Some of the best games of recent memory have been deceptively simple, and Kill the Brickman looks like it might just scratch that itch for arcade-inspired fun. Published by Vampire Survivors developer Poncle and developed by Doonutsaur, Kill the Brickman is a turn-based roguelike brick-breaker game, and it’s out now on PC and Xbox consoles.
The goal here is simple, as each run will see you blasting your way through chapters, powerful bosses, and bricks featuring leering faces on them. How can you not want to smash them?
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.
