🔎[SHOWCASE] This New Futuristic Action-Roguelite from Ubisoft is Actually Good

Morbid Metal is a futuristic action-roguelite that is being developed by SCREEN JUICE and published by Ubisoft. Despite all the negativity surrounding the French giant, we believe this title has a lot of potential.

We are saying this after playing and completing the demo and getting a taste of what the game has to offer.

So far, we have a stunning-looking title with fast, solid, and dynamic gameplay, hack-and-slash combat similar to Devil May Cry, and a classic roguelite perk system.

You can pick up the demo on Steam and give it a try yourself before its Early Access release on August 20th.

🤔What is Morbid Metal about?

According to its Steam page:

Explore the remains of a distant dystopian future and survive a brutal world where you can expect high-octane, fast-paced action. Master dozens of unique combos to wreak havoc upon your enemies.

Forged with grit and sharpened by passion, this fast-paced rogue-lite lets you shapeshift between characters mid-combat so you can combine abilities to stylishly destroy your opponents.

Clear levels, grow stronger, unlock powerful upgrades. But die… and it’s all gone... until you pick yourself up again.

Born as a solo university side project, Morbid Metal eventually evolved into a full-on team effort. It’s the first game from SCREEN JUICE, the indie studio founded by the creator of the original project.

In this rogue-lite, surviving means switching characters on the fly like you would switch weapons in an FPS. Each member of your team has their own specific move sets and special signature skill. Chain attacks together to create unique combos and leave nothing but carnage behind.

With each run, upgrade your characters and progressively grow stronger to annihilate your enemies. Evolve mid-run, gather Routines, unlock Protocol Buffs, and spend Void Matter to grow stronger. Death resets the cycle. But persistent upgrades ensure no run is ever the same. You die, you adapt, you evolve.

In a post-collapse simulation, you are the last AI built by a mysterious Operator. Your mission: eliminate corrupted kin and transcend mankind. Each cycle reveals fragments of a forgotten truth. Progress through stunning, high-fidelity graphics showing mankind’s self-inflicted downfall.

Fight, die, and return...until you understand what you truly are.

🎮Features

• A shapeshifting combat system – quickly shift between four different characters and chain attacks during combat to take out your enemies
• Fast movement – dash, run, jump, and dodge to counter and not get hit
• Dynamic combat – cycle between your different abilities to unleash your power
• Powerups – make yourself stronger after each battle by picking perks that will last your whole run
• Boss fights – face strong mechanical enemies at the end of each biome
• Permanent progression – get lasting upgrades that will make you stronger and more lethal