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Vampire Survivors and Picayune Dreams are the stars of the 9 Circles of Bullet Hell Bundle

Mike Holmes

I’m a big fan of bullet hells, bullet heavens, and auto-shooters, so when the new Humble Bundle dropped last night and it included several games that I’ve not played yet, it was an easy pick-up for me.

And Kieran benefitted too, as there was a couple of dupes in there and now there’s no excuse for him not to have played a bunch of Picayune Dreams. I’m mentioning that game of the nine, because it’s a standout and, alongside Vampire Survivors, it’s a must-play for genre-fans.

However, the ol’ 9 Circles of Bullet Hell Bundle comes packing depth, not just the big names, and I was able to add a handful of new titles to my growing collection. I’m particularly looking forward to trying Genome Guardian, which has been on my radar for some time.

Delving deeper still, I’ve only previously played AK-xolotl with my son in co-op on his Xbox, but now I own it as well, and Genesis Survivors is another game that has been on my wishlist for yonks but is now in my Steam library.

What I’m trying to say is: there are several good games in this bundle and there’s nice variety too, as they all explore the genre in their own roguish way. What’s more, they do it for a bargain price of less than a tenner (£7.52 in ye olde British pounds, to be exact).

Anyway, here is the full line-up of games in the 9 Circles of Bullet Hell Bundle. They’re all on Steam, but I’ve included developer deets and PC platform info, because only a handful are available on Mac:

  • Vampire Survivors | poncle | PC (Mac, Win)
  • Picayune Dreams | Stepford, Andyland, milkypossum | PC (Win)
  • Genome Guardian | Alpherior | PC (Win)
  • Atomicrops | Bird Bath Games | PC (Win)
  • The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia | Morbidware | PC (Mac, Win)
  • Patch Quest | Lychee Game Labs | PC (Win)
  • AK-xolotl: Together | 2Awesome Studio | PC (Mac, Win)
  • Genesis Survivors | Aeternum Game Studios | PC (Win)
  • Survivors of the Dawn | IndieGiant | PC (Mac, Win)

I’m expecting to need to update my article about the best bullet heavens, auto-shooters, and games like Vampire Survivors once I’ve worked through this lot, but you should still hit the link if you’re after a couple of relevant recommendations!

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