🔬 VaporLens
Positives:
Unique enemy-based rhythm mechanics
Exceptional and diverse soundtrack
Fun mini-games and boss battles
Extensive custom content via Workshop
Great sequel to Crypt
Negatives:
Poor chart readability/visual clutter
Excessive and unforgiving difficulty
Over-reliance on memorization
Physically/mentally taxing gameplay
Unremarkable/short story mode
Gameplay:
Monsters as notes; pattern recognition
Three-lane system; scalable difficulty
Level editor and Workshop support
Rift mode; rhythm and strategy
Story mode and boss battles
Performance:
Excellent Steam Deck compatibility
Generally stable performance
Sudden audio offset shifts
Controller remapping improves play
High battery drain on Deck
Recommendations:
Highly recommended rhythm game
Try the demo first
Game is a masterpiece
Desire for more content
Start on easy difficulty
Miscellaneous:
Diverse soundtrack with mod support
Story mode is light, but flawed
Combines rhythm with NecroDancer elements
Spin-off focused on rhythm elements
Detailed calibration and timing feedback