For the time being, the award for "Steam Next Fest demo that killed me the fastest" officially goes to Vividerie, which developer WangleLine proudly describes as "a hard bullet roguelike" that was explicitly "designed for those who crave a difficult game." I mean, I don't know what I expected after that sales pitch, but this demo still caught me off my guard. You get three hearts and a stick to bite down on and then it's off to the bullet-filled dungeon. Punches are not being pulled, but boy is it fun.
If you've played games like Enter the Gungeon, Nuclear Throne, or Brotato, you have a pretty good idea of what's coming. But at the same time, you don't. Fire your cooldown-based weapons at enemies and dodge the zillion projectiles coming your way. Vividerie ups the ante with a zippy dash that can damage enemies and let you pass through shots unharmed, and this allows for clutch finishes as well as clumsy mistakes.
