Nuclear Throne

A game by Vlambeer for PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, Vita, and Switch, originally released in 2015.

Nuclear Throne, known during some of its development as Wasteland Kings, is a post-apocalyptic roguelike shooter featuring a colorful cast of characters blasting their way through hordes of enemies across the Wasteland to eventually reach the titular Nuclear Throne. There are no humans, nor any indication of what has happened to them; instead, the world’s remaining life forms are mutants, and survival means exposing themselves to more radiation in order to gain advantageous mutations to aid them in combat.

The Wasteland has randomly generated layouts, spawn points, and weapon/item drops spread across seven themed areas. There are 15 levels along the main route, but there are also numerous hidden levels – with unique themes – and these levels are often discovered by accident, as unlocking them often requires a very specific set of criteria.

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 2015, Linux, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Vita, Vlambeer

Luftrausers

A game by Vlambeer for PC, Mac, Linux, PS3, and Vita, originally released in 2014.

Luftrausers is a follow-up to the original Flash-based Luftrauser. It is built upon the same core mechanics but features enhanced visuals and expanded gameplay. Luftrausers sees players piloting a customizable experimental aircraft against waves of enemy fighters, jets, gunboats, and other machines of war in a highly stylized environment.

Luftrausers sets itself apart from other shooters with its wild controls and over-the-top weaponry and customizations. You are free to fly about in any direction, soaring high into the sky, skimming across the water (with a nice spray effect behind you), and jetting along horizontally in an infinite loop. Players are bounded by a thick layer of clouds at the top of the screen, and a body of water at the bottom. Flying through either will steadily drain your health and repel you, turning your plane back toward the playing field.

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 2014, Devolver Digital, Linux, Mac, PC, PS3, Vita, Vlambeer