It’s the 80’s all over again. Only this time, the human race has more than an obnoxious pop culture to contend with.

With World War III nearing its demise, Earth only just begins to catch its breath when it is threatened by yet another menace. Unlike the preposterous mullets of its inhabitants however, this one’s invisible – a parasitic organism capable of making hosts of unsuspecting human beings, consuming what’s left of their souls and wreaking unfathomable havoc.

And it’s spreading. With a vengeance.

Martial laws have been declared to make way for a global hunt, battle-hardened law enforcers have made allies of the most degenerate of criminals, while the rest of the world is paralysed with paranoia; yet who can be trusted? Who can see it, let alone destroy it? That’s for them to worry about. For you are the enemy.

You are the organism with a mission. You are… HyperParasite.

Snatch. Zap. Repeat.

Troglobytes Games is excited to reveal that their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, for rogue-lite, twin-stick shooter, HyperParasite, will commence October 10, 2018.

With work well underway, Troglobytes Games has earmarked a 2019 release, the developer seeks to raise a modest $29,000 to accelerate development, and to aid the porting to consoles.

"After what seems like an eternity of a 1980s fuelled development loop, we're finally ready to show the world HyperParasite! We have just unlocked the Pre-Alpha of HyperParasite on Steam and Itch.io. It's available now for everyone to play, enjoy and give us feedback on - and if you love it, you can pledge on our Kickstarter campaign!", said Saverio Caporusso, CEO of Troglobytes Games. "We hope that everyone enjoys it and look forward to hearing your comments on our Discord channel!"

The onscreen cast of characters, 60 different classes, all of which you can control, exploiting their own attributes, weapons and moves, present a game of outrageous action, rip roaring brawling at is very best, laced with a comical slant which adds spice and fun!

No more looking for weapons, it's the dude you control that is packed with the boom!

Key Features:

• A fresh twist on the genre: hop from one host body to another
• 60 Playable Characters to Body-Snatch and utilise their attributes
• Unique retro 3D-pixelated visual style
• Original retro inspired synth-wave soundtrack
• Cast+weapons includes - cops+guns, Werewolves+claws, robots+lasers, aliens and so much more
• Procedurally generated levels that will play differently each time, challenging even the most seasoned of players
• An intense and frantic co-op mode: can the humans handle TWO HyperParasites?

HyperParasite is in development for Switch, Xbox One and PC, scheduled for 2019.