Astrolabe Games to publish roguelike action game Metavoidal for consoles, PC
Due out in Early Access for PC in early 2023.
Astrolabe Games will publish Yellow Lab Games-developed roguelike action game Metavoidal, the company announced. It will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam in 2023, followed by a full release on unspecified consoles and PC at a later date.
Here is an overview of the game, via Astrolabe Games:
Intro
The story began in a rather ignominious way: You, a drummer, had just failed your audition with a metal band. After coming to your senses, you realize that everything around you is being controlled and corrupted by this band. What’s worse, they have countless rabid fans… You must defeat all the band members, stay one step ahead of the rabid fans, and end this disgusting curse for good. If at first you don’t succeed, the only thing to do is to try again. You are a drummer, it’s okay to put on airs! Teach these brainless lunatics a lesson with your drumsticks…then run!
Gameplay: Collect Records, Draw Power, and Defeat Evil
Pour some gasoline, light a fire, power up, and add some dark atmosphere while you’re at it! Drummers can have their fills!
Since you’re a drummer, it’s all about the music. To clear a level, you must locate the new record inside it. Each record is both a treasure and a key. Place it on the record player at the end of the level and you’ll be able to absorb the musical powers it contains. Choose from the dark trinity!
These powers will imbue your drumsticks with magic powers. Oil or fire? Lightening or holy light? Once you’ve made your choice, you’ll immediately face a metal carnage of enemies; you must drumstick your way through their blockade to escape to the next area. The most exciting part of each run is that magic forces from different records work together in most unexpected ways!Gameplay Experience: Unique Scenes, Adrenaline Music, Combine Work With Play
Fighting without music sucks. Even when you’re running away, do it with the most hardcore rock!
Armed with your playlist, you will escape from corrupted catacombs, deserted graveyards and sinister churches. During each exhausting church tour, you’ll discover multiple great tracks; adding them to your battle playlist will greatly enhance your abilities and skills as a drummer. Of course, before you succeed in lifting the curse, you can always return to the backstage to enjoy these tracks. The first lesson of becoming a good drummer: learn how to relax.
Facing Off: Confront Evil, Hardcore Solo and Make Your Escape
Ain’t no solo like a drummer’s solo. Pull out your drumsticks and beat up the room, show these amateurs what you’re made of.
Nobody likes rejection in the audition, and the hacks in this band like it even less. At the end of each level, the metal band that disparaged your skills will send one of its members to fight you in a blistering solo battle. You must defeat every one of them to earn your freedom. Each member has unique and over-the-top abilities with their own fighting style. To fight a physical duel using drumsticks with the vocalist, the keyboard, the guitarist and especially the bassist—it’s every drummer’s dream!
Harder and Higher: Pick Up Picks, Turn Them in for Points and Get Stronger
It seems that everybody carries guitar picks with them. Just don’t ask why.
Bing Bong is a weirdo who has been corrupted by the metal music, but he’s a good weirdo. His booth is open for you to trade in the guitar picks for something to power yourself up. As a professional drummer, you can never have too many drumsticks. Certain upgrades will let you carry a lot of sticks, so now you can smash a few more into your enemy’s face! Of course, drummers have to work out their legs, otherwise those Double Bass can be a real killer. Plus, Bing Bong has upgrades that will make you run faster and earn more! We know what you need!
Can I whiplash everything in sight?
Hmm? You haven’t screwed up everything already, have you… ?
Key Features
- Little Drummer Boy – Use your drumsticks to bash your way through rooms of enemies.
- Everything is Fine – Set everything on fire using Fire tracks, or go out with a bang (not a sizzle) by using Oil tracks first.
- Pick Flick – Collect Guitar Picks and use them to unlock Passive Skills.
- Drum Solo – Listen to some gnarly tunes as you show those creeps what those sticks can do.
- Helping Hand – Bing Bong may be corrupted, but they’re FUN corrupted. They let you buy Skills from their bodega.
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