Endless Alice Absurd builds, big bosses, fast runs

Each of the six characters brings their own abilities and combat style, and the differences run deep. Skills are not fixed: every run, you upgrade them from randomized choices, so the same character can grow into something new each time. Melee characters are genuinely playable too, not just targets with a sword. One run you are a gun-wielding skirmisher, the next you are chaining charged jumps and combos up a wall. The builds come together fast, and watching a run click into place is the whole point.

This is a shooter where speed matters. One character replaces the normal jump with pseudo-bunny hopping; another charges jumps and dashes. Enemies get in on the pressure too: each one has a break gauge you can deplete to topple it, interrupt its attacks, or knock flying enemies out of the sky entirely. Keep hitting, keep moving, and the run stays frantic from the first stage on.

Grab up to three friends and take on the virtual world as a team of four. Co-op here is forgiving in the ways that matter: a downed teammate can be revived instead of sitting out the run, and if the host drops, the game hands the session to another player so nobody loses their evening. You can trade items with each other mid-run, so a lucky find can go to whoever needs it, and runs can be saved even in multiplayer, ready for next session. Between fights there is a rest room, which is exactly what it sounds like when the third boss of the night is looming.