DESCRIPTION

In Rogue Invader, YOU are the invader attacking the alien horde in this genre-flipping roguelite shooter. Game-play resembles 1-Bit black and white old-school games, with modern touches and HD graphics.

Twenty years ago, the Zenos began invading Terran colonies, leaving a trail of death and tears in their wake. Terrans fought back, one planet at a time, while building a fleet to stab at the Zeno home-world.

You arrive with that fleet, just after a series of massive space battles in which all supply ships have been destroyed. You are left with a huge invasion army but no supplies to invade with other than one drop-pod, and one pistol.
Your standing orders are clear: END THIS WAR!

HISTORY

Back when Nathan Rees (the creator of Rogue Invader) was a kid, he made animations of games he wished to play on his old black and white Macintosh computer. One animation depicted a soldier fighting aliens on an alien planet, for some reason. Nathan had no idea why back then. 20+ years later, he came up with the reason why the soldier is taking on an alien horde solo. The attacking fleet can only drop one soldier at a time. Thus Rogue Invader was created from that original animation. The game keeps the old 1-Bit look, but has modern gameplay, roguelike features and sound. See the original animation featured here.

FACTSHEET

Developer:
Squishy Games
Based in Vancouver, WA

Release Date:
Dec 15, 2021

Platforms:
Steam PC/Mac

Website:
rogueinvader.com

Price:
$19.99

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FEATURES

• 24 weapon types, incuding heavy explosives and airstrikes
• Customizable gun modifications
• 1-bit graphics throughout, created at 720p resolution

• Rogue-lite: static and procedural levels, and permadeaths
• Persistent damage: destroyed objects are rebuilt over subsequent runs
• Multiple enemy classes, mini bosses, and side quests

• Send resources back to your orbiting fleet to rebuild your arsenal or use loot-drops in the battle.
• Original orchestral music score composed by Caleb Blood calebblood.com
• Full 360° isometric battlefield shooter
  

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“Yes, indeed. Distinctive visual gimmick aside, it's a robust sounding package - complete with minibosses, sidequests, procedural generation and weapon modification.”

— PC Gamer

“Rogue Invader's art style confounds my ability to form opinions. It's described as "1-bit HD", in that it has smooth animation, 3D models and physics, but they're hidden behind rendering that only uses black and white pixels.”

— Rock Paper Shotgun

ABOUT SQUISHY GAMES

Squishy Games was founded in 2015 with a desire to create games that harken back to the days of the black and white Macintosh computer. Having grown up with MacPaint and starting on a Mac 512 at age 5, the founder has always wanted to return to the 1-bit art he created as a kid.

PERMISSIONS

Squishy Games gives permission to use the content on this page for commercial and non-commercial use.

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