Spooky indie pinball hit Demon’s Tilt handed me by in 2019, so I’m happy the devs have determined to construct on their bumper success with a sci-fi-flavoured sequel. Xenotilt transports the silver sphere motion from the occult cathedral environment of Demon’s Tilt to a floating area hulk known as the Samaritan. Forget any ideas of pleasant help to rack up a excessive rating although, as a result of this game’s subtitle is Hostile Pinball Action. You can see simply how hostile Xenotilt can get by watching the trailer under.
Demon’s Tilt regarded just like the form of game you’d fortunately have poured complete weeks into in your Saturn or PlayStation again within the 90s, and Xenotilt’s going after the identical impact. You and your shiny spherical metallic greatest associates are up towards the Xenophage, an alien menace that’s residing contained in the Samaritan. Only by reaching excessive scores and utilizing some fairly hardcore-looking weaponry (for a pinball desk, a minimum of) are you able to defeat the Xenophage. They’re seven baddies you’ll tackle, starting from sentient malware within the type of a pirate queen to a weaponised blackjack supplier.
Xenotilt retains the 32-bit look fostered by its predecessor, albeit with a extra robotic and futuristic fashion to suit its new sci-fi theme. Composer E.C.2151 is again once more too, with one other frankly bumpin’ soundtrack impressed by the Mega Drive (not calling it Genesis, sorry). I’ve all the time loved a blast of pinball, each actual and digitised. There’s nothing fairly as satisfying as connecting a flipper with a pinball and walloping it throughout the desk like a cannonball proper the place you needed it. Not that they usually did go the place I needed them to, thoughts.
Xenotilt doesn’t have a launch window past “coming quickly” for now. When it does arrive, you’ll have the ability to seize it from Steam and the Epic Games Store.