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a nifty game

a nifty game turns fighting for resources into a race against a worsening simulation.

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Released

A single-player voxel twin-stick shooter with procedural levels, evolving enemies and combinable powerups.

Release
Released · Steam: Sep 1, 2017
Single-player
Supported
Online co-op
Not verified
Local co-op
Not verified
Perspective
Top-down
Platform
PC / Steam
Operating systems
Windows, macOS, Linux
VR
Not verified
Developer
Pixel with Hat
Publisher
Pixel with Hat
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Steam PC edition. Other editions and cross-store play need a separate check.

Steam store artwork for a nifty game.
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IndieActionReplay ValueTop-DownTwin Stick ShooterProcedural GenerationVoxelDifficultRogueliteSingleplayerDarkAbstractMinimalistCyberpunkAtmosphericPerma DeathDungeon CrawlerCasualSurvivalSci-fi

Dungeon crawler

About a nifty game

Programs compete for bits in a voxel twin-stick shooter. Defeating others supplies resources and strength, but forced terminations also increase system corruption; survival means coping with evolving enemies long enough to escape.

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What makes it worth a look?

  • Procedural levels contain combinable powerups and multiple weapon options.
  • Genetics-inspired enemy evolution changes the opposition, while glitch and scanline effects shape the presentation.

Is this game right for you or your group?

  • Resource race Gather bits to grow stronger as kills corrupt the simulation.
  • Changing runs Adapt weapons and powerup combinations to evolving opponents.

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