Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers.
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May I present Vampire Survivors.
Fantastic game. Entirely oldskool 2d.
You can navigate and play one-handed, no mouse.
And best of all, this is the exact game you just described, where a n00b can haphazardly press buttons and get somewhere.
