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Abort, Retry, Fail

Abort, Retry, Fail is a top-down roguelike action adventure in which you play as a lazy programmer that has to generate his own weapon and shoot his way through hordes of enemies. Are you brave enough to help him escape from computer hell of Windows 98?

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Developer
Manpukuken Ramen
Publisher
Manpukuken Ramen
Release
May 17, 2022
4 years and 78 days ago
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Very Positive84 reviews89.3%

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About the Game

Computers Gods finally grew tired of Larry the programmer's lazy bugs and cheap hacks. That's why they decided to give him the ultimate punishment - send Larry down the computer hell where our hero will have to generate his weapon in order to survive.

Gameplay
Abort, Retry, Fail is a fun top-down roguelike action in which you shoot your way through nasty electronic enemies in order to escape from computer hell of Windows 98.

Key Features:
- Classic top-down roguelike
- Dungeons in a style of Windows 98
- Familiar enemies from your childhood
- Endless weapon combinations
- Gamepad support
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