playing the game is rage bait.

A short game where you go down a well and use your Gunboots to shoot enemies as you continually descend. Simple, right?

The difficulty (and main draw) of this game stems from the amazing combo system which allows you to rack up bonuses the more enemies you kill without touching the ground. With limited ammo this might seem really problematic, but ammo is refilled upon jumping on an enemies head. This leaves the player the choice of either going for a riskier play to jump on an enemy (and risk getting hit by something else) or just burst them down and be on their merry way. I myself have gotten hit because I spent too much time bouncing on enemies that I didn't notice I was getting chased by a skull above me.

Add in the many types of guns and the various gameplay altering upgrades Welltaro can obtain and you have yourself somewhat of an "anti-platformer" where you have to try and AVOID the ground to make the most of your time.

There's also plenty replay value since hard mode gets unlocked when you beat the game for the first time. There's also color palletes and different characters to choose from that alter gameplay in some way.

Overall, would recommend everybody to at least try this wonderful classic, especially since it's only 3 bucks.

good!

Wasn't expecting much, turned out to be really fun. wouldn't have minded a few more levels or maybe an infinite/loop mode

iv played this game for years on my phone. if y'all are interested in a cool mod that adds new areas guns effects enemies etc look up downwell descent mod. easy to install drag and drop.

this is a great game . 9/10

falling down a well is suprisingly difficult

Simple and very fun. Great if you like the fast paced replay value of challenging arcade style games.

Knowing Devolver's history with naming sequels to roguelikes about descending into a dungeon full of monsters with nothing but a firearm to aid you, I would be SHOCKED if we didn't get a game called "Upwell" at some point.

FUCK THE BATS

A fun arcade game that you can pick up for a short periods of time. Full runs can be completed in 15-20 minutes. Lots of color palettes to unlock (even though some are vomit-inducing or will sear your retinas), and there are play styles to unlock that change up certain things like the amount of HP you start with, available upgrades, how often stores show up, etc. Also there are several cool boots(guns) you can encounter that can alter how you approach a run. My only complaint is that this game seems to not support cloud saves between physical devices. So Steam Deck progress and PC progress will be different.

I've McFallen

Quite an addictive little game, rather hard with a high skill ceiling, but very satisfying to play.

Very sleek game design. The controls are disarmingly simple but the game is brutally challenging.

At first, I found myself a little frustrated with Downwell since it's so unforgiving. It's a game that really rewards mastery, so it gets more fun as you get better at it. Going down while hitting sweet combos is very satisfying.

I also appreciate the existence of hard mode, which makes the game somehow even harder, pushing you to master the game even more. The inclusion of unlockable color palettes is also a nice touch, giving you small but neat rewards as you play.

My only complaint would be that I'd like there to be more rewards for combos above 25 since it would give you a reason to keep them going.

Overall, great game, would heartily recommend!

This game is great for only three dollars, it's a vertical down-scroller where you shoot and stomp enemies, and as you go progress further down the environment as well as said enemies become more difficult with more game mechanics to watch out for. There are also upgrades and shops as you progress as well.
This game is very unforgiving as there are NO checkpoints throughout the game, but this aspect makes the game feel like an arcade game, which makes you play cautiously. Even having to restart to the beginning isn't repetitive as each level is randomly generated and different play-styles and color palettes can be unlocked so the game never gets stale.

I'll never beat this game but its great.

Downwell has simple gameplay, but is challenging enough to be rewarding. Its lack of depth also means that it probably won't engage you for an extended period of time, but it is entertaining enough in short bursts, played on and off.

Having played this on mobile too, I'd say whichever controls is better is down to preference; personally I appreciate the option to not have my fingers cover the screen.

As far as criticisms go, it could use more rewards above hitting 25 combo, so you aren't incentivized to break the flow upon reaching the number.

Hella satisfying to play

Great little arcade game, very addicting, and also super cheap so there's really no reason not to get it.

gets boring real quick