HYPER DEMON

HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. A pearl of lightning. A dream from the future. A drop of poison. A swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game becomes and the higher your score climbs. There is an end — and the open question the game asks is whether it will see you. The marketing copy isn't joking about any of that.

The gameplay system is built around speed compression. Minimal controls open up a plethora of weapons and abilities for deep, spectacular combos. Collect gems to buff your shot rate, or grab them to charge laser attacks and skillfully unleash cataclysmic super moves. The pace is constantly accelerating — the better you play, the harder the game gets, and the rewards scale exponentially with execution speed.

The rendering technology is the visual signature. Groundbreaking spherical projection gives the player wide peripheral vision without the pinching and shrinking that traditional linear perspective produces at extreme angles. Fields of view up to 180 degrees become genuinely usable, and a unique red holographic 'rear view' overlay gives full 360-degree sensory awareness of threats. The visual approach is unlike any other shooter on Steam.

Competitive features are wired in. Challenge Steam and Discord friends' scores or take the ultimate journey to reach the top of the Global Leaderboard. Watch replays for any run, record and share clips straight from the game with embeddable video links that work in Discord, Twitter and elsewhere. A photosensitive seizure warning is appropriate — the game contains intense visuals including stroboscopic effects. The developer also issues a friendly reminder to breathe, drink water, take breaks, move, go outside, and spend time with the people you love. The combat is what it is, but the design's awareness of player wellbeing is a nice touch.