Starting today, fans of twin-stick arcade shooters can take on something a bit moreout there thanks to the release of Nidus. Much likeUltros,Nidus offers players a more colorful, nearly hallucinogenic take on its genre. Player characters, enemies and their surroundings all look like they’d be right at home on a 70s neon poster, challenging players to maintain their focus as they try to figure out what exactly they are and what they’re fighting against.
As for the first question, the Nidus Steam page is kind enough to provide an answer. Players will be making their way through the game’s many dangers as a celestial flower and its loyal wasp companion. Both are needed too, as the challenges ahead are too great for a single skill set to overcome. With the flower’s ranged supporting abilities and the wasp’s close-quarter combat prowess combined, though, survival in the black velvet void might just be doable.
For a solo-developed project, Nidus claims a decent list of features, including:
Nidus is meant to offer players a unique experience.
Caleb Wood, solo developer of Nidus, had a few comments to offer about how the game came to be:
“I’ve always been a fan of arcade games with strange and unique input methods, and wanted to create something a little innovative while bringing my unique skill set in animation to the process,” he said.
“I’m really happy with the combat system and think it not only offers a new challenge but helps to immerse the player in the strange alien ecosystem. Mastering this symbiotic gameplay is a unique experience that I can’t wait for players to get a chance to try for themselves!”
Nidus is available now on PC viaSteamfor $8.99.
Review: Ultros
It’s easy to get sucked into Ultros for long periods of time or even multiple playthroughs, and it’s all time well spent.
