Dome Keeper - PC Game Review

 Heard about this one because it was available to vote for in one of Steam's 2022 awards.

This is a pixel art mining game with what I guess could be called tower defense aspects.

Mostly you mine the land below your dome for a few different elements (iron, water and cobalt), and after a very short time, you have to go up to defend your dome from monsters.

There are a few upgrades (better drill, jet pack, dome laser, etc, etc) and a few gadgets (lift, digging companion, automated laser, probe, etc), which can also be upgraded.

The goal can be getting resources (prestige mode) or getting an specific relic.

The game works well, but there a few annoying choices:

- tutorials are minimal, and sometimes you have to guess what a gadget does

- music plays just sometimes. There is a setting, but I can't recall ever seeing someone do it this way???

- no mini-map 

- even basic indicators are upgrades you need to buy

- even if you like specific gadgets, you can't choose them (mostly) . They will randomly appear (although you do get to choose between two when they do appear)

- evolution between games is by a few unlocks. I realize it would be way harder to keep it challenging otherwise, but I really like the feeling that I got something from a run

- could really have more modifiers (including choose your gadgets)

Overall, pretty nice, specially for the tiny price (around US$5, on sale, plus in Brazil).

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