The game is a first-person shooter in which the player assumes control of a Valkyrie who must combat various monstrous creatures across different realms. The player can choose from ten characters, each of whom has their own unique abilities, strengths and weaknesses.[1][2] Similar to rhythm games such as Crypt of the NecroDancer, the players must use abilities, reload, and shoot their weapons on beat to the game's heavy metalbackground music. As with many rhythm games, each successful beat match boosts a score multiplier, while their guns will misfire if the player loses the beat.[3] The game features dungeons that are procedurally generated, and the player must defeat seven different bosses in order to finish the game.[4]
Development
The game was developed by Awe Interactive, which was a two-person team based in the UK. The game was inspired by early first-person shooters such as Doom and Quake, while some of the gameplay mechanics were influenced by Crypt of the NecroDancer and Cuphead. Originally the team wanted to use music from various artists, but they decided to work exclusively with Sam Houghton and Joe Collinson after hearing their work.[5] The game is powered by Epic Games' Unreal Engine, and used assets from their cancelled project, Paragon. One of Paragon's characters, Sevarog, appears in the game.[1]
According to review aggregatorMetacritic, the Windows version received "mixed or average" reviews while the PlayStation 4 version received "generally positive reviews".[13][14]
