Wield powerful weapons, abilities and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords to bring New Elysium back to the utopia it once was.

Reactivated for a final mission, you play as Ada, a spirited android who must rise to reclaim the future of her city, New Elysium, from cunning and sometimes obnoxious Overlords and their swarms of corrupt robots. Wielding an arsenal of futuristic weapons, abilities, and game-changing powers stolen from the Overlord themselves, you will shoot and smash your way through their trap-ridden towers.

Taking down these ruthless Overlords will prove to be no easy task - as you face them, they will adapt and evolve, changing the challenges of their towers and putting your skills to the ultimate test. Learn to turn their powers against them, discovering and honing powerful upgrades like the Railgun Punch and Airblade Attack to bring down the hordes of enemies that overrun the city.

Battle Shapers is available on Steam Early Access, and is unleashing its first v0.2.0 update adding a new weapon, a new ability, a new enemy, and a brand-new feature that allows players to more easily modify their loadouts when they want to mix things up after a challenging run.

Thundersnap is the new ability is 0.2 and it summons striking shaper-bolts that zap multiple enemies in a cone shape directly in front of the player. It not only hurts the enemies, it causes a brief stun and temporarily lowers their damage output. The Infernal Stinger is a damage-dealer of a different kind, giving players a powerful charge rifle that unleashes 6 superheated bolts of Pyro-based energy.

One enemy that will be on the receiving end of the new additions to your arsenal is the Pyronaut, a brute who fires napalm bombs that leave hazardous material on the ground. Instead of a shield like the similar Juggernaut, the Pyronaut has two flamethrowers that will cook you alive if you get too close. The Pyronaut will provide a fresh world of hurt that players will have to plan for in their runs.

Power Transfer allows players to transfer their mods from one weapon or ability to another. This is a fantastic feature that exemplifies Metric Empire’s desire for players to easily get into another run at one of the challenging bosses and their equally challenging enemy-riddled towers. Replayability is a core pillar in Battle Shapers and Power Transfer is one of those sneaky valuable additions that players will cherish on those especially challenging roguelite runs. This replaces the Recycling completely and, if you’ve unlocked the Recycle talent in a previous build, you will automatically have access to Power Transfer. 

Metric Empire is on track with the roadmap, so that means November will see the addition of a brand new location and an expansion of towers from 2 to 3. This is the first major Battle Shapers update in Early Access and the team is eager to see how players take to the changes. As development continues, the roadmap will evolve, so stay tuned for a new version as we get closer to 2024.

Key Features:

• FIGHT LASER WITH LASER
  • Gun down hordes of cunning enemy machines with relentless risk-taking, and bot-busting close-range warfare in which every kill fuels your combat capabilities.
  • Learn to adapt to the Overlords’ dangerous attacks and retaliations that are thrown at you every step of the way.
• COMBAT IS ONLY HALF THE BATTLE
  • Use Shaper Hacks to manipulate rewards, counter the Overlord challenges and deploy your own traps, power-ups and effects in their towers.
  • Explore vibrant towers that promise hidden Upgrades and Weapons to strengthen your build from run-to-run.
  • As your Powers grow and change, be careful—with every defeated Overlord, your path becomes more difficult.
• BUILD YOUR ‘CORE’ STRENGTH
  • Unlock new Weapons, Abilities and Talents to permanently increase your survivability and combat potential with every run.
  • Obtain the Cores of fallen Overlords to transform your combat abilities and appearance, offering new combat playstyles.
  • Stack up on Core Enhancers to augment your equipped core capacities and unleash their full potential.
• FEARLESS SHREDDING
  • Defy the Overlords to the sound of blazing, adrenaline-pumping rock music that will have you dive head-on and fist-first into the action.

Battle Shapers is in development for PC (Steam), scheduled for full release in 2024.