HOLYHUNT
A love letter to 8-bit era in a punishing, rewarding, tight retro top-down shooter.
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September 2, 2024
1 year and 334 days ago
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Positive25 reviews96.0%
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8 itemsAbout the Game
HOLYHUNT is a roguelike shooter game that unites the nostalgic and fun 8-bit aesthetic with modern and complex shooting mechanics.
Make your way into the church hall to shoot and dash through different species of demons and bosses with unique mechanics that keep challenging your abilities each run.
Buy improvements and different bullets suited to your enemy's weakness and receive blessings from angels as you keep fighting to get even stronger. Trust in your faith and keep shooting to save the world from the doomsday prophecy.
Relive the nostalgia of an 8-bit game with modern and challenging arena gameplay.
Shoot your way through a large variety of demons in a fast-paced roguelike structure that encourages the player to improve and understand enemies in each run while keeping its 8-bit feel.
Earn and change on-the-fly the different types of bullets that best fits your enemy's weakness.
Finish staggered enemies with a risky melee Holy Punch to earn bullets, and use bullets to get enemies Staggered. Maybe you'll even receive blessings from angels?
Make your way into the church hall to shoot and dash through different species of demons and bosses with unique mechanics that keep challenging your abilities each run.
Buy improvements and different bullets suited to your enemy's weakness and receive blessings from angels as you keep fighting to get even stronger. Trust in your faith and keep shooting to save the world from the doomsday prophecy.
Features
Relive the nostalgia of an 8-bit game with modern and challenging arena gameplay.
Shoot your way through a large variety of demons in a fast-paced roguelike structure that encourages the player to improve and understand enemies in each run while keeping its 8-bit feel.
Earn and change on-the-fly the different types of bullets that best fits your enemy's weakness.
Finish staggered enemies with a risky melee Holy Punch to earn bullets, and use bullets to get enemies Staggered. Maybe you'll even receive blessings from angels?
