Relic Hunters Zero is an arcade developed by Rogue Snail, released 18 August 2015 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Relic Hunters Zero is
Relic Hunters Zero is an arcade game developed by Rogue Snail and released in 2015. It was published by Zueira Digital. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Game Maker Studio.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Relic Hunter Zero is a free to play open source game. You start with 2 characters and can unlock 4 others through gameplay. The game consists of 4 areas with 3 stages each followed by a checkpoint and then a boss battle. "Bounty" you collect from defeating enemies remains through all runs and can be used to by items from checkpoints to permanently add them to your starting base for later runs. The 8 relics in the game are each broken into 3 parts. They can be found at the end of a stage randomly or bought from a checkpoint. Only 3 relics can be active at the same time.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Relic Hunters Zero launched on 18 August 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Mad Max and Dishonored Definitive Edition.
Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Mad Max, Dishonored Definitive Edition.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Dlc
Quick answers
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