A City Sleeps is an indie developed by Harmonix Music Systems, released 4 September 2014 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What A City Sleeps is
A City Sleeps is an indie game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and released in 2014. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
From the creator of Rock Band and Amplitude comes a fresh new approach to the traditional shoot 'em up! All the action is driven by an entrancing soundtrack- no beatmatching required. The Idol System introduces a tactical layer on top of proven shmup gameplay allowing for a range of play styles.
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
A City Sleeps holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.
What it launched against
A City Sleeps launched on 4 September 2014, within three weeks of Metro 2033 Redux, Metro: Last Light Redux, Bayonetta 2 and Destiny. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Metro 2033 Redux, Metro: Last Light Redux, Bayonetta 2, Destiny.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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