What a strange game. Six and half billion miles from the Earth, I'm digging, slashing, and shooting my way through one of the most nonsensical platformers in recent memory. Though its design tenants are conventional (double jumps, simple controls, focus on accurate movement), the application is anything but. Enemies are difficult and unforgiving at close range, which would be a great incentive to use the gun, except properly landing shots is itself a challenge. Without a tutorial to explain a few of its nuances, be prepared to stumble through the first few lives working out the timing required to take out lesser enemies before progressing to the boss. This game has the appeal of trial and error, as well as a high difficulty curve who those that want a challenge. Ultimately, this game is oozing with creativity from the mind of a talented developer. Despite this, it has unfortunately fallen by the wayside, ignored largely for no reason. Plastered in visuals that range from stunning ...
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About This Game
A rogue-lite, action platformer, tower defense, with a little rpg all in one.
As an action platformer, you can double jump, dash, and even climb a wall up and down while using a one-handed weapon.
But all of those must be unlocked via Distro Machine using the unit component.
As a rogue-lite, every level is random procedural generated.
That means every game session is different.
It also features permadeath, so everything that you work really hard for will be gone when you die.
Well, with exceptions..
And that brings it to rpg element which can be turned off if you so desire.
The very rare Xolyriums can be collected and can be spent on upgrading your reconnoiter.
And finally, the tower defense.
This one may be a little too hard at first, but with patience, skill, and strategic preparations using gun turrets, missile launcher, or a tesla tower you can do it!
Be warned, that this game requires some patience and skill.
The AI modifications can be a little intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it, you will feel like a boss.
Are you ready to annihilate all abominations of XO-Planets to find a new home for mankind?
LOCAL COOP IS NOW AVAILABLE!
- Procedural Random Level Generation, No gameplays will ever be the same
- Randomly generated weapons. Now 9 different weapon types (sword, axe, whip, gun, shotgun, sniper, and 3 different launchers)
- 3 different weapon enhancements (vampiric, fire, and ice)
- Modify your weapon with mod drops
- Find all the Legendary weapons
- Over 25 Enhancement Mods for the AI unit. (including Jet-pack, Teleport, and Juggernaut)
- Permanent Enhancements to unlock using Xolyriums
- A Distro Machine where you can buy enhancements for your AI
- 5 Bosses to outsmart and eliminate
- 5 mini bosses (bounty) to kill
- 25 enemy creatures with different behaviors and immunity to annihilate
- Gamepad fully supported
- Play with a friend on local coop
- Unlock the Jukebox and listen to the cool Soundtrack.
- Search and Destroy
- Bounty Hunter
- Bomber Man
- Treasure Hunter
- Tower Defense
- Ruins of War
- Unlock and learn the stories behind every G-Raiders crew
- Unlock Intels on every invaders
- Six playable AI Reconnoiters with different playstyle (6 must be unlocked)
DOWNLOAD DEMO HERE
CURRENT GOAL:
- Hard Save. Save & Exit during mission
- Resolution. Make it pretty
- Squashing bugs
- Polishing all Dialogs
- Add More mission
- Change Permanent Upgrade to streamlined. Like Nuclear Throne.
SOUNDTRACKS:
Ritchie's Sea 5 - Joe Reynolds/Professorlamp
Level Tracks by Trevor Lentz
ANTEHYMN - Perry Butler (HECTAVEX)
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User Reviews
Solid game for early access. Feels a lot like risk of rain. Bubble + anything a lil too op, but on some chars u can't upgrade so not an issue. Doesn't quite have the item selection risk of rain does but then again its early access. Also not sure if items even stack/don't think they do. Anyways a solid game that with more improvements could be really great. Crisp controls. Played well with an xbox controller. Would def recommend a buy if you played risk of rain.
it's ok, i guess. however, considering that enemies attack from all sides and angles, it might be helpful to attack in all directions. instead, you are stuck only attacking horizontally, and any enemy that can attack vertically has a rather stupid advantage. what, these robots can't attack upwards? it is a really silly and arbitrary mechanic that does not work with the rest of the game.
OMG!!! This game is AWESOME!! SO much going on, all of it a blast to play!! REALLY glad I stumbled accross this as a sale item, but easily worth full price!! In my short list of faves already, and I'm early on into having/playing XO-Planets. Easily recommend!!!! :D
bro game is dead af, looked nice but they just stopped working on it.
It feels like a blend of Risk of Rain with elements of Spelunky, all wrapped up in a pixellated nightmare. With some more gameplay tweaks and some difficulty balancing, this has every chance of being one of the best platformers out there.
System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8
- Processor: 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Direct X9.0c Compatible Card
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 250 GB available space
- Sound Card: Anything that works
- Additional Notes: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller
Recommended
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
FAQ
How much does XO-Planets cost?
XO-Planets costs $3.99.
What are the system requirements for XO-Planets?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 Processor: 2.5 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X9.0c Compatible Card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 250 GB available space Sound Card: Anything that works Additional Notes: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller Recommended: Recommended: Memory: 4 GB RAM
What platforms is XO-Planets available on?
XO-Planets is available on Windows PC.
Is XO-Planets worth buying?
XO-Planets has 71% positive reviews from 7 players.
When was XO-Planets released?
XO-Planets was released on Apr 21, 2016.
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