Underzone
Details: Arcade game
Initial Release Date: November 18, 2020
Developer: Sixth Realm
Publisher: Sixth Realm
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genres: Shooter Video Game, Indie game, Roguelike
Description: SEARCH - RESCUE - SURVIVEUnderzone is a new twist on the 'roguelite' genre, featuring procedural enemies built out of unique combinations of components. ENTER an underground labyrinthSMASH your own path through the worldSHOOT unpredictable mutating enemiesPLAY through procedurally generated runsUNCOVER a dark sci-fi conspiracy narrativeThe game plays like a twin-stick shooter in which you must clear rooms of hostiles; however, every time you progress to the next zone a new enemy type will be introduced and the existing enemies will upgrade their ‘DNA’ in unpredictable ways. The combination of both enemy and map procedural generation creates a tense new challenge every time.FEATURESA range of futuristic weapons to shoot and upgradeProcedural maps that are non-linear: if you see a wall, you can smash through it!Fully voice-acted narrative monologues to discover in a non-linear orderA metagame where completed rescues reward you with XP to spend on different upgrade licences to be used in-game Five game zones to explore, each of which introduces a new enemy type
Initial Release Date: November 18, 2020
Developer: Sixth Realm
Publisher: Sixth Realm
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genres: Shooter Video Game, Indie game, Roguelike
Description: SEARCH - RESCUE - SURVIVEUnderzone is a new twist on the 'roguelite' genre, featuring procedural enemies built out of unique combinations of components. ENTER an underground labyrinthSMASH your own path through the worldSHOOT unpredictable mutating enemiesPLAY through procedurally generated runsUNCOVER a dark sci-fi conspiracy narrativeThe game plays like a twin-stick shooter in which you must clear rooms of hostiles; however, every time you progress to the next zone a new enemy type will be introduced and the existing enemies will upgrade their ‘DNA’ in unpredictable ways. The combination of both enemy and map procedural generation creates a tense new challenge every time.FEATURESA range of futuristic weapons to shoot and upgradeProcedural maps that are non-linear: if you see a wall, you can smash through it!Fully voice-acted narrative monologues to discover in a non-linear orderA metagame where completed rescues reward you with XP to spend on different upgrade licences to be used in-game Five game zones to explore, each of which introduces a new enemy type
