Dusk is a pretty solid Boomer Shooter. It does a ton of stuff right & it's absolutely worth checking out.

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+ It's got great level-design: It pulls a lot of unique tricks & effects that I've not seen other games attempt, which makes many of said levels "stand-out" instead of feeling like "just another map"

+ The weapons are cool: You can dual-wield pistols & shotguns. Yes, shotguns. There's a sword, because why not? There's a crossbow that can shoot through walls & other static obstacles.

+ The difficulty is pretty accessible: As someone who doesn't play shooters on the regular, I felt comfortable with the "normal" difficulty. The game started out slow enough that I was able to learn the ropes, yet it still managed to keep being increasingly more difficult as I progressed. To put it tersely I guess, its pacing is just right. Though, do note that there are more difficulties for those who wish for a lesser/greater challenge

+ There are tons of secrets: I've always enjoyed exploring maps, so knowing the levels were packed with tons of hidden stashes of goodies just further motivated me to stay on the map "a little longer" to find one more secret

+ A couple of the monsters are nightmare fuel, and I hate them... but I love them too. It's complicated, don't ask

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- It's a little too dark in some places: A few spots in the game have next to no ambient lighting. In these moments you'll usually have a flashlight to use, but the darkness severely limits your visibility (which I guess when I say it like that, it sounds like a truism, eh?). In these moments the game looks & feels more like a horror game than anything else, but these moments are sparse, so you'll rarely have to tolerate it. Either way, for the rest of the game the lighting is completely adequate, and it does a great job of setting the mood.