Don't Die, Collect Loot! The Arcade Rogue-lite Launches into Early Access!

 

By the solo developer Dan Marchand, comes a new arcade Rogue-lite for Steam, Don't Die, Collect Loot

Here is an overview the developer shared about the game:

Overview:

While the title encourages players to not die, death is part of the game: Players fight through a world frozen in time, exploring procedurally generated memories of the world before a mysterious catastrophe and where death is merely a minor inconvenience on their loot collecting experience. Oh, and destroying hordes upon hordes of enemies dropping entire cartloads of loot that only grows stronger as the player's chosen hero gains experience.

Every run is a bullet hell style fight against an endless stream of enemies on a similarly endlessly scrolling screen. As the players defeat monsters they gain run-specific levels and abilities and global experience to spend on increasing their character's skills, tons of loot to sell off and sift through at their leisure, and uncover pieces of lore to put together the story of the shattered world.

Between runs, the player's chosen hero constantly grows in power. Don't Die, Collect Loot begins Early Access with three unique classes for heroes: The Adventurer focuses on defeating enemies by smashing, cutting, and otherwise tearing them apart real hard, the Arcanist blasts them into smithereens with arcane spells, while the Beastmaster spawns minions to do the hard work. Each of the classes has dozens of skills to choose from, allowing for an endless variety of builds when combined with the constant stream of high end items.

Powergaming, exploiting mechanics, and otherwise breaking the game is encouraged by the creator, who designed the complex systems so that it’s just as fun to play within the rules as it is to bend and break them. Two more classes will be added during Early Access—including rogue and archer archetypes—ensuring the only limit to player power is imagination. New biomes will also roll out across Early Access, each bringing formidable bosses, an “uber” endgame encounter, and a constant stream of unique items to discover, experiment with, and exploit.

Don't Die, Collect Loot is available on its Steam page for 9.99 USD, and 9.49 Euros. 

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