Homura Hime

"Homura Hime is a slick hack-and-slash and bullet hell hybrid that naturally forces you to think in both mindsets at once. It’s a game that, beneath its vibrant designs and bright color palette, lies a surprisingly dark story filled with …"

"Homura Hime isn’t perfect, as it can be repetitive at points, but it is certainly a lot of fun to play despite the indie budget you can detect."

"Homura Hime is an interesting addition to the hack and slash genre with an appealing artstyle and a fun combat system that aims to mix pure fighting and bullet hell elements, making the game really frenetic and satisfying to master."

"Homura Hime is a fun game. At its best, it’s a unique and distinct blend of Ninja Gaiden and bullet hell systems that forces you to develop a rhythm and dance to it. At its worst, it tends to drag …"

"For an indie game, the boss fights are really, really good. It&s;s fun having the boss go "movie mode" on the player when they catch them in an attack, and the parrying feels really enjoyable. The fighting to get there, …"

"Though the pacing can feel like it is padding for time, and its smaller fights can be a little repetitive, Homura Hime really picks up in its exciting boss fights, serving as a parry-heavy hack-and-slash game with cinematic moments and …"

"Homura Hime is a volatile mix of swordplay and bullet hell that creates a hypnotic rhythm for any action fan. While the massive difficulty spikes during boss fights and the heavy reliance on reflex-based parrying can kill the momentum, the …"

"Strangely inviting due to one of the most forgiving parry systems imaginable, Homura Hime is a really cute game, managing to offer fun through competent and fluid gameplay, although it would benefit from more challenge aimed at the more experienced …"

"Homura Hime is a blast, and it&s;s the perfect love letter to the character action genre. In a world where these kinds of experiences are few and far between from big developers, it&s;s so good to see an indie studio …"

"I want to like Homura Hime a lot more than I actually do. It doesn’t have the type of patently obvious mistakes that the bad sorts of action games have, and I can tell the creators were genuinely trying to …"

"Homura Hime is an extremely entertaining indie action RPG, thanks to a formula that blends high-speed character action combat with intense 3D bullet hell mechanics. Inspired by titles such as NieR: Automata and Bayonetta, the game focuses on spectacular combos, …"

"Homura Hime is an interesting blend of bullet-hell, hack and slash, and soulslike genres. It does not try to excel in any of these genres, but instead it manages to deliver a satisfying experience by offering a toned-down version of …"

"Homura Hime is not perfect. It can be messy, occasionally frustrating, and a bit uneven in its execution. But it is also bold, stylish, and packed with adrenaline. If you are willing to push through its rough edges, you will …"

"There’s certainly plenty of fun to be had with Homura Hime, but there are games I’d rather play when I’m in the mood for some chaos and a challenge."

"Homura Hime is an incredibly ambitious, deeply passionate project that manages to stand toe-to-toe with some of the biggest names in the character action genre. While the narrative takes some polarizing risks and the PC optimization is currently dragging its …"