Game Journal: Caramel Action Micro (1 Loop Clear)

I got a 1 loop of Caramel Action Micro, a 2026 top-down run 'n gun maze game by Boghog that reminds me of games like Tank Force/Battle City, Pac-Man and Rolling Bird.

The goal is to collect all of the golden items in the stage while avoiding or shooting all of the respawning enemies who chase you down, then to go up the exit staircase that appears. The stages themselves are the same every run but your starting position and the exit stairs position are randomized. The randomly respawning aggressive enemies mix things up further, and even the golden items that you have to collect will start randomly moving around after a while. So you need to build a basic plan of how to approach each stage, but you'll have to adapt and improvise instead of just following the same rote steps every time.

I love this game and I want to play an expanded version of it! There's so much potential for more enemies, more stage design elements, maybe even bosses too...