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Technocide

93% positive of 16 Steam reviews

Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Dextrous Games.

About the game

Technocide is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up with a heavy emphasis on player weapons and abilities. You must not let enemies past you and reach your mothership! You will need quick tactical thinking as you weigh your weapons' strengths and weaknesses against your enemies and their positioning.

Tagged by players

Co-op Campaign
Top-Down Shooter
Shoot 'Em Up
Science
Vehicular Combat
Procedural Generation
Artificial Intelligence
Tactical
Action Roguelike
Roguelite
Robots
Score Attack

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What players say

Recommended
Completed a run on normal difficulty, will give expert a shot soon. Pros: - Punchy weapons, overall brilliant gamefeel - Really nailed the nostalgic artstyle of early 00s(ish) homegrown games - Chain scoring and other shmup mechanics add depth and are presented in a beginner friendly way Cons: - OST has a few weaker tracks that are used during the first few levels An easy recommend for fans of shmups like Raptor and…
3.3 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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Recommended
The first hour of technocide is amazing, as it seems like it's a fresh and interesting hidden gem. And it still could be. But the game has some pretty fundamental design problems at the same time that really prevent it from being great. The biggest issue is the weapon balance is not good. The basic pea shooter you get at the start is the best weapon because all the enemies tend to move horizontally, and it's the…
1.8 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
It was fun for a while. It really was but it cant see myself playing it for much longer because of a few things. Choosing a different difficulty makes things more stressed then fun. I went one higher then normal and those tanky ships spammed and I had no option but to shoot them as the bugs passed through. And second the upgrades like between the rail gun and the shotgun are cool but they are just not as good as the…
1.1 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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