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Refraction

Refraction is a top-down, arena action game where you use quick reflexes to take down hordes of enemies. You must rely on your skill and your wit as you fight to survive, in the hope that you can live long enough to take down the core of all corruption.

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Developer
Zilby
Publisher
Zilby
Release
February 19, 2019
7 years and 166 days ago
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Overview

Refraction is a top-down, arena action game where you use quick reflexes to take down hordes of enemies. Possessing only the abilities to swing your sword and generate a pulse attack, you must rely on your skill and your wit as you fight to survive in the hope that you can live long enough to take down the core of all corruption.

Game Features

  • Challenging Story Mode where you choose a unique upgrade path as you progress towards your goal.
  • Multiple difficulties, leaderboards, and stat tracking so you can race for the best times
  • Fully featured Local Co-Op mode and with support for controllers, mouse and keyboard, and anything in-between.
  • Dozens of achievements and rewards to discover and unlock.
  • Electronic music soundtrack by F-777 with 6 unlockable songs.

Features In-Progress

  • Local Vs Mode where you can fight up to three friends in the arena.
  • Dark world featuring new levels, enemies, and mechanics to discover.
  • Additional achievements and rewards, and much much more!

Plot

You take the role of a pure being of energy. Your world was once a place of peace and serenity, but corruption has begun seeping from its core. Hordes of altered and cancerous beings have flooded the land, forcing you to fight back against the infection and stop the destruction of your home. You forge a sword out of your own energy to assist you in battle and brace yourself for the coming war.
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