Ampersat - (PC) Steam EUROPE | NORTH AMERICA Digital Key
Ampersat is a shooty, slashy, RPG-y game mixing old-school/retro and modern
sensibilities. A blend of influences from Gauntlet and Smash TV to Zelda and a
dash of Angband, this is a handcrafted adventure with much appeal to fans of
Roguelites. A labor of love from a solo developer, Ampersat distills some
favorite childhood gaming experiences into a fresh, fun hybrid that sees you
killing a lot of monsters, finding a lot of loot, freeing captured letters (um,
what?) and growing from a world-weary warrior mage into a powerful
smashing/blasting machine!
MAIN FEATURES
* More than 50 handcrafted levels, many with exploration and light puzzles
* Optional endless procedural area
* Original gameplay elements based around freeing and capturing letters
* Flexible character progression with extensive skill tree
* Hundreds of unique pieces of loot find, buy, sell and augment
* Upgradeable town hub
* Tackle stages in the order you choose
* 50 unique creature types with individual AI, 10 fiendish bosses
* Drop-in local async co-op (and online using Steam Remote Play Together) -
suitable for young players to team up with their parents
You may notice the main character and enemies are ASCII letters - yes, this is
an aesthetic throwback to the original Rogue games, and the blending of these
with colorful 3D top-down environments was the idea that first spawned Ampersat.
Likewise, Commodore 64 SID chip sound effects are used alongside real-world
music for a distinctive experience. But just what is an "ampersat?" It's the
leading contender for the official name of the @ symbol, of course!
OVERVIEW
Gentlheim has been invaded by Lord Z, who has surrounded the village with 5
extraplanar towers and the dungeons beneath, filled with evil creatures. Even
worse, he has stolen language itself from the townspeople! As the warrior mage
Ampersat, you must venture deep into the dungeons and high above the land in the
treacherous towers, defeat countless minions and restore language to Gentlheim
so the townsfolk can communicate properly and help you defeat Lord Z himself.
GENTLHEIM
Gentlheim has shops to buy and sell goods; an Inn to heal up, level up, and
stash gold to retrieve after death; and a deep Well leading to randomly
generated procedural levels. There are various structures you can pay to upgrade
and, as language returns to the village, townsfolk who may need something...
Gentlheim hides a few surprises for the inquisitive gamer and provides a hub
area to approach different stages in any order you like, or revisit levels
you’ve already beaten.
The Well is where the “roguish” aesthetics are turned up to 11, providing short,
sharp, loot-gathering deep delves once you repair it. There’s an old rumor that
something very special is buried at the bottom of the well… but no one has ever
reached those depths.
CO-OP
Ampersat’s async co-op is true drop-in, drop-out at any time. The second player
controls a fairy that hovers around Ampersat and also launches attacks. Will you
trust them with your best spell? No? They might steal it anyway... While the
fairy’s shots aren't as powerful and contribute to overheating, it has the huge
advantage of being invulnerable. The perfect partner... if you can get along.
