If you say the words “roguelike shooter” you can assume my ears will perk up and I’m down to party. Straimium Immortaly, aside from having a very unusual name and what I’d consider story text that feels like it was translated to English through a game of telephone, does manage to set itself apart with a challenging and unique style. However, contemplating the overall experience it’s hard not to consider it to be tip-toeing around being unfinished or at least in need of some serious revisions. The difficulty is all over the place, the controls can be a bit wonky, and some more useful training or a deeper tutorial would be welcome to help get things rolling. Perhaps what I find most frustrating about it, though, is that visually it is far too busy and has elements that make it hard to tell whether they may hurt you or not. After bumping into numerous objects you’d figured were part of the background and meant you no harm you’ll begin to understand the complaint. Put enough quibbles together and it becomes more of a complaint, and these collectively make it a hard experience to recommend.