Astrog
DigitalArtefact · 2019 · Action, Indie, Early Access, Top-Down Shooter, Top-Down
PC
6 user reviews50% · 6
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About Astrog
ASTROG is a roguelike top-down action game with exploration and a simple progression system.
As a member of the Astrog Initiative (astra + rogue) you were traveling through undiscovered parts of space, gathering data about strange new worlds. At your journey your radar found a magnetic anomaly, that were emitting radio signal. It turned out to be the artefact created by extraterrestrial species. After examining the artefact, you've obtained data about highly advanced alien technology and artefact teleported to the unknown place in space, you're communication with the command center seems to be deliberately jammed by someone. Not being able return home, you're only option now is to check the radar and keep exploring this part of space, perhabs you'll find the source of jamming...
These features already implemented, but they will be refined and fleshed out as development goes on.
These features will be implemented later in the development, if you buy game now, there will be no need to buy additional content like DLCs or addons to get them.
These features potentially will be developed later on.
As a member of the Astrog Initiative (astra + rogue) you were traveling through undiscovered parts of space, gathering data about strange new worlds. At your journey your radar found a magnetic anomaly, that were emitting radio signal. It turned out to be the artefact created by extraterrestrial species. After examining the artefact, you've obtained data about highly advanced alien technology and artefact teleported to the unknown place in space, you're communication with the command center seems to be deliberately jammed by someone. Not being able return home, you're only option now is to check the radar and keep exploring this part of space, perhabs you'll find the source of jamming...Current features:
These features already implemented, but they will be refined and fleshed out as development goes on.
- Dynamic world: environment and encounters randomly generated as you move through space
- Free-flow combat system: there are no restrictions on what combinations of skills you can use simultaneously, experiment as you like
- 44 different skills and weapons to use, such as death rays, missiles, damage auras, shields, teleporter, gravity emitters and so on
- Instant action: select activity you like with your radar based tracking system
- Collect blueprints, that can be obtained from alien artefacts and relics, used to craft weapons, perks and augmentations
- Avoid or use to your advantage different traps, anomalies and hazards that surround artefacts and relics
- Storm fortified space stations, packed with mines, death rays, defence towers, observing satellites and other safeguard systems
- 30 types of enemy spaceships and defence fortifications
- Mine asteroids for resources and develop upgrades for your ship
- Over 60 classic musical records, that can be collected and played
Planned features:
These features will be implemented later in the development, if you buy game now, there will be no need to buy additional content like DLCs or addons to get them.
- Story mode
- Non hostile NPCs and dialogue system
- Expansion of content: more enemy types, more skills, more environment assets, more activities, more everything
- Improved AI
- Research milestones: various goals similar to achievements, but for in-game rewards
- Session goals: randomly generated every time yous start game (in-game rewards only)
Potential features:
These features potentially will be developed later on.
- Expanded story mode: global objective and various ways of achieving it, from destroying everything on sight to negotiating and manipulating NPCs
- More factions, that have different relationships with you and each other
- Manually created side quests
- Randomly constructed side quests
- Random secret encounters, with pop culture references
- Level editor
- Steam achievements
- MacOS version
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I hate having to refund a game that cost less than a dollar, but boy oh boy does this game take the term "Rogue-Like" way too literally in the sense that even OPERATING the game is a Rogue-like experience. Sometimes it won't show up on the right monitor. Sometimes, the orientation is a dizzying 270º (tilted to the left of my screen). Other times, my controller doesn't want to work. And when it does, my Keyboard refuses to work. Truly a revolutionary step in Rogue-like gameplay. I can't even get it to fit my screen. Unfortunate since the game is aesthetically okay. Reminds me of 2000s games involving birds-eye-view space battles. Overall, I hope the Dev fixes the game, because it's barely playable in its current state.3 found this helpful
Fly for a minute or two through empty space to a waypoint, then something appears and kills you instantly, sending you back to empty space. Repeat. If you find some enemies that do less damage, there is some combat, but it's not terribly interesting, you just switch to your lower movement speed and circle-strafe mostly.3 found this helpful
This game is ridiculous. It doesn't do a very good job of teaching you basic game mechanics (especially the skill system, which is baffling without a decent tutorial) and the objectives are unclear at best. I love space shooters, and I desperately wanted to enjoy this game, but it defied my best intentions at every turn. Not worth the sale price I paid for it, sadly.1 found this helpful
a short while after consuming some strange mushrooms I proceeded to enter ASTROG and had a really nice time... while it lasted... because after leveling up some stuff I could no longer play the game at all for some reason. It would just crash as soon as i pressed a button in the game. (This was on Linux). That being said I don't think you should charge for an unfinished game. It's cool that it says its powered by Python programming language but maybe we shouldn't actually be making games in python.. just a thought. I want this game to work however. I think its a really cool idea it's got some trippy aspects to it that I really liked (hence the mushroom joke. don't kill me.) and the gameplay is actually satisfying. The main problem is that it's so buggy i can't actually play it. I think it needs alot more work. Make it free offer it on itchio for free or something to give the game a fighting chance. MaNdRaGoRa OuT! ~ o.9
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