Publisher Retrovibe and developer small bros have announced the sci-fi 2D Metroidvania-inspired shooter BIOTA. The game will release on PC via Steam and GOG.
The game will have you battling mutants, aliens, and more through more than 10 different biomes. You play as members of an elite commando team, each with their own abilities and weapons.
Check out the trailer of BIOTA below:
B.I.O.T.A. is a sci-fi 2D Metroidvania-inspired shooter set on an asteroid mining facility overrun by a mysterious organic lifeform able to manipulate and control organisms it comes in contact with. Featuring glorious 8-bit visuals and an upbeat chiptunes soundtrack, B.I.O.T.A. is a love letter to adventure games of the past.
Members of the Gemini 2 commando squad made up of a skilled group of war veterans will be fighting more than 40 types of mutants. Your task is to recover the missing miners. As the Gemini 2 team, you have 10 different environments to explore through the asteroid, traveling on foot, your submarine, mech, shuttle, or other vehicles the game has to offer.
Key Features:
- The Retro – All the charm of retro gaming (with breathing signified by two pixels shifting) with the modern-day convenience of saving anywhere, the ability to swap palettes at any time, and a tune so chippy you’ll want to add it to a mixtape for your friends
- The Look – Choose your favorite palette from more than 60 available 4-color styles for the most authentic retro feel, and swap each palette as you see fit in the glorious 8-bit visuals
- The Aliens – Fight 40+ vicious degenerated monsters from simple, but huge mutated hornets, armed shield sentries to lethal infecting xenoshifters
- The Guns – Utilize numerous upgrades and unique unlockable weapons for each character to find the one that suits you the most – be it a sniper-friendly high powered rifle, buckshot loaded shotgun and powerful hand cannon
- The Stress Relief – Stress-free rescue system; rest assured that at any moment of the adventure a dedicated key will allow you to save the game and virtually never have to repeat parts already completed
- The Exploration – Features a many variations to the classic on-foot gameplay: while exploring you will be able to control a submarine, pilot a mech, a shuttle, jump into a chasm and swing on a rope and pilot the mythical Pegasus, the Gemini II team’s ship
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