Space Bob vs. The Replicons

Game Details

Title: Space Bob vs. The Replicons
Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Developer: Intravenous Software
Publisher: Independent
Release Date: 28 Sep, 2018
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780390/Space_Bob_vs_The_Replicons/

About This Game

Space Bob vs. The Replicons is a challenging yet lighthearted rogue-lite centered around physics based salvaging with elements of platforming, space exploration and survival. Full release is set for September 28th 2018 for PC, Mac and Linux.

Combining hand crafted planets with procedurally generated hazards and resources, you must help Bob to escape a mysterious time loop along with his companion AI while fighting off a full scale Replicon alien invasion.

Gameplay

Explore dozens of planets while mastering the physics techniques required to lift loot and resources back into orbit where they can be refined to craft much needed upgrades.

At first, something as simple as landing on a planet and recovering some basic salvage will be a serious challenge. If the planetary hazards don’t kill Bob first he will likely be overrun by Replicons before having a chance to learn that he needs to be smart to survive. Managing resources while learning how to maneuver valuable loot around obstacles, and out of deep winding caves, is at the core of Bob’s adventure.

Bob’s first objective will be to escape through the jump gate but even if he manages to do that he’ll then find himself transported back in time to discover that it’s only the beginning of his battle against the Replicons. To truly escape Bob will need to explore further, solve mysteries, meet new friends, complete multiple objectives and master his skills to ultimately take the battle deep into the Replicon mother ship itself.

Whether you live or die, and in keeping with rogue-like traditions, an average play session is designed to be relatively short yet never the same twice. You’ll die frequently and struggle to do seemingly simple tasks but with patience, careful resource management, time and practice you’ll learn to survive long enough to unlock checkpoints and discover that death is not as permanent as it seems. Dig even deeper and you’ll find yourself working with mysterious forces to save mankind from alien obliteration over multiple consecutive games.

Technology

Space Bob vs. The Replicons was made by one guy, over two and half years, so don’t expect miracles but do expect some innovation in both graphics and gameplay.

The game may initially appear to use traditional 2D sprites but instead uses polygons to model every object, planet, and blade of grass. This allows for both surprisingly great performance, even on low end hardware, but also the ability to seamlessly zoom from viewing an entire planet down to allowing Bob to fill the screen without any pixelation.

At the start of each game a new system of planets is generated, each remixed and respawned with different resources and loot to create an open-world experience where no two games are ever alike.

All objects are physics enabled which creates the heart and soul of the gameplay. You’ll need to master Bob’s multi-functional grappling gun, that can connect anything to everything, and use it to solve an emergent stream of physics based problems in order to get loot and resources back to your refinery ship in orbit. Bob’s grappling gun can even stick Replicons to walls, each other or anything else you feel like before they eventually overwhelm every planet. Alternatively, you can blast them to pieces and salvage their body parts or take things to the next level and salvage them alive!

Good luck, Bob. You’ve got this!

System Requirements

Minimum:

OS:

Windows XP Vista 7 8 10 (32 or 64bit)

Processor:

2 Ghz Single Core

Memory:

4 GB RAM

Graphics:

Intel HD 4600 or better.

DirectX:

Version 9.0c

Storage:

2 GB available space

Additional Notes:

Steamworks integration (eg Leaderboards) is not supported on 32bit systems.

Recommended:

Processor:

3 Ghz Dual Core

Memory:

8 GB RAM

Graphics:

Geforce GTX 640

Additional Notes:

Example: A Geforce 970 can achieve 300+ frames per second at 4k with full 8xMSAA

Screenshots