Elsie is a technicolor, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items and weaponry to make each run as unique as possible. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to survive.

The Guardian’s true power lay in the Arclight Core, an energy source that allowed them to bend the elements to their will. The world rejoiced in a new age of peace and safety, but this peace was short lived - as one day without warning or explanation, the Guardians disappeared.

Winds whipped, seas surged, and a newfound threat quickly emerged as an army of robots laid siege to Dr Grey's home, the city of Neotoño. Amidst the chaos and threat of more disasters, Dr Grey forged one final android...Elsie. Built like none before her, she must find the Guardians and save planet Ekis.

Take on the role of this female robot powerhouse and blast through hordes of robots to reach the guardians and save the day! Get ready to kick butt and protect the planet you call home!

Experience the evolution of classic run and gun gameplay tightly tuned into a bullet hell ballet. Dash, dive and shoot across stages full or dynamic enemies whilst performing perfectly timed precision parrying. With each new run, delve into the ever-shifting domains across Planet Ekis’s gorgeous neon-drenched pixelated biomes. Each environment has its own set of challenges with unique enemies to overcome as you learn attack patterns and weaknesses.

Embrace the chaos of continually changing opportunities, making decisions about character upgrades, skills and weapons that will drastically change the feel of each run. Experiment with different playstyles and create synergies for devastating potential.

Joining Elsie’s battle is Andru, a melee-based character with unique augments, weapons, and abilities that open up a slew of gameplay possibilities.

Publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Knight Shift Games are excited to announce that alongside the Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam), Elsie will also launch for PlayStation 5.

Console players will now be able to join the action and embrace the chaos when Elsie launches this summer.

Playtonic Friends is also thrilled to announce Elsie's accessibility features, showcasing some of the features specifically added to make Elsie as accessible as possible to all players.

These features include: 

• Background Modulation - Blur or desaturate background for more visual clarity.
• Font Size Modulation - Option to change the size of the font in game.
• Screen Shake Option - Adjust the amount of screen shake you experience.
• Outline Options - Ability to change the colour of the outlines for both player and enemies.
• Invincibility - Turn off damage with Elsie's Invincibility mode.
• Colourblind Modes - Elsie is an incredibly colourful game, so it has options to assist those with colour vision deficiency.
• Additional Features - Option to adjust the timing required to correctly hit a parry and follow up with counter attacks as well as rumble strength modifiers.

Interested PC fans can download the free Else demo now from Steam.

Key Features

• Bullet Hell Ballet: Dash, dive, and shoot your way through stages filled with dynamic enemies, all while performing perfectly timed precision parrying.
• Death is only the beginning: In this roguelike rollercoaster die and die and die again – but you’ll always get back on your feet to embrace the chaos.
• Explore the technicolour Domains of Planet Ekis: Take a tour of Planet Ekis's vibrant neon-drenched biomes. With procedural generation leading to everchanging levels, each run presents unique challenges and enemies.
• Augmented Action and Character Customization: Make strategic decisions on upgrades, skills, and weapons to drastically alter the dynamic of each run. Experiment with different playstyles for devastating synergies.
• Challenge epic boss battles and conquer biome Guardians: Test your skills against boisterous bots, massive bosses and biome Guardians, memorising patterns to emerge victorious.
• Master Melee Combat with a second player character: Join the fray with Andru, a melee-based character featuring unique augments, weapons, and abilities. Get up close and personal to bash baddies and bring the noise!
• Tons of replayability with hours of content and daily challenges

Elsie is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5 and PC (Steam) in 2024.