The Nexus | Sprint #2 Playtest

The Nexus is a work in progress rogue-like top down shooter, inspired by amazing games such as Hades and Synthetik. 

To save the world from a rogue experimental supercomputer, you must make it to the city centre to destroy it. The catch: you can only survive breathing air on the surface for 1 hour. Fight through procedural rooms of robots which hunt you down with their powerful AI. Dodge toxic puddles and waves of bullets as you search for upgrades, medkits and unlock a greater arsenal of weapons to utilise. Every time you die, you are cloned and get to try again.

Note: features are still being implemented and many people are still subject to change (for example the time limit feature is not yet implemented)

FILLING OUT THIS FEEDBACK FORM WOULD BE HUGELY APPRECIATED:

https://forms.gle/zSRZ1L1yU9Mgkp9B6

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IMPROVEMENTS  + CHANGES: 

• 6 brand new guns introduced (which can all be unlocked through gameplay).
• ALL levels were completely redesigned for better flow, with great improvements to the procedural room generation.
• Full Hub / Lobby area for the player to train in and select unlocked loadouts.
• Powerful, dynamic lighting system has been implemented.
• Story and lore introduced to the game (still work in progress).
• A new enemy: the fearful tank bot! It has to come to a stop to fire at you, but you should be worried when it does!
• Almost all art assets were reworked to be more fitting. New environmental art, redone character art and enemy art all in a much more refined style. Fancy VFX like sparks and bullet tracers are also being implemented!
• Animation overhaul for everything - better walk animations, firing and even destruction animations. Still work in progress, but a major upgrade overall.
• AI improvements to make the enemies a bit more interesting to play against.
• Epic new soundtrack (no sfx just yet, they are being worked on, don't worry!)
• Many minor and major technical bug fixes / backend improvements.

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We hope you enjoy. Stay tuned for lasers and more cool things on the way :)

- Ashton & Ethan | The Nexus Dev Team