The arcade-inspired brick-breaking game is published by Vampire Survivors studio Poncle

Kill The Brickman Looks Like It Could Be This Year's Balatro, And It's Out Now

The catch here is that you'll need to build bullet-blasting loadouts by combining relics, clip layouts, and variant rounds, experimenting to find the perfect synergy to work your way through each level. If you feel like a real challenge, you can also grab an extra mission from the intergalactic bounty board for extra rewards.

The game looks ideal for quick sessions, as it combines an easy-to-learn gameplay system with a lot of depth. It sports retro-flavored visuals, and we're guessing that it won't be too demanding on a Steam Deck or the ROG Xbox Ally when it arrives in October. Kill the Brickman is also very well-priced, as it has an MSRP of $5 on Steam--or if you grab it during its launch week, $4.49.

We're hoping it's not as engaging as Balatro or Vampire Survivors, because there are only so many hours in a day and the last thing we need is a sleeper hit consuming every spare minute we have as we head into the busiest quarter of the year.

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This story originally appeared on: GameSpot - Author:UK GAG