Link Steam
indiegame.fan
Apricity header art

Apricity

Apricity is a top-down shooter party game for 1-4 players. 11 character classes. Arcade-style gameplay with a text-adventure driven roguelike mode and a score attack endless mode.

Steam Page
Developer
Luke Veltum
Publisher
Luke Veltum
Release
November 20, 2024
1 year and 255 days ago
Steam Reviews
Positive14 reviews92.9%

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Search Google: Who developed Apricity?Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Search Google: Who published Apricity?Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
Search Google: Is Apricity self-published or published by Luke Veltum?Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is Apricity and Luke Veltum funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Search Google: Who controls the creative direction and IP for Apricity and Luke Veltum?Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Search Google: What is the release status of Apricity?Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.

Media

6 items

About the Game

Apricity is a top-down shooter designed to be played with friends. 

Heat System

When you deal damage, you build Heat, and at 100% Heat you become HOT, increasing your attack speed. After a few seconds of not dealing damage, your Heat drops to 0 almost instantly. Reloading (reloading is just the term for a special action, you can fire your primary weapon infinitely) conserves Heat and recharges your abilities, unless you are injured, in which case your Heat is expended to rapidly heal you.

Importantly, enemies drop orbs on death that heal you and recharge your abilities, often forcing players into a choice: do I back off and reload, or just keep shooting and hope I can heal from the orb?

Classes

Apricity has 11 character classes. Each class has a different weapon, passive, and two activated abilities.

Classes interact with each enemy type and item differently, and each class has a special relationship with the Heat system.

Gamemodes

Apricity has two gamemodes. The first is Adventure, in which players make choices in a text adventure in between combats. Winning combats equals success in the text adventure. The ultimate goal is to destroy Catrapos.

The second is Endless, a simple but fun score attack mode that appeals more to singleplayer users.

Indie Game Fan