GoNNER

A strange, ink-dark afterlife becomes the stage for a fast, punishing platform shooter built around momentum, improvisation, and chasing absurdly high scores. You control Ikk, a fragile little wanderer whose friendship with Death and the enormous space whale Sally gives the surreal adventure an unexpectedly warm heart. Runs are short, violent, and full of bright color bursting through the gloom as enemies, bullets, and broken body parts fill the screen. The tone sits somewhere between bleakly funny and dreamlike, with death treated less as failure than an inevitable part of learning.

Ikk enters each procedurally assembled run with a combination of heads, weapons, backpacks, and abilities that dramatically changes how combat feels. One loadout may favor careful shooting and extra jumps, while another rewards aggressive close-range kills, aerial movement, or huge combo chains. Clearing rooms means blasting bizarre creatures, avoiding dense projectile patterns, collecting pickups, and deciding whether to press onward for a better score or play safely with limited health. Death comes quickly, but the controls and enemy behavior are readable enough that repeated attempts steadily build skill rather than simple frustration. Hidden routes and secret areas unlock equipment for future runs, giving players long-term goals beyond a single leaderboard climb.

What separates GoNNER from many roguelikes is its emphasis on score attack platforming: stylish movement and uninterrupted kills matter as much as survival. Its loose, hand-drawn visuals, unusual character designs, and bass-heavy atmosphere make every run feel more like an animated album cover than a conventional dungeon crawl. The BlüEBERRY Edition expands the original with extra gear, enemy varieties, visual touches, and a daily challenge where everyone receives the same generated stage and starting kit, turning high-score competition into a fair test of execution. Fans of Nuclear Throne, Downwell, or Spelunky who enjoy demanding runs and mechanical experimentation find plenty to master here, while newcomers should expect a steep but satisfying learning curve.