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Flatshot

Flatshot is a free as in freedom shooting game with flat and minimalist aesthetics. Shoot, dodge, parry and charge to defeat +50 enemy bosses. Sharpen your skills in this easy to learn hard to master Bullet Hell.

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Developer
Turupawn, Ceteco, bobbyliciou5, morghan831, immac
Publisher
Rosalila
Release
December 22, 2017
8 years and 224 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mixed12 reviews66.7%

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About the Game

Flatshot is a Shoot'em up (Bullet-Hell, Shmup or STG) with minimalist flat aesthetics.

Features


  • Keyboard and Gamepad support
  • Available on Linux and Windows
  • Continuous boss fights
  • Steam achievements
  • Global and friends ranking
  • Save replays of your bests runs
  • Watch global and friend's replays
  • Interactive tutorial and training
  • Minimalist flat design
  • Random generated backgrounds
  • Engaging soundtrack
  • Diverse, unique and challenging boss attack patterns
  • Deep and simple core mechanics

Minimalism


Game mechanics

With only 8 directional movement and a single action button we achieved a deep gameplay experience:
  • Proximity damage multiplier: The closer you get, the harder you hit.
  • Charge attack: Stop shooting to charge, shoot to unleash the an attack that cleans bullets in it's way.
  • Parry: Press the shoot button right before getting hit to parry.
  • Parry dash: After a successful parry, keep the shoot button pressed for a short invulnerability time and speed boost.
  • Damage proration: On hit, the player activates a shield that lowers the next hits damage.

Graphics

We created a visually pleasing look inspired by flat principles.
  • No HUD: We replaced the traditional HUD by other indicators such as screen shakes, sound effects, color effects. Now the player will be more focused on the fast paced action.
  • Random generated backgrounds: Every time the game starts a new background will be generated. All backgrounds are carefully designed with colors and shapes that will surprise the player senses every time.
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