Slyders

The perks are really cool and creative, incentivising various builds and playstyles: zap between enemies like a ninja, hold your ground with turrets and towers, become a living arsenal of rockets and lasers, or summon allies to your aid: a war elephant with a hammer, a flying droid, a Dune-easque worm, or simply a giant boulder rolling around squashing enemies around you.

Meta-progression has you gaining new equipment which you can upgrade, and resources to buy new weapons, unlock perks, and create starter builds with up to 3 slots, which is VERY helpful on higher difficulties.

Last but not least is the presentation: a Fox riding a giant flying turtle into battle with some kind of jetpack rodent sidekick in the main menu tells you all you need to know about the quirky art style.

-The game’s difficulty feels about just right, especially after you’ve unlocked the available upgrades.

Slyders is basically Vampire Survivors but as a 3D FPS, and it works way better than I expected.

Just make sure to turn the music all the way up, because the soundtrack will get you hyped for the carnage.