REPLIKATOR (top-down shooter) to clone itself on Nintendo Switch this week

This week again, Ratalaika Games is bringing an indie game to Nintendo Switch. This time, it’s REPLIKATOR, a top-down shooter with roguelike elements developed by Meridian4. It will launch on May 26th worldwide (with Japanese version offering an English language option). It will cost 9.99€/ $9.99 / £9.99 / 1 400 Yen.

Here’s a teaser trailer:

In REPLIKATOR, you play as a galactic mercenary who has to fight against hordes of crazed robots and ectoplasmic monsters while exploring a mysterious scientific complex. Your mission? Uncover the secrets behind the REPLIKATOR project!

Here’s some details and some screenshots:

REPLIKATOR is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, set in an abandoned space science complex.

In the role of a galactic mercenary, you will have to fight against hordes of crazed robots and ectoplasmic monsters. Explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.

Get ready for dynamic battles where you will constantly have to move and aim well to survive. The locations of rooms, enemies, and traps are procedurally generated, to insure a new challenge with every game!

Replikator offers shooter fans a sci-fi setting where gameplay centres around exploring the intricate labyrinths of space stations and fighting with hordes of enemies. Dozens of weapons and implants (passive skills) help the player but a sharp eye and evasive movement are also required to avoid hail of bullets and monsters that lurk. If the player’s character dies, then he will be reborn at the very beginning, but thanks to the resources found, he will be able to buy permanent improvements that will help him move forward in the next run.

It appears that an accident occurred at the classified research complex, which led to the death of all personnel but all is not quite clear. A group of mercenaries led by the smuggler Khan will have to find out the reason for what happened.

To keep explosive action ‘unpredictably’  challenging, station mazes and items in them are generated procedurally, so each attempt is essentially unique. Gradually, the player will find blueprints of new items as well as finding entries from the crew of the complex which will  reveal what happened here. At the same time, the player has the main goal – to get to the Replicator and defeat it. 

The player needs to complete 12 levels, including 5 bosses and as the player progresses the challenge becomes harder so many attempts may be required! Constant battles with ‘bosses’  with new attacks and moves as they become stronger will have to be faced!  During the exploration of the stations, the player will find nanocubes that remain with him after death. They can be spent on the purchase of permanent improvements – for example, you can increase the maximum supply of ammunition or open access to a new workbench to improve weapons.

Replikator delivers masses of new content as the game progresses,  and action is unashamedly fast, precise and deadly!. This twin stick shooter is red hot with hordes of crazy and blood thirsty enemies out to get you or one of the playable characters you select – of which there are 4! Top down action has never been so demanding, so can you win out?

• Dynamic battles. You will have to constantly move and aim well to survive!
• Danger at every turn. Many different enemies and traps will not let you get bored.
• Dozens of upgrade items. Explore stations looking for new upgrades for your character.
• Meta progression. In this game, each death will only make you stronger, because after death you will be able to buy permanent improvements for your character and the hub ship.
• Procedural generation! The location of rooms, enemies and traps, as well as weapons and all items, are generated procedurally.
• Space raccoon! and three more playable characters. All of them differ in starting characteristics, preferred weapons and special techniques.
• Intriguing story. Explore the abandoned science complex and find out what happened here!

REPLIKATOR (Switch – eShop) comes out on May 26th worldwide.

Source: Ratalaika Games / Ratalaika Games PR (24/05/2023)