Tex-Mechs
Pilot a mech through the barrens of Texas and fight off the threat of an insect horde. Tex-Mechs was made by students at SMU Guildhall.
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February 21, 2020
6 years and 164 days ago
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Very Positive215 reviews90.7%
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15 itemsAbout the Game
Tex-Mechs is a first-person, single-player, action-adventure mech shooter where you fight to reclaim the insect-infested wastelands of the alien colony, New Texas. Riding your ranching mech repurposed for combat, you battle alien hoards of insects that are determined to destroy you and your fellow settlers.
Key Features:
- Bash, stomp, ignite, and squish hoards of massive bugs with your mech using 3 distinct weapons: repeater pistols, flame throwers, and combine launchers
- Battle soldiers, grunts, and mutated bugs as they try to destroy you and your fellow colonists
- Cell-shaded art style set on an alien colony
- Original music
Notes:
- Tex-Mechs is published by SMU Guildhall and developed a small student team at SMU Guildhall over a development cycle of 16 weeks.
- Additional development to extend the game is not currently planned beyond its academic completion.
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