So, here are my thoughts/critiques on the Demo: (as of June 13, 2025)
As an avid Rougelike enjoyer, this game is definitely good at that. From what I've played and seen, I can definitely tell I will enjoy the full release. The game is definitely nothing like Odyssey of Giana, and that's not a bad thing. I love the originality behind Blackhold.
Unfortunately, and it was to be expected, there are some bugs that do need to be hashed out, like missing images (these have been reported in the discord, to my knowledge)
Unfortunately as well, there are a couple of things I'm not a big fan of and I do hope to see them changed in the full release:
1: I'm not a fan of the forced mouse only mechanics. I do hope keyboard/Keyboard and mouse gets added in the final release
2: the hub needs to be more noticeable or there needs to be dialog or a tutorial showing you that there's a hub. The button, as it is in the demo, felt kinda obscured.
Overall, the demo is a solid 8/10 to me. Minus my couple of issues, it has me excited for the full release for sure. Keep up the good work, Vhiel.