technolites

Canadian studio Zugalu has announced Technolites, a new top-down space shooter, is now under production and they’re seeing crowdfunding cash. The game concerns a group of astronauts on a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa who become sidetracked by accidentally running into a horde of alien ships — with endless firepower. Very few people play a shmup for the story, however. Where it counts is the gameplay, and Technolites aims to innovate by giving players the option of customizing their ship.You can construct a small but vulnerable fighter if you excel at avoiding projectiles…or, if you prefer to take everything head-on, you can make a beefy powerhouse that can withstand many blows. Branden Sloane, CEO of Zugalu, says the option was inspired in part by Raptor: Call of the Shadows, an obscure MS-DOS game he used to play on his uncle’s laptop. “It’s what made me fall in love with PC gaming. For our first PC release, I wanted to pay tribute to that game and expand upon what I enjoyed