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Battle Bruise

Stay atop a mountain of corpses! Fight numerous swarms of enemies, while dealing with the changing terrain.This game isn't messy. It's MESS ITSELF!

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Release
May 3, 2017
9 years and 93 days ago
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Very Positive496 reviews91.1%

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About the Game

Stay atop a mountain of corpses!
Fight numerous swarms of enemies, while dealing with the changing terrain. Explosions will create holes, while pile of corpses will form little mountains.

This game isn't messy. It's MESS ITSELF!

The game features:
  • The main "Arcade mode", and,
  • The optional "Car Defense" mode, where you defend your parked vehicle with turrets
  • Around 5 classes of weapons
  • 5 different enemies with distinct behaviors, and a final boss
  • Soundtrack by Txai, inspired on Pothead Zombies series