I checked out streets of rogue and it does seem like an interesting game, so thanks for letting me know it exists !
Also, very detailed analysis ! We already started to make a more polished version of the game (and yes, starting with the UI and bug fixing). However, I'm not sure what you're thinking of when mentioning gadgets, could you elaborate on that ?
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Didn't have anything super specific in mind, but you could have things like:
- Stun gun (disable enemy but not permanently)
- Single use "hack", flick a switch from a distance once
- Grenade (area kill)
- Flash bang (perhaps makes an enemy fire wildly in a pseudo random fashion)
- Short term invisibility
etc etc. Not sure exactly what is and is not suitable for the vibes of your game - just strikes me that there are lots of things like this you could add in a full version