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Anachronistic Survivors

Something shattered time. Survivors from every era fight waves of temporal aberrations in a dark arena. Combine weapons from across history to forge powerful fusions. 9 base weapons. 36 fusions. 6 characters. Every run is different.

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About the Game

Time is broken. People from every era are being pulled into the anomaly and converted into grey-shelled constructs powered by temporal energy. You are one of the few who resisted.

Anachronistic Survivors is a bullet heaven where weapons from across history collide. Swing a Bronze Khopesh alongside a Tesla Coil. Fire a Flintlock Pistol while a medieval Thurible orbits around you. Then fuse them together into something that shouldn't exist.

WEAPON FUSION

9 base weapons spanning 5 eras, from Obsidian Shard to Void Siphon. Every weapon upgrades 3 times, each level adding a meaningful new behavior. Max out two weapons and fuse them into one of 36 unique combinations. The fusion frees a weapon slot, letting you pick up something new and fuse again. Chase different fusion paths every run.

6 SURVIVORS

Each character is from a different era, with a unique starting weapon, passive ability, and drawback. The Hunter-Gatherer hits harder but can't rely on invincibility frames. The Oracle sees more choices but gains XP slower. The Displaced can fuse weapons earlier but deals less base damage.

15 WAVES OF ESCALATION

Waves start calm. A few grey shapes shuffling toward you. By wave 10, the screen is full of spectral rushers, explosive constructs, and things that used to be human. Three hand-crafted bosses punctuate the run at waves 5, 10, and 15. The final boss mirrors your own weapons back at you.

BETWEEN-WAVE SHOP

Spend gold on relics that modify your build with passive effects. 3 relics offered per wave. Reroll if nothing fits. Lock what you want for later. Weapons come from leveling up. Relics come from the shop. Two systems, two currencies, clean decisions.

THE ANOMALY GROWS

As waves progress, the world destabilizes. Visual distortion creeps in. Colors shift. Reality frays. By wave 14, the screen is barely holding together. Then everything collapses into a single point, and the final boss appears in the sudden silence.

FEATURES

- 9 base weapons with 3 upgrade levels each

- 36 handcrafted weapon fusions

- 6 playable characters with distinct playstyles

- 3 multi-phase bosses

- Between-wave relic shop

- Persistent fusion codex tracking your discoveries

- Meta-progression with permanent upgrades

- 15-20 minute runs

- Eerie, unsettling atmosphere that escalates throughout each run

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