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The Battle for Souls Blasts out of Early Access!

After nearly a year, Demons with Shotguns moves out of Early Access. Once again, thank you who have contributed feedback during this time. With the release build, the End of Times game mode is now complete and the final boss battle is included. The release build also includes a slew of bug and performance fixes and various improvements throughout. Here is a list of notable changes in no particular order.

Summary of Changes

End of Times boss battle added.
Acceleration of Speed Boost tarot card tweaked, to make it feel less slippery and give player more control.
Fixed enemies falling through tiles when using Hell portals.
Fixed enemy projectiles killing other enemies unintentionally.
Cleaned up tile map artifacts.
Polished up menus.
Removed Unity launcher dialog box.
Removed Unity splash screen.
Added Camera Shake On/Off option.
Added Fullscreen On/Off option. When not in fullscreen mode, the game will use the middle resolution of the monitor. To set it to a more specific resolution, hold down the Alt key while launching the game to show the dialog box and change the screen resolution.
Added option to turn off EoT HUD.
Added sound effect for when player throws a holy water grenade
Explosion blast properly checks if nearby objects are exposed, and whether they should receive damage from explosion.
Framerate has been unlocked and will be set to match the refresh rate of the monitor.
Bug fix with EoT player respawn, which are now staggered out and each player is on their own timer.
Tweaks to camera shake effect.
Polish to death slowdown effect, including grayscaling the game slightly.
Tweaks and fixes to how audio responds to slowdown effects.
Bug fixes with player stunned state when a shield bash attack is missed.
Film degrade effect when players are out of lives in EoT.
EoT Hardcore mode requires more souls for earning a 1UP.
EoT player respawn bug fixes.
Better handling of player - enemy collision and pushback of player.
Fixed pause menu bug.
Added default controller layout scheme to pause menu.
Stone lamps break apart on explosion.
Achievement bug fixes.
Full controller support to launch the game, no mouse or keyboard is needed.

[ 2016-04-25 15:09:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Battle for Souls Blasts out of Early Access!

Summary of Changes

End of Times boss battle added.
Acceleration of Speed Boost tarot card tweaked, to make it feel less slippery and give player more control.
Fixed enemies falling through tiles when using Hell portals.
Fixed enemy projectiles killing other enemies unintentionally.
Cleaned up tile map artifacts.
Polished up menus.
Removed Unity launcher dialog box.
Removed Unity splash screen.
Added Camera Shake On/Off option.
Added Fullscreen On/Off option. When not in fullscreen mode, the game will use the middle resolution of the monitor. To set it to a more specific resolution, hold down the Alt key while launching the game to show the dialog box and change the screen resolution.
Added option to turn off EoT HUD.
Added sound effect for when player throws a holy water grenade
Explosion blast properly checks if nearby objects are exposed, and whether they should receive damage from explosion.
Framerate has been unlocked and will be set to match the refresh rate of the monitor.
Bug fix with EoT player respawn, which are now staggered out and each player is on their own timer.
Tweaks to camera shake effect.
Polish to death slowdown effect, including grayscaling the game slightly.
Tweaks and fixes to how audio responds to slowdown effects.
Bug fixes with player stunned state when a shield bash attack is missed.
Film degrade effect when players are out of lives in EoT.
EoT Hardcore mode requires more souls for earning a 1UP.
EoT player respawn bug fixes.
Better handling of player - enemy collision and pushback of player.
Fixed pause menu bug.
Added default controller layout scheme to pause menu.
Stone lamps break apart on explosion.
Achievement bug fixes.
Full controller support to launch the game, no mouse or keyboard is needed.

[ 2016-04-25 15:09:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Demons with Shotguns

MindShaft Games, LLC Developer

MindShaft Games, LLC Publisher

2016-04-25 Release

Indie Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 32

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Positive (17 reviews)

http://www.mindshaftgames.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Demons with Shotguns Linux Content [437.22 M]

Available DLCs:

Demons with Shotguns Original Soundtrack

Game is not tagged as available on Linux on Steam.

Linux is not in the OS list.

Couch Fragger Shooter Action for 2-4 Local Players

Frantic local multiplayer, twitch style arena shooting action!
Multiple playable characters. Play as the faithless Preacher, the desperate Demon, the Heavenless Angel, the Antichrist Deceiver, the peace keeping Nun or even Death himself.
Choose from multiple game modes, including free-for-all and team based modes.
Battle it out in 4 different interactive environments, with 10 arenas each, featuring unique environmental hazards and mechanics.
Pick up randomly dropped tarot cards that can either bring you good luck to you or your team in the form of a temporary power-up, or can curse your opponents, giving you a competitive edge.
Deflect bullets back at your opponent with your shield.
Dash across the arena to make a quick escape or a trail blazing kill.
Master shotgun jumping to reach high platforms and create shortcuts.
An original soundtrack by VHS Glitch, famed synthwave composer.
Featuring the epic voice of Jon Bailey from Honest Trailers.

Singleplayer & Local Co-op Enemy Wave Mode

Fend off the Devil's army and prevent the end of times in a 1-2 player enemy wave mode.
Face off against 6 different types of enemies.
Fight in 5 different unlockable arenas and fight your way to an epic boss battle against the Devil himself.
Collect the souls of your enemies and earn a 1UP.

Multiple Competitive Game Modes

Classic Deathmatch.
Classic Team Deathmatch.
Soul Reaping, where each player fights to increase their pool of souls by draining other players of theirs.
Team Soul Reaping, where each team shares the same pool of souls.
Capture the Soul, a variant on classic capture the flag where players fight for control of the single soul in order to capture it.
Team Capture the Soul.
Last Soul Standing, where players have only one life and fight in round based combat.
King of the Soul, where you fight to maintain control of the single soul, earning a point for every 5 straight seconds you have control.
Team King of the Soul.

Multiple Arenas & Environments

Fight at Death’s Cemetery and uncover each labyrinth's hidden passages and secret hideaways while avoiding booby traps.
Square off in the abstract and bizarre caves of Hell, using portals to traverse levels.
Showdown on the rooftops and streets of a mega city, avoiding long drops and managing moving platforms.
Confess your sins, then commit a bunch more, before the church altar.

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