Heliocide
Heliocide is a relentless top-down scrolling action! Arm your shields, lasers, guns, bombs and missiles to defend the solar system from a massive invasion!
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16 itemsAbout the Game
Heliocide is a relentless top-down scrolling action! Arm your shields, lasers, guns, bombs and missiles to defend the solar system from a massive invasion!
FEATURES
Lightweight install
Local CO-OP in the works
Instant action: minimal cutscenes, no pointless dialogue, and no grind.
Sharp graphics with high framerate.
COMBAT
Engage swarms of enemy drones, agile hunters, and capital ships with unique behaviors, multi-stage destruction patterns, and boss battles at the end of each story act.
Use the environment to your advantage: impale foes on deadly sky lasers, evade asteroids, refract your beam with crystals, collide large ships into each other, and dispatch wingmen drones to assist you.
Unlock special achievements in Hard mode.
WAR ROOM
A menu screen showing pilot stats and achievements.
A 4-act state of war includes 24 missions across six unique sci-fi environments.
Select a mission and jump straight into your starfighter to engage the enemy!
INTEL VIEW
Interactive info on upgrade items, starfighter controls, and enemy activity.
As you encounter new foes, additional intel unlocks to test your skill in battle simulations.
A custom or random encounter generator.
