Black Future ’88
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of deadly traps, homicidal AI, crazed junkies and colossal Wardens standing in your way in a stylish alternative version of 1988. The world is reeling from a nuclear cataclysm, created by Duncan, the tower architect. The First of his bombs fell in the summer of 1988, and by December they had blacked-out the sun with endless rain. We decided to stop keeping time after this, and it’s been 1988 ever since. Everything that lived through the initial attack will die in the extreme floods that followed. These are the times after, where there are no more months, or even weeks…everything is measured in minutes left to live. Take on the mantle of one of the last remaining misfit survivors, and fight your way to the top of the tower to kill the architect and stop the endless nuclear rain. Ascend to die, and die to survive.
Game Discussion
Steam User 6
crazy hidden gem. the aesthetic is absolutely slick, the music bangs, the combat is extremely fluid. the game is hard - no doubt about that - but the amount of unlocks is crazy, and the unlocks add a ton of variety to the game.
If I absolutely had to find a complaint is that the game could have used a bit more variation in the bossfights - either more bosses or some other mechanic to switch up how they play out. But really it's a minor complaint.
really fantastic job to the devs to make such a stand-out game in a crowded genre.
Steam User 3
Game looks good, music is awesome.
Level design wise is a bit confusing and the mechanics are a tad weird sometimes, but fun nonetheless.
Steam User 2
This game is really fun at times, and although there are some super clear upgrades to pick everytime, theres just barely anything in here. The upgrades and variation in characters dont hold up at all to some similar games like enter the gungeon (foreverglaze) and voidigo. Weapons are super casino monkey activation clapping but in a good way, definitely my fav part of the game. The whole vibe and setup is so cool, I just wish there was more content and enemy variation. Still a fun short game tho drippin with style. 7/10
Steam User 3
I have a death inside my body, and it will outlive me. But the future will always belong to those who take it.
Steam User 0
it takes a bit of time to get into the flow, but this game has a wonderful atmosphere, graphics and music. definitely worth playing
Steam User 0
Finally picked this one up at a steal, and was not disappointed. It's a very compact game but has a lot of interesting variety to it that will keep you re-loading its eighteen-minute loop. (should you consistently consume all of it, that is.) Yes, that 18-Minute loop is most deceptive. You think you're only going to do one run, and the next thing you know it you've done five in a row and see now signs of stopping.
The difficulty is something you will get used to -- and dying in itself remains visibly rewarding as you get to unlock more and more stuff as you go along. And don't be afraid to use the Accessibility Buff -- there is no shame! It helped me a ton to just familiarize myself with the game loop and eventually was able to progress more smoothly in each run.
Neat little loop, and an easy 100% for Trophy Hunters. Some achievements need a bit of time to unlock but all of 'em are pretty easy to fish.
Steam User 1
You may get blind at some point but I don't know why I like this game