Boiling Bolt
Persistant Studios · 2017 · Action, Indie, Shoot 'Em Up, Shooter, Difficult
PC
Mixed53% · 15
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About Boiling Bolt
The Earth was shattered and reduced to floating islands hanging on the power of their Crystal. Life went back to its course, forgetting that bitter past. A millennium later, you play June, a rebel soldier struggling to defend her island against an organization draining power out of the Crystals.
Features:
Features:
- Use your arsenal to cut through waves of enemies (Plasma Whip, Thunder Lock, Warp Launcher, ...)
- Master the bullet time to achieve the highest score
- Different play modes (Arcade, Free run, One Shot One Kill, ...).
- 30 Challenges to accomplish
- Play solo or in coop mode
- Customize your ship's characteristics at the shop
- Enjoy dazzling 3D graphics, impressive special effects and 2D manga animation
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Game has all the fixin's for a great title like multiple modes and the ability to collect crystals from fallen enemies to upgrade but the game play itself bounces back and forth between dull and frustrating. I blame it on being confined within a ribbon that wraps back and forth in 2.5D and the bullet-time system6 found this helpful
Interesting concept, very well done in most aspects, cool tutorial, but the gameplay itself is pretty boring and slow. One standard weapon that fires balls with the speed of an old grandma and some more or less useless second fire guns/perks. The upgrade system is meh. I wish more Shmups were like Raptor, Tyrian & Jets'n'Guns.3 found this helpful
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The game feels sluggish with unrefined controls and repetitive gameplay, making it frustrating and unenjoyable to play.1 found this helpful
Boiling Bolt, developed by Persistant Studios and published by Dear Villagers, is a fast-paced vertically scrolling shoot ’em up that blends classic arcade gameplay with modern presentation and a few inventive mechanics. At its core, the game follows the traditions of old-school shooters where quick reflexes, precise movement, and memorization of enemy attack patterns determine survival. However, Boiling Bolt attempts to modernize this formula with dynamic environments, a cinematic bullet-time mechanic, and a visually rich sci-fi world. The result is a stylish shooter that captures the intensity of arcade classics while introducing elements designed to make the experience feel fresh and visually striking. The narrative takes place in a distant future where Earth has been shattered into floating fragments of land suspended in the sky. These fragments remain stable thanks to powerful energy crystals that sustain the fragile ecosystems of the surviving islands. For centuries, civilization has rebuilt itself around these floating territories, but the balance is threatened when a mysterious enemy faction begins draining the crystals’ energy for its own purposes. Players assume the role…
Dull and awkward. While there's some nice presentation, there's basically no good gameplay here.
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