The Void Rains Upon Her Heart
Last updated: 2025-02-22
- Tight gameplay and fair difficulty.
- Abundant content and unlockables.
- Unique and varied boss fights.
- Excellent roguelike progression system.
- Gorgeous and charming art style.
- Repetitive gameplay, excessive grinding.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 525
- Helpful reviews
- 72%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 27%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 98%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 2%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 1193
- Negative points
- 215
- Gameplay points
- 222
- Perf. points
- 12
- Rec. points
- 293
- Misc points
- 101
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Tight gameplay and fair difficulty | The game features tight, polished gameplay, crucial for the bullet hell/shooter genre. It offers a well-handled difficulty curve, making it approachable for beginners while still challenging experienced players. The controls are responsive, and the hitboxes are fair, contributing to a satisfying and engaging experience. | 98% |
| Abundant content and unlockables | The game is praised for its substantial content, including numerous unlockables, achievements, and game modes. The progression system is well-balanced, providing a constant stream of rewards and encouraging players to explore different strategies and challenges. This keeps the gameplay fresh and engaging, with players constantly discovering new content and mechanics. | 75% |
| Unique and varied boss fights | The game features a large and diverse roster of bosses, each with unique attack patterns and mechanics. These bosses are available across various difficulty levels, allowing players to gradually learn their behavior and develop effective strategies. The boss designs are excellent, making each fight interesting and rewarding. | 31% |
| Excellent roguelike progression system | The game is lauded for its well-designed roguelike progression, offering a unique experience with tough choices that make each run possible. Runs are fast, averaging 10-15 minutes, unlike other roguelikes that can take upwards of an hour. The game is considered one of the best roguelikes in the genre. | 16% |
| Gorgeous and charming art style | The game features a gorgeous art style and direction, giving a surreal and unique feel to the game. The visuals are often described as beautiful and charming, contributing to an immersive and emotionally engaging experience. The art style is a big highlight for many reviewers. | 15% |
| Rewarding achievement system | The game features a well-implemented achievement system that encourages players to explore different playstyles and challenges. Completing achievements unlocks new content, such as gifts, bosses, and modes, adding to the game's replayability and depth. The achievements are unique and offer meaningful rewards. | 12% |
| Amazing and immersive soundtrack | The game features a standout soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. The music is well-composed, memorable, and fitting for every event/combat, creating a tense and immersive atmosphere. Many reviewers found the music to be a highlight of the game. | 9% |
| Adjustable and adaptive difficulty | The game allows players to determine the difficulty in combat by choosing to weave through patterns for combos or taking safer routes, and by selecting fights based on risk versus reward. The game features multiple difficulty settings with in-run adjustments, allowing players to cater the level of challenge to their skill level. | 7% |
| Easy to play, hard to master | The game is easy to play, but hard to master. The game offers modes of play that players may not realize they want until they are given them. The game has unique mechanics and is highly addictive. | 6% |
| Rewarding and worthwhile runs | Each run is worthwhile in any game mode you play. Unlocking more information about fights, mechanics, and events, and unlocking better chances at getting upgrades is rewarding. The game features returning characters who offer special enhancements and gifts for subsequent runs. | 5% |
| Satisfying SHMUP/Bullet Hell experience | The game is described as a satisfying SHMUP/Bullet Hell experience, cutting out all the boring parts of SHMUPs. It combines shmup elements with Binding of Isaac-like gameplay, providing classic arcade fun with a fresh feel. The game is a must-have for shoot 'em up fans, especially those who enjoy boss rush games. | 5% |
| Passion project by solo developer | The game is amazingly well crafted, especially considering it was developed by a single person. The game shows clear passion and love from the developer. The reviewer considers the game to be the best labor of love by a solo developer they have ever seen. | 5% |
| Charming and informative dialogue | The game features concise, charming, and informative dialogues that provide insights about the world and mechanics. The story delves into complex themes with subtlety, making the dialogue engaging and enjoyable. The characters are written in a cute and intriguing manner. | 4% |
| Excellent and balanced power-ups | The game features excellent power-ups (gifts) that provide leniency for harder battles, giving players a chance even if they are below the required skill level. The powerups are interesting enough to make each run different and memorable, but balanced to the point that they donāt interfere with the core gameplay. | 3% |
| Explores deep and relatable themes | The story beautifully explores the complexities of love, self-acceptance, and the strength that lies within us to overcome our darkest demons. The game effectively handles deep themes like anxiety, depression, frustration, and loneliness without being pandering or dismissive. The story feels very personal and touching. | 3% |
| Multiple distinct game modes | The game offers five vastly different modes. There are several game modes available for practice and experimentation. The game features multiple distinct game modes, each with the potential to stand alone. | 3% |