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Star of Providence

Star of Providence

Released: 6/7/2017

Descending in the darkness of a long-abandoned facility, a lone ship searches for wealth, power and the scattered pieces of the past. ______________________________________________________________________________ Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a progression of floors as you make your way into the depths of the facility, encountering increasingly deadly enemies, fantastic weapons, upgrades, choices and revelations as you venture deeper towards a great and calamitous power. Features: Smooth, gracious, fast action gameplay, tailored to feel good to play. 13 different types of weapons with over 50 unique modifiers and a ludicrous number of combinations. A number of floors with their own layouts, traps and enemies. Intricate and energetic chiptune soundtrack to complement the beat of the action. The game now comes with the previously paid DLC, Relics of the Past, for free! New enemies! New hazards! New bosses! Over 2000 new room layouts! Two new floors! The elusive Temple and the overflowing b0unds o. -$556/-err Looping! Every game loop beaten unlocks a yet harder one. Over 40 unique weapons! Rare, powerful and different spins on the default armaments. Cartridges! Utilize the power of over 40 ancient, bootleg storage devices. Blessings! The council lends their strength. Choose wisely. Practice mode! Test your mettle, practice any boss you've faced. New playable characters! Yes. Hacking! Finally. May Power Eternal grant you everlasting life.

Descending in the darkness of a long-abandoned facility, a lone ship searches for wealth, power and the scattered pieces of the past. ______________________________________________________________________________ Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a progression of floors as you make your way into the depths of the facility, encountering increasingly deadly enemies, fantastic weapons, upgrades, choices and revelations as you venture deeper towards a great and calamitous power. Features: Smooth, gracious, fast action gameplay, tailored to feel good to play. 13 different types of weapons with over 50 unique modifiers and a ludicrous number of combinations. A number of floors with their own layouts, traps and enemies. Intricate and energetic chiptune soundtrack to complement the beat of the action. The game now comes with the previously paid DLC, Relics of the Past, for free! New enemies! New hazards! New bosses! Over 2000 new room layouts! Two new floors! The elusive Temple and the overflowing b0unds o. -$556/-err Looping! Every game loop beaten unlocks a yet harder one. Over 40 unique weapons! Rare, powerful and different spins on the default armaments. Cartridges! Utilize the power of over 40 ancient, bootleg storage devices. Blessings! The council lends their strength. Choose wisely. Practice mode! Test your mettle, practice any boss you've faced. New playable characters! Yes. Hacking! Finally. May Power Eternal grant you everlasting life.

Descending in the darkness of a long-abandoned facility, a lone ship searches for wealth, power and the scattered pieces of the past. ______________________________________________________________________________ Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a progression of floors as you make your way into the depths of the facility, encountering increasingly deadly enemies, fantastic weapons, upgrades, choices and revelations as you venture deeper towards a great and calamitous power. Features: Smooth, gracious, fast action gameplay, tailored to feel good to play. 13 different types of weapons with over 50 unique modifiers and a ludicrous number of combinations. A number of floors with their own layouts, traps and enemies. Intricate and energetic chiptune soundtrack to complement the beat of the action. The game now comes with the previously paid DLC, Relics of the Past, for free! New enemies! New hazards! New bosses! Over 2000 new room layouts! Two new floors! The elusive Temple and the overflowing b0unds o. -$556/-err Looping! Every game loop beaten unlocks a yet harder one. Over 40 unique weapons! Rare, powerful and different spins on the default armaments. Cartridges! Utilize the power of over 40 ancient, bootleg storage devices. Blessings! The council lends their strength. Choose wisely. Practice mode! Test your mettle, practice any boss you've faced. New playable characters! Yes. Hacking! Finally. May Power Eternal grant you everlasting life.

Critics
88
Steam
97
Metacritic
86

Score Breakdown

87.5

Critic Average

4 reviews

97

Steam User Score

3,298 reviews

86

Metacritic User Score

36 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-9.4
Metacritic Disparity
+1.5
Combined Disparity
-4.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

0 launch window (0%)4 late (100%)