27/05/21 Between genre juggernauts such as Warframe and Destiny, and newcomers like Outriders, it’s no easy feat for a small developer to make their mark in the ominously monickered ‘lifestyle game’ genre. Even unbelievably successful iterations on the ‘play this thing literally forever in pursuit of new shinies’ formula go through a constant process of balancing, updates, and tweaks. Bearing this in mind, it’s no real mark of shame that the current Early Access build of Almighty: Kill Your Gods has a long way to go. There are some shining gold veins here, glittering design ideas that might one day be made into something really special, but they’re buried deep beneath some unremarkable combat and uninspired enemy design. It isn’t a disaster, but it’s not mind-blowing either, and for a game that relies on a thriving co-op community, I’m worried this might mean that it never quite manages to unfurl its wings before the ground gives out beneath it.