Hyperdrive Massacre is an arcade developed by 34BigThings, released 12 October 2015 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Linux and Mac.
What Hyperdrive Massacre is
Hyperdrive Massacre is an arcade game developed by 34BigThings and released in 2015. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Hyperdrive Massacre or HDM is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a very high pace. Players take control of a space cadillac shooting all sorts of lasers, dropping mines and raising bullet-deflecting shields, in a single-screen wrapping arena with no friction. By competing in all game modes, players are able to unlock more cars and arenas. HDM was born as a quick throwaway prototype by modifying an Asteroids template project in September 2014. By adding bullet-deflecting shields, removing the danger elements from the debris and placing another player in the scene, a frantic gameplay with…
How it plays
Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Hyperdrive Massacre launched on 12 October 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone and Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series. It arrived 2 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone, Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
Screenshots
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