Herodes
Pilot a miniaturized ship and save humanity from the inside out! Herodes is a fast-paced action SHMUP where you enter the human body to hunt a deadly virus. Destroy organic defenses and survive visceral bosses in this tribute to genre classics.
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Pilot a miniature spaceship and protect humanity from the inside out! Herodes is a fast-paced shoot ’em up where you invade the human body to hunt down a deadly virus. Destroy organic defenses and survive visceral bosses in this homage to the genre’s classics.
Herodes is an incredible shoot-’em-up set in a future where cutting-edge technology merges with the depths of the human body. Take on the role of a brave agent tasked with the ultimate mission: saving humanity from a mysterious and deadly virus that defies all known cures.
Herodes takes place in the not-too-distant future, where medicine and technology have evolved to such an extent that C.L.R.T. (Cell-Level Reduction Technology) could be created. Diseases have been eradicated, and there is no virus that cannot be defeated.
But a mysterious new virus emerges and threatens the survival of the entire human race. It cannot be defeated by any known treatment; no medicine can stop it—leaving only one option available: to eradicate it by force. Inside a modern atomic-powered spacecraft, you will be reduced to the cellular level and inserted into the depths of Patient Zero to hunt down and destroy this virus.
Explore the human body in a way never seen before in a world of pixel art graphics, where you must face terrifying enemies with classic shoot ’em up gameplay.
