Something new and tasty

I like this a lot and it keeps getting better as i try new strategy/moving styles. It’s a turn based shooter with level perks and if you get a charachter to complete 5 levels you can then clone/play him in the Squad mode….which seems like a difficult version of the main game but you can purchase soldiers/ammo drops, you have movement control of any purchased soldiers and the character you chose starts with all the weapons they’ve unlocked. I’ve managed to get 4 characters to squad level but have only beaten a couple of those levels. Also as a roguelike you spend found gems on new equipment that becomes available and new armor sets that have perks like loot magnet, faster movement etc. it’s not easy And if u don’t watch your moves games can be super fast. …meaning you die…but it’s easy to put in a few games real quick as even completing a level successfully only takes a few minutes, maybe 5. Highly recommend! Different, fun, quick like a shooter yet you can stop and plan your move as action stops until you move or shoot, like a turn based. Awesomeness!!! Support devs like this and Keep up the awesome work brother!!!

A new game from Kyle Barrett? Shut up and take my money!

Kyle Barrett is a solo developer who is passionate about the games he makes. He literally makes the games he wants to play, and wow, I want to play them too! Every one of his games is a gem. Here’s to many more Kyle Barrett games! I am in my first playthrough now, and I am loving the game. I am using the default controls Kyle created, and I find them intuitive and fun. Just gotta get used to not starting on your character when you want to move the camera, and always starting on your character when you do want to move. The backstory of my character is cool, and it is fun to see his impressive list of accomplishments grow. I always love unlockables, and Blast Waves has tons of them! Going rogue now. Get the game and have a Blast!

Great game

This is a great game and it has lots of potential. I do think that there should be more to the survival story than just ending with command mode. I think there should be like a campaign of some sort where you can continue to grow and conquer worlds and win battles. There should be some kind of end goal. Maybe you could make a mode where you are actually fighting a war and have to liberate the planets and continue fighting and liberating planets until your commander dies. The commander mode has no weight to it, you just endlessly fight until you die and then do it all over again. There should be other modes and other campaign style elements just to give the game a lil more spice. I do think that it’s a pretty good game though. Will there be any updates in the future?

The Update Deserves Another Star From Me!

I was happily surprised by the new update and thought it was crazy how close it came out to the release of Ultra Blade! I have been enjoying the added weapons and Gorrian home world level! Already said it before but this is a great and unique game, and Kyle Barret is an amazing dev! If you like this game check out his other stuff, especially the first one I played by him, a century spanning vampire rogue-like called Rogue Immortal!

Incredible Offline Game

Takes a minute to get the hang of the controls/cadence, but once you do, the challenge becomes addictive. I limit myself to one phone game at a time, requirements being no in game ads / no internet required. This didn’t just fit the profile, this game exceeded my expectations in almost every way. Great work, KB. Recommendations are as follows: make more games!

Poorly Executed Cash Grab

Do not buy this game. It’s unbelievably low-effort garbage, from the half-baked concept to the clunky controls, this game gets low marks across the board. There’s nothing resembling precision to the controls, which completely defeats the concept of progressing time only when the player moves. All of the levels are roughly the same. There is a serious lack of care in designing the interface. This is just a shameless, quick and dirty cash grab banking on an idea with lots of potential. They could have turned the basic concept behind this game into something truly worthwhile, but were too lazy and greedy to do so. What a waste!

Artificially Pumped on AppStore Rankings

I got duped into thinking this may be good because it was pumped up on the AppStore rankings to top 2(!) of paid games. The clip in the ad looks great, but it plays really badly. It drops you in a rogue like play through with literally no tutorial, and the gameplay is slow, lacking fine control. I was thinking it would be turn based, but you get a time-stop superhot type thing. But the game is so shallow and clunky there’s no way to really outplay the enemy with your extra time to think. It’s easier to accidentally drag too far and walk straight into every bullet. Come on, these rankings are being manipulated.

Best game of the new year

This game is soo good I don’t know we’re to start wish there was a way this could be multiplayer also it would be nice to have like a amory to see what weapons I need to unlock still and more starting weapons would be cool too but yeah overall this game has me hooked

Blast Waves is a new arcade shooter that recently hit the app stores this week which, in an almost trademark style of its solo developer...

Pocket Gamer Thu Jan 27 2022

Kyle Barrett, the one-man developer behind Immortal Rogue and Blast Waves has announced his new game. It's called Ultra Blade and it's a roguelite hack-'n-...

Droid Gamers Sat Aug 27 2022

Foolish Mortal Studio's Kyle Barrett (of Blast Waves and Immortal Rogue fame) has officially launched Ultra Blade, the solo indie dev's...

Pocket Gamer Thu Apr 27 2023