Roguish FPS Mullet Mad Jack demands you kill every 10 seconds or die
destructoid.comBoomer shooters, retro FPS games, whatever you want to call them. They’re popular on Steam, and for a good reason: they’re loads of fun. But what if you stepped back into a classic ’80s and early ’90s anime, with big guns and an even bigger need for speed?
In Mullet Mad Jack, the gunplay will feel familiar but other mechanics are very unique. Hammer95 Studios’ heart-pounding and action-packed roguelike shooter had a demo as a part of Steam Next Fest, and it catapulted its way into my heart and onto my wishlist.
The best part of Mullet Mad Jack might be the story. There’s a perfectly good explanation for why you’ll die if you don’t get kills: your viewers will be angry. You’re live-streaming yourself the entire time, and you literally live for likes. When viewers are bored (you’re not getting enough kills), they stop giving you likes, and it kills you.
If getting a kill every 10 seconds sounds challenging, there are different difficulty levels to choose from. Each option changes the number of seconds you can survive without a kill, which maxes out at 15. I found 10 seconds to be very doable, though it was tough at times through the first 20 floors.
Your character holds a phone in his left hand the entire time displaying how much time you have left. Watching the time tick down as you attempt to find a new enemy to kill is nerve-wracking and had me out of breath. Fans of Neon White might enjoy the speed combined with over-the-top action.
In Mullet Mad Jack, you play as—you guessed it— Mad Jack, who must rescue a popular influencer from a corporate billionaire high in a tower. Each floor is a level to complete as quickly as possible, and they’re quite short. Most floors can be finished in 30 seconds to a minute.
Each floor is super fun and satisfying, and I sense speedrunning in this game’s future, which will really get the blood pumping. Upon completing each floor, you’re offered a few options for upgrades, which is where the roguelike elements come in. You can choose
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