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THE BIORIFT

2.5D action shooter with metroidvania elements and episodic presentation. Each level is a new chapter, new style, new enemies and challenges. The game combines dynamic battles, transitions between dimensions and saving survivors.

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DarkForge Team
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About the Game

THE BIORIFT is a 2.5D action-shooter with Metroidvania elements and episodic storytelling — set in a collapsing biopunk megacity warped by biotech, cults, and corporate war.

Each level is a self-contained chapter with unique art, gameplay mechanics, enemies, and story beats. One moment you’re dodging pulse drones in a ruined subway, the next — navigating dimension rifts inside a mutated lab.

Core Features

  • Anime-style combat: fast-paced action, biomechanical weapons, parries, gadgets, and combos

  • Exploration-driven progression: backtracking, secret paths, and layered level layouts

  • Episodic chapters: every level is a new visual and gameplay experience

  • Biopunk lore: uncover conspiracies, survivor logs, and dimension anomalies

  • Hand-drawn + 3D hybrid visuals, inspired by Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and brutalist post-Soviet architecture

  • Atmospheric soundtrack: a gritty blend of electronics, analog synths, and ethnic instrumentation

The World

After a biotech disaster, the city of RIFT became a distorted graveyard of collapsed labs, militarized sectors, and cult strongholds.

You play as a student who accidentally merged with a prototype weapon.

Now you’re the only thing standing between the city and total collapse.

This world is beautiful, broken — and constantly trying to kill you.

Inspired by the Golden Age of 1990s Hollywood

we’re driven by a deep love for the 1990s Hollywood era—the golden age of storytelling and the explosive rise of sci-fi fantasy. THE BIORIFT draws inspiration from the bold, gritty narratives of films like Blade Runner, The Matrix, and Total Recall, where dystopian worlds, rogue technologies, and human resilience collided in unforgettable ways. We’re channeling the raw energy of 1990s cyberpunk culture, infused with the vibrant, larger-than-life spirit of that decade’s iconic sci-fi works. Every frame of THE BIORIFT is a tribute to the era that redefined speculative fiction, crafted with the same passion that made those stories timeless.

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