2.5D Metroidvania game Gemini X announced for PC – inspired by 32-bit run-and-gun platformers

Toronto-based studio Komi Games has announced Gemini X, a 2.5D Metroidvania “built for fans of classic 32-bit run-and-gun platformers.” It will be available for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Gemini X is a 2.5D Metroidvania set aboard a hijacked human space colony. Chart your own path through Z.C.N. 02, take on bosses in any order and shape the fate of characters you encounter. The world changes based on what you learn, what you choose, and how far you’re willing to go to save humanity.

Wrapped in a vibrant stylized art style, bursting with personality and driven by a synth-and-hard-rock soundtrack soaked in PS1-era DNA, Gemini X delivers the comfort of a classic feel in a modern package.

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Key Features

• Meet the Heretechs
  • A rogue faction of robotic freedom fighters, The Heretechs, have seized a space colony and taken its crew hostage.
  • Take back the colony, by meeting these powerful enemies head on, and obtain their unique powers throughout your adventure.
• Make Them Go All-Out!
  • Discover secret ways to progress and alter the fights against the Heretechs. Make the right moves and you can force the boss to go ALL-OUT!
• Foil Their Schemes
  • Be the thorn in their side as you sneak through Gemini station and work to unravel the Heretechs’ evil plot.
  • Take them out, sow dissent and drive them mad!
• Rise of a Hero
  • Rook is a newly minted C.A.S.T.L.E. security officer, ambushed and left for dead when the Heretechs attack Z.C.N. 02.
  • In the wrong place at the wrong time, Rook now sets out to fight back against the Heretechs and regain control of the colony for good.
• Jump ‘n Shoot, Man!
  • Dash, jump and shoot your way through the occupied Gemini Colony with fluid & responsive run-and-gun gameplay.
  • With every new synthesized power, you can discover new and intuitive ways to navigate and fight through Z.C.N 02.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.

Announce Trailer