Ruthless Roguelike Gunplay in a Creepy Mansion

When some of us get up in entrance of eerie mansions, they rigorously and quietly discover. OTXO will get you to start out infinite high-speed gunfights as an alternative.

The Hotline Miami affect is UNMISTAKABLE, I do know. The sport’s high down, frantic shootouts are clearly drawn from that unimaginable shooter. This recreation does take a bit extra of a standard horror stance with its story, although. You get up with out options or recollections outdoors of a mansion. You DO know that your beloved is inside, seemingly held captive by unusual presences. Besides often the creepy presences in these locations simply kinda seize you and stuff. These ones wish to shoot you, ensuing within the combination of monochrome and blood purple visible model.

The fight will really feel pretty acquainted to those that performed this recreation’s inspiration, however this recreation leans much more into roguelike motion. You screw up, you’re performed. No unlocking stuff to make the following runs simpler, both. You present as much as this mansion empty-handed each time. You DO make progress to unlocking issues that may seem on future runs, however that’s it. So, the strain is fixed and relentless. Taking part in this type of motion recreation with the caveat that it’s a must to begin throughout if you die creates an expertise that’s INTENSE. You do have the power to make use of Focus to quickly sluggish time to weave between bullets, but it surely’s nonetheless again to the start should you die.

OTXO could appear a bit too gun-focused to be scary, however contemplating how briskly you will be killed, I spent many of the recreation scared out of my thoughts. Whereas this can be very much like Hotline Miami, the roguelike aspect and Focus slowdown capability do make it really feel like its personal beast. And, I imply, I haven’t gotten any new video games like Hotline Miami in years, so there’s no means I’m turning down a wonderful horror-themed recreation that performs prefer it.



OTXO is accessible now on Steam.

Joel Couture

Joel has been overlaying indie video games for varied websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is consistently looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games will be, and seeks to delve into the artistic course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.