Corebreaker launches in Early Access on May 9
A fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements.
Corebreaker, a fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on May 9 for $7.99, publisher Astrolabe Games and developer aQuadiun Games announced announced.
The Early Access version will feature the core gameplay loop and a “solid amount of content,” but is not yet complete. “Some things are still rough” and “balance is a work in progress,” the developer said. New enemies, upgrades, and weapons will be added over the course of Early Access, which is expected to last for around three to six months before the game’s full release.
Here is an overview of the game, via Astrolabe Games:
About
Corebreaker is a fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements, featuring Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct. Players will unlock abilities, upgrades, and powerful weapons as they battle through four unique biomes filled with supreme robots. Expect snappy controls, satisfying gunplay, and epic boss fights!
Break Through the Core in a Bulletstorm!
Corebreaker is a fast-paced action platformer game with roguelike elements. You are Nova, a robot awakened at the brink of humanity’s extinction at the hands of machines. Your mission? To save, search, or destroy? The choice is yours, but you must get to the core first – Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!
Crisp Controls, Fluid Movement, and Dynamic Combat!
Run, jump, dash, and shoot the way through hordes of robots, combining various melee attack moves for maximum impact. While some battles may challenge you more than just shoot’em all, the satisfaction of overcoming tough enemy with smooth, skillful combat is what makes the game truly fun.
Fail Fast, Fail Forward!
No matter how many times Nova falls, it can be extracted, repaired, and sent right back into the fray. While progress resets, some of the power-up chips and resources collected deep within the ruins are preserved. Use these to permanently upgrade Nova’s systems, unlock stronger skills, power move punches, additional gadgets, and more powerful weapons.
Go Deep into the Underground Ruins… All the way to the Core!
The underground ruins are vast and ever-changing, with their structure shifting with each Nova’s deployment. As Nova delves deeper, both the types and configurations of enemies evolve. In addition to the bosses guarding each biome, powerful elite enemies different in sizes and skills await your challenge. Break down walls to discover hidden rooms filled with useful resources and treasures, arm yourself at power-up terminals and weapon shops, and fear not “death”—Remember? For with each journey, Nova will only grow stronger.
Key Features
- Crisp controls and fluid movement.
- Satisfying gunplay.
- Four biomes with unique enemies, mini-bosses and epic boss fights.
- Over 20 permanent abilities to unlock.
- Over 50 upgrades to combine and create your build in each run.
- Over 40 weapons to unlock and destroy your enemies.
- Global leaderboard. Improve your high score to be in the top 10 players.
Watch a new trailer below.