PositronX is out of Early Access and is now officially available on
GOG.com and
Steam,
offering a roguelite shooter for Windows. Romanian developer Scorpius Games
promises "strategic fast paced combat, creative time and space mechanics,
detailed graphics and phoenix-like rising from the ashes as players blast their
way through the always new algorithmically generated levels against the killer
Machine Swarms." Here's the
Launch Trailer and here's more on the game and how the release edition
differs after the conclusion of Early Access:
The key to success in
PositronX revolves around adapting to your environment. Rooms are
algorithmically generated from a pool of predefined constructs and since death
is permanent every play through presents a new challenge. With no environmental
recall to assist you, players will always face a brand new industrial dungeon
filled with Machine Swarm waiting around every corner with lethal ambition.
Dying comes easy but with each fall, you can rise again stronger using scores of
new loot and implants to your benefit. These implants bestow abilities that will
allow players to turn the fire fight to their favour through altering time and
space, summoning minions to your cause, shrinking in size, deploying decoys
among others. These are all in addition to the base techniques each character
has such as wall running to outmanoeuvre their opponents, the ability to slow
down, stop or rewind time, to soar above their enemies, use telekinesis to stop
bullets inflight before flinging them back at your adversaries and even to
teleport across vast spaces in an instant.
Choose between seven different playable characters with their own unique
abilities and load out with a cache of weapons, all upgradable, as you shoot
your way through every stage. PositronX’s movement mechanics and retro
industrial aesthetic compliment the perfect combination of 90s shooter gameplay
akin to Quake 2 & Descent with a roguelite design to form a highly combative,
addictively re-playable experience.
PositronX leaves Early Access fully loaded with added extras: A new stage will
be added at launch in addition to the current three stages. Three new characters
join the current roster: Quark - a silent but deadly assassin, Neutron - a
devastating damage dealer and Graviton - a master of Time. The arsenal at your
disposal has increased with two new weapons to unload on your opponents: the
Core gun and Time gun. All of this will be needed and more as you finally come
face to face with the game's big final boss - The
Machina.