Already played and finished Shovel Knight and DLCs (WiiU), Bloodstained (PC), Odallus (also Oniken from the same dev, both PC), Wonder Boy (Master System) and Blaster Master Zero (NES, but never actually finished).
Celeste looks cool.
Dead Cells being randomly generated worries me. I like "real" content.
I like tactics, but Into the Breach seems a little too "simple"... Do we have anything like a Fire Emblem?
I'm not into novels.
Lol, I just noticed I'm getting old and stubborn
Into The Breach is crazy deep, in that most of your tactics are about enemy manipulation, positioning, and having to maximize turn order and movement synergy.
You have every piece information you could need to make a decision. Besides enemy spawn types (which have patterns and are from a limited pool of enemies you know), the only RNG in the game would be in your favor, and it's exhilarating when it rolls a "save".
The strategy layer for managing upgrades (that can dramatically alter your approach), and earning acheivements (unlocking new teams) is smart and addicting. There's so many possibilities for being creative and clever. I can't praise it enough.
Wargroove is the closest to Fire Emblem now. Though they call out homage to Advance Wars, it really falls in between.
It's really fun, but after 'Breach', it feels antiquated and slow. There is still stalling and attrition in the AW/FE formula, where 'Breach' feels more like a cascading chess puzzle.
Dead Cells procedural generation is really subtle and well implemented. Though it's called a Metroidvania (it's definitely not), it ends up playing more like an Old School Castlevania run, only despite your muscle memory you can't remember the layout. That said, it really is all about "the run" and the mechanical pleasure of the combat and movement. The atmosphere, sound, and design is servicable. Only the animation and 'feel' stand out.
If you like the Wonder Boy games,
Monster Boy has been really fun so far. I'm about 10 hours in so I don't want to make a solid recommendation, but it might be worth looking into.