ATOMINE

ATOMINE is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter that blends the sleek precision of arcade-style combat with the unpredictability of roguelike progression. Developed and published by Broken Arms Games, it stands out not through an elaborate story but through its conceptual design — an abstract, digital battleground where players embody a self-replicating computer virus infiltrating layers of a virtual defense network. The game’s aesthetic draws heavily from cyberpunk and hacking imagery, transforming data streams, firewalls, and system nodes into visually striking arenas of chaos. Beneath the sharp neon lines and glitch effects, however, lies a deceptively challenging experience that tests reflexes, spatial awareness, and adaptability across procedurally generated stages filled with relentless enemies and shifting upgrades. The premise of ATOMINE is simple yet effective: as an autonomous digital entity inspired by the infamous Stuxnet virus, you’re unleashed into a hostile system to dismantle its defenses one layer at a time. Each run through the network represents a hacking session, and every node cleared brings you closer to system domination. The game wastes no time on cutscenes or e…

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It's like the hacker missions in the Sly Cooper series but harder and designed to actually make your life hell. This is extremely hard, but very satisfactory when you get a deep run.

-Can barley get past the first boss. 80% of the time shots dont register when im clearly shooting through the gaps. and also tried shooting the red sheilds too. -Enemy projectiles are very random and are difficult to kite -Enemies will spawn directly ontop of you making you instantly loose health without enough time to react to them -Projectiles will randomly do damage. Sometimes its 1 sometimes its 2. This happens on at least all of the new characters I've unlocked so far. (i also know enemies do different amount of damage 0.20, 0.50, 1.0 dmg) -Camera will completly brick and glitch out each and everytime I Alt Tab ending as a run killer. Im just trying to get some achivements for my profile and id be more ok with the other issues and glitches i have. However that very first boss is so obnoxious and stupid. none of your attacks register and looking it up online it seems im not the only one having this issue and people are also having hit registration issues on the other bosses too.

this is a pretty simplistic game in terms of graphics and controls. The gameplay is a bit difficult for my taste but maybe I'm just getting old. Maybe someone else will have better luck than me at this.

Unfinished. The gameplay is fun, and the aesthetic works well. Although I had fun most of the time, it doesn't compensate for the many issues this game has. To name a few: [list] [*]No use for in-game currency [*]Some upgrades are unobtainable (need to modify game files to unlock them) [*]FPS drops in later levels [*]Enemy AI bugging out and not attacking [/list] Given that this game can’t be updated anymore, I can’t fully recommend it, even though I enjoyed it.