Asterogues
Fight to the beat of your own gun City of Beats!
the Game
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Beat up planets in this cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, and take revenge against the Solar System!
Cast out by the Sun itself, each rebel must use their unique power along with the items and weapons they collect to beat their way to the center of the Solar System and get revenge. Across various zones, swarms of asteroids, aliens, stars attempts to crush the rebellion- and only the most adept fighter stands a chance of avoiding their endless onslaught of bullets. And even then, the 8 planets stand vigilant over their territories, ready to destroy any insect that dares to pass. Are you strong enough to deliver retribution?
Each character has their own bone to pick with the Sun, and their own special ability to turn enemies’ bullets against them! Unlock and master each character!
Find dozens of unique passive and active items during your run, create cool synergies and get a new experience each time you play!
The Solar System is packed full of loyal Sun-worshippers firing their own unique bullet types! Learn each bullet and each enemy pattern to stand a chance of winning!
The 8 planets control the Solar System under the Sun’s command. You’ll have to take them down before you get a chance at the Sun itself!
Coming soon!
Asterogues is on the way! Currently aiming to release in 2023, if you are looking forward to the game and enjoy the demo, please wishlist, join the Discord and play the demo to improve the chances of Asterogues finding success!
Game Discussion
Steam User 0
It is a charming game with a lot of replayability, you fight in dungeons, unlock chests, discover new items to aid you in overcoming the odds, unlock characters with different abilities that play differently and all in all it is a great fun with randomnly constructed dungeons and rng bulids. As someone with many many hours in Enter the Gungeons I can't help but notice how simular the two games are and appreciate it's existence, but the comparison also highlights how much of a better experience I've had with Enter the Gungeon.
Maybe I am being unfair, the Gungeons is a real gem for me full of wit, charm and a great bit of love put into it, and Asterogues is trying to be the same but the movement is clunky, slow and it is annoying at times when you get hit by things you are sure you have dodged. Add to that the chest explosion mechanic that not only requires you to have a key to unlock chests to unlock items in dungeons runs, but to also sacrifice 3/5 of your health for the rng gamble and chests become anxiety inducing rather than treasure troves of excitement for item combination like in gungeon.
That said, the game is a solid addition to Indie bullet hell titles and if you can overlook its somewhat questionable gameplay choices and occasional jank, it can be very enjoyable. For me, it just gives me the itch to replay Gungeon.
Steam User 0
The art is cool, and the gameplay is fun enough. Obviously inspired by Enter the Gungeon (is there a better bullet-hell roguelike?). But it's also kinda rough around the edges - some items don't work as intended, the respawn system is a little weird (not giving you all of your items back if you do respawn), and the aim-assist doesn't work perfectly but I wasn't able to turn it all the way off. Tentative recommend.
Steam User 0
game is cool