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NanoApostle coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, and Xbox One on April 24 - Gematsu

Publisher PQube and developer 18Light Game will release PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions of dark science-fiction boss rush action game NanoApostle on April 24, the companies announced.

NanoApostle first launched for Switch and PC via Steam on September 12, 2024.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

NanoApostle is a dark science-fiction boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique “Destruction Point” system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility. Deep within the bowels of a shadowy research facility, Anita, a girl birthed from experimental procedures, is implanted with the sentient nanomechanical entity known as “Apostle.” Working together with her nanite allies Anita must defeat a series of dangerous prototype bio-weapons as she searches for a way to break free from her nightmarish prison.

Key Features

Battle Against Merciless Adversaries – Face axe-wielding mechs, fire-spewing behemoths, and psychokinetic terrors, in vicious encounters culminating in the brutal execution of your foes.

Evolving Multi-Stage Battles – When threatened, the destructive bio-weapons feature a failsafe causing them to become more ferocious, and often warping environments to enhance their onslaught.

More Than a Weapon – The symbiotic relationship between Anita and Apostle grants her numerous abilities such as dodge, parry, a series of slashing attacks, and a deadly Projectile.

Master the Destruction Point System – Utilize Apostle’s nanites to identify structural weaknesses known as “Destruction Points,” and exploit your opponent’s vulnerabilities to land devastating blows.

Experiment With Skills – Earn skill points through combat and challenge stages. Whether you favor a tactical or reckless approach, create unique skill combinations that resonate with your style.

Take on the Challenge System – Earn skill points by completing various tasks from defeating hordes of minions to demonstrating dexterity in the parkour challenges.

Watch a new trailer below.

PlayStation and Xbox Release Date Trailer

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NanoApostle launches September 12 for Switch, PC - Gematsu

Dark science-fiction boss rush action game NanoApostle will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on September 12, publisher PQube and developer 18Light Game announced.

According to the official website of Japanese publisher Beep Japan, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One versions are also due out in “fall 2025,” although PQube has yet to officially announce these versions for the west.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

NanoApostle is a dark science-fiction boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique “Destruction Point” system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility. Deep within the bowels of a shadowy research facility, Anita, a girl birthed from experimental procedures, is implanted with the sentient nanomechanical entity known as “Apostle.” Working together with her nanite allies Anita must defeat a series of dangerous prototype bio-weapons as she searches for a way to break free from her nightmarish prison.

Key Features

Battle Against Merciless Adversaries – Face axe-wielding mechs, fire-spewing behemoths, and psychokinetic terrors, in vicious encounters culminating in the brutal execution of your foes.

Evolving Multi-Stage Battles – When threatened, the destructive bio-weapons feature a failsafe causing them to become more ferocious, and often warping environments to enhance their onslaught.

More Than a Weapon – The symbiotic relationship between Anita and Apostle grants her numerous abilities such as dodge, parry, a series of slashing attacks, and a deadly Projectile.

Master the Destruction Point System – Utilize Apostle’s nanites to identify structural weaknesses known as “Destruction Points,” and exploit your opponent’s vulnerabilities to land devastating blows.

Experiment With Skills – Earn skill points through combat and challenge stages. Whether you favor a tactical or reckless approach, create unique skill combinations that resonate with your style.

Take on the Challenge System – Earn skill points by completing various tasks from defeating hordes of minions to demonstrating dexterity in the parkour challenges.

Watch a new trailer below.

Release Date Trailer

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Boss rush action game NanoApostle announced for PC

Gematsu Source

Pronty developer 18Light Game has announced boss rush action game NanoApostle for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024 with English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese language support.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

NanoApostle is a dark science-fiction boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique “Destruction Point” system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twi Deep within the bowels of a shadowy research facility, Anita, a girl birthed from experimental procedures, is implanted with the sentient nanomechanical entity known as “Apostle.” Working together with her nanite allies Anita must defeat a series of dangerous prototype bio-weapons as she searches for a way to break free from her nightmarish prison.

Key Features

Battle Against Merciless Adversaries – Face axe-wielding mechs, fire-spewing behemoths, and psychokinetic terrors, in vicious encounters culminating in the brutal execution of your foes.

Evolving Multi-Stage Battles – When threatened, the destructive bio-weapons feature a failsafe causing them to become more ferocious, and often warping environments to enhance their onslaught.

