- “Team up with your squad and take on the galaxy!”
Crystal comet the video game is a 2d twin stick space shooter “squad em’ up” featuring AI teammates and drop in / drop out local co-op as well as level directors controlling the pace of the action.
Key features:
- AI teammates and local co-op
- Multiple routes through the story mode
- A mode so random that procedural generation would have to play with one eye closed…
- Unlockable power-ups from defeated bosses changing things up for your ‘runs’
- Multiple endings
- Unlockable spaceships
The galaxy is at peace... Suddenly the Crystal comet appears! - An object of great power and wealth corrupting the galaxy causing an all out war across a great many species. A team of unlikely allies forms consisting of the greatest spaceship pilots who ever lived - to team up and find the source of the galaxy's corruption! Can they make it to the Crystal Comet in time?
- Set in a sci-fi cosmic dystopian galaxy experiencing an apocalypse.
Why:
“Growing up playing video games over the many years I’ve always liked games with AI teammates such as: Left 4 dead, Starfox64 & arena shooters featuring bots. I like not feeling alone when playing a video game solo and I also miss the good old days of playing couch co-op with my friends from school. All these games created such great memories for me growing up and I hope to accomplish the same as an indie developer for other people but in an old school retro style 2d game.”
- RewdanSprites (game developer).
- Crystal comet the video game will be ‘launching’ on steam on the 02/02/2024.
- Prices: £9.99 $9.99 €9.99 – other prices may vary.
- RewdanSprites: primarily a solo independent games developer. Responsible for the: art, animations, code, sound effects & voice acting for all of the characters as well as the narrative & games design etc. After trying for many years to break into the games industry has decided to go ‘rogue’ and make his own.
- Paul Michael Kixx: The primary musician for the game: with a history of playing lead guitar in various rock and metal bands; he is a multi instrumentalist, music producer & mix engineer. Combining his passion for multi genres of music he brings elements of metal, rock & synthwave to Crystal Comet the video game.
- Mavy Orion: A French pixel artist who has created some other worldly level backgrounds for Crystal comet the video game bringing that cosmic dystopian feel that was necessary for this type of game. When I discovered her I liked her Monet style impressionism portfolio which brings a unique design & feel to the environments.
- Curz Blayz: Maketing artist who has really captured what this game would look like if it was an anime!
Useful links:
Launch trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KEuEm0U9Hk
Website: https://crystal-comet.manakeep.com/
Press kit: https://crystal-comet.manakeep.com/press-kit
Steam store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2642920/Crystal_Comet/