Can you survive alone against hundreds of monsters? It’s not easy. Try out Red Algorithm, a simple yet intense 2D top-down shooter with RPG elements. Pick up weapons, upgrade them, get new perks, and use powerful bonuses. Try out several different heroes against dangerous evil creatures.
## About This Game
## Gameplay
It’s quite simple. Pick a hero, pick a weapon, and go fight the monsters!
Level up and choose new perks to become stronger and kill monsters even
faster. Look for bonuses on the map and try to survive as long as you can.
## Features
* 85+ perks
* 9 weapons classes
* 55+ weapons
* 10+ weapon upgrades
* 5 types of consumables
* 6 heroes
* 15 monsters
* 7 possible injuries
* 50+ achievements
* Stats
## Perks
The RPG system here is not complicated; you get one new perk every new level.
There are many of them, you pick 1 out of random 3 in most cases. Many perks
have side-effects that can ruin the whole game if picked for the wrong
weapon/hero/build. Some perks are very specific and will benefit you only in a
particular situation or with a particular setup. This RPG system is simple,
yet it provides a lot of freedom in character building. You can make a tanky
man, a fast woman with high DPS, a hero that relies on splash, or try to
construct a balanced character that is good for every situation.
## Weapons
You can find a weapon box every few minutes and choose a weapon out of 3
offered randomly. There are many different weapons to choose from.
A weapon can belong to 1 of 9 general classes:
* Pistols
* Shotguns
* SMGs
* Rifles
* ARs
* Plasma
* MGs
* Gauss
* Primitive
There are some weapons that belong to more than one class.
Be careful when picking a new weapon, as you will lose some of the habit from
the previous one, and check that your hero level is equal to or higher than
the weapon level. You can still use a high-level weapon, but you will be
penalized.
If you are lucky, you can find a weapon upgrade and pick 1 of 3 random
improvements for your gun (more damage, range, faster reload, etc.).
## Monsters
You will face 15 monsters on your journey, with a new type every 2 minutes.
Monsters appear out of nowhere, and they are also created by spawners, which
you should destroy as soon as possible if you don’t want to be overwhelmed.
Each monster in the game is unique and has different damage resistance. Some
are fast, some are healthy, some can shoot, etc.
## Heroes
Choose 1 of 6 heroes, each with a unique bonus, starting perk, weapon, and a
set of consumables (drones, grenades, turrets, first aid kits, and
barricades).
There are 3 free and 3 premium heroes that you can unlock by purchasing DLCs.
Premium heroes are the only non-free feature in the game, and they are not
stronger than free heroes. By purchasing a DLC you help to support the game,
which was created and is managed by just one indie developer.
## This is NOT an idle game
Despite the game’s simple look and general expectations from the top-down
shooter genre, Red Algorithm is not exactly what you might have thought it is.
It is not an easy game where you can just sit back, relax, and enjoy your
stress-free time without any thinking. Your weapon going to malfunction and
force you to reload. It’ll be hard to hit monsters and aim. Even if you aimed
perfectly, a monster can still dodge your shot. Wind is going to influence
your projectiles, making it even harder to hit with certain weapons. The pause
function is limited and not available when you choose weapons, perks, etc. and
in Hard Mode. RNG will give you many surprises. You will see bad and useless
perks offered to you. Not every cool-looking weapon will make you stronger,
often it’s going to make you weaker as you are not ready to use it yet. There
are more than 10 ways to die in this game, and not just 1 from monsters. You
will see things that are confusing at first, which might require you to read
guides on the Steam community to understand game mechanics deeper. Playing in
Hard Mode and doing achievements is even harder. You don’t get achievements
just by doing something X times, you have to really earn each one of them. To
be good in this game you have to think almost constantly and your decisions
matter.
## Mature Content Description
The developers describe the content like this:
The game includes killing of monsters, such as demons, spiders, imps, etc.
There is a moderate amount of blood on the screen and monster corpses.
There is nothing sexual in the game
Red Algorithm