Cannon fodder.
If you’ve ever played a roguelite, you’ve seen it all before. Head out on a run, collect resources and equipment, fail at some point, use those resources to purchase upgrades, and try again and again, getting a little bit further each time until the Big Evil is defeated. In an increasingly crowded genre, Ship of Fools adheres to the formula like the suckers of a particularly strong octopus but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth a look – especially if you have someone to play co-op with.
Waking up as a little frog guy on a beach, you soon learn that a massive storm filled to the brim with sea monsters threatens to wash everyone and everything away. Crabs and seagulls scuttle about as you leave the beach to sail off on your first voyage to tackle the source of said storm, meeting a menagerie of whimsical sea-creature-themed characters to provide help in the form of upgrades to your ship.
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