Kill the Brickman Is a Brick-Breaking Roguelike from Vampire Survivors Studio Poncle Avid gamers Area

Vampire Survivors developer and writer Poncle has introduced Kill the Brickman, a model new brick-breaking roguelike developed by a first-time US studio by the pleasant title of Doonutsaur.

As revealed throughout Xbox’s Gamescom showcase, Kill the Brickman is on the market…nicely, now. You possibly can seize it on Steam and Xbox, and in true Vampire Survivors trend, it’s going to set you again simply $4.99.

The 2 studios describe Kill the Brickman as a “brick-breaking, turn-based roguelike bullet-builder from outer house”, which is a complete lot of hyphens. You may mix “relics, clip layouts, and weird bullets that explode, corrode, and multiply”.

In the identical vein as video games just like the recently-revealed Raccoin, Kill the Brickman is trying to carry the roguelike magic to an present recreation style, on this case Breakout-style brick-breaking arcade titles.

Whilst you “shoot, smash, repeat”, Poncle and Doonutsaur say you will even be accumulating, combining, and deploying “absurdly overpowered bullets” in an try to “(attempt to) outsmart” the brickmen of the title.

The 2 studios are promising “over a dozen elite enemies” and ten boss battles in Kill the Brickman, and with the intention to do battle with these bosses, you will have entry to “synergies that flip your humble pea shooter right into a galaxy-defying hand cannon”.

This’ll all be wrapped up in what Poncle and Doonutsaur describe as “insane lore, uniquely unusual visuals, and nonsensical chaos”. Should you’re a fan of Balatro, Vampire Survivors, and different ultra-short-burst dopamine roguelikes, this seems to be prefer it’ll be proper up your alley(means).

Poncle’s Luca Galante says that Kill the Brickman is “not solely a superb deckbuilder”, but in addition “one of many strangest ones [he’s] ever performed”, and “that is an excellent factor”, in response to Galante.

You may make up your thoughts whether or not you agree with him proper now, since Kill the Brickman is on the market to choose up on PC and Xbox. Keep tuned for extra.