Some battles are always going to end in defeat no matter how much effort goes into fighting back. The enemy is unlimited and vicious, and the closest thing to victory is surviving another minute against overwhelming odds. The monsters just keep coming, slowly but relentlessly getting meaner over time, and while each new upgrade puts the odds a little closer to even again there's no winning a war of endless attrition. That doesn't mean the journey down to inevitable defeat can't be a good time, though.
Less Thinking More Shooting
Viscera is a twin-stick shooter against insurmountable odds, where the goal isn't survival but rather seeing how far and how powerful you can get before the horde finally overwhelms you. Each run is an arena challenge where the monsters stream in and you need to grab a suitable weapon and all the glowy powerups available to clear some space to maneuver. Once you get a weapon it's got unlimited ammo, although they all have varying fire rates and reload times, and a good part of the fun is figuring out to use them best. The crossbow, for example, has a slow firing rate but pierces through strings of enemies, splattering...