More Than a Weapon – The symbiotic relationship between Anita and Apostle grants her numerous abilities such as dodge, parry, a series of slashing attacks, and a deadly Projectile.

Master the Destruction Point System – Utilize Apostle’s nanites to identify structural weaknesses known as “Destruction Points,” and exploit your opponent’s vulnerabilities to land devastating blows.

Experiment With Skills – Earn skill points through combat and challenge stages. Whether you favor a tactical or reckless approach, create unique skill combinations that resonate with your style.

Take on the Challenge System – Earn skill points by completing various tasks from defeating hordes of minions to demonstrating dexterity in the parkour challenges.

View the first screenshots at the gallery.

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Publisher Happinet and developers 18Light Game and FunZone Games will release Metroidvania / side-scrolling action adventure game Pronty for Switch via Nintendo eShop on March 7 for $14.99 / €14.99 / ￡13.99, the companies announced. Pre-orders are available at a discount price of $13.49 / €13.49 / ￡12.59.

Pronty first launched for PC via Steam on November 18, 2021.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Pronty is an underwater Metroidvania game set in a fallen underwater city “Royla” once thriving but now full of dangerous creatures combined with marine life and polluted waste. Be the weirdly cute “Pronty” and its robotic weapon/friend swordfish, players will fight with the various monsters and even some Behemoth to bring back the hope to this abandoned city and reveal the truth of Pronty’s origination.

Key Features

Unique “Underwater Javelin” Combat System – Remotely control your javelin partner to repel enemies, remove obstacles, or protect yourself.

A Terrifying Array of Hostile and Mutated Sea Life – Encounter all sorts of creatures formed from a ghastly fusion of sea critters and marine debris. While some might look small and amusing, others might pose more problems. After all, there’s always a bigger fish…

Swappable Upgrades for Customized Combat – Swap out useful abilities and upgrades in Pronty’s “Memory Board” to put together strategies that work for every situation and play style.

Explore this Magnificent but Perilous Underwater City – Designed with colorful, clean line art style to depict the mysterious underwater world, created a magnificently terrifying atmosphere.

Magnificent and Immersive Underwater Environments – The realistic underwater environment and best battle combat experience, made by sound design studio IMBA interactive, and 18light game previous work Behind the Screen composer Paul Su’s score accompanies players during their journey.

Watch a new trailer below.

Switch Release Date Trailer

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NanoApostle releases today digitally for the Switch and Steam.

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[Review] Pronty (PC)

The best underwater steampunk Metroidvania I’ve ever played!

Pronty is a satisfying finale for my current run of aquatic-themed games. A friend linked me to the Steam page and I was hooked. The moody 2D hand-drawn look is eye-catching, with its mutant rubbish-fish dwelling in a ruined art-deco undersea city. I’ve noticed a recurring theme of environmentalism in the marine games I’ve been playing, and it’s especially evident here. Taiwan-based developer 18Light Game likes to include such social commentary in their games, and there’s even hints of Taiwanese culture buried in this sci-fi postapocalyptic future.

Pronty is the name of our protagonist, or at least their class of genetic soldier fishpeople (in-game dialogue refers to them as he, while the Steam description uses “it”... shrug). In this future, mutated sea life has bonded with the refuse that humanity continually dumps in the oceans, and this new species of garbage/fish hybrids has fought back, driving humanity in its sunken Bioshock-style cities to the brink of extinction or perhaps beyond. Our Pronty and their “Bront” robotic eel partner are the last remnants of humanity’s morally-ambiguous experiments to create a resistance force, and must solve the mysteries of the polluted deathtrap of a city.

Gameplay feels quite inspired by Hollow Knight, with movement mechanics similar to something like Aquaria. You move freely around a Metroid-esque 2D map, changing up your build with slotted perks. Pronty has a dash that later can be augmented with other movement-based techniques to unlock new map exploration. Combat is quite interesting, as your eel buddy has independent movement and must be directed to attack, in my case with the right joystick. It can be charged to act as a temporary barrier and unleashed to land a more powerful blow.

The interplay of these core systems works well, making for a unique and dynamic control system. Changing out your build at save points then lets you suit your preference or the situation. The map seems well designed with shortcuts and lots of fast travel points facilitating the inevitable backtrack for secrets. The economy is balanced pretty well and the unlockables and upgrade paths are satisfying. I really don’t have much bad to say about this other than perhaps it’s not quite as polished to a high sheen as some other games I’ve played, but it’s very solid with a cool setting and some interesting quirks. What more could you ask for?