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The graphical style of Stumphead Games’s Super Crome: Bullet Purgatory owes a huge debt to early 80s classics such as Asteroids, and shooter fans will be able to bask in its vector-inspired visuals for the first time when it launches in Steam Early Access on March 19:

As mankind’s only hope for survival, Crome must eliminate dozens of waves of cosmic beasts and ships to escape the dark abyss. Thankfully, his sleek ship comes equipped with devastating weapons and a precise dashing ability; a perfect combination for slaying alien scum. Take control of Crome as he hunts down hordes of galactic monstrosities and bring back peace in this retro-inspired bullet hell.

“Whether you’re feeling nostalgic for retro high score chasing or seeking a modern shooter with tight controls, there is an adventure here waiting for you,” said Josh Jacobs, the founder of Stumphead Games. “Super Crome has been carefully crafted to pay homage to SNES classics and combining that feeling with modern mechanics.”

A Release Date Trailer for Super Crome: Bullet Purgatory has been embedded above.

“In the howling darkness of the end men will become monsters. But hope will ride with those courageous enough to carry the flame.”

Red Hook Studios has announced that Darkest Dungeon 2 is currently in development, and the first Teaser Trailer has been embedded above. Details are currently scarce, but Red Hook’s Tyler Sigman and Chris Bourassa sat down with PC Gamer to talk a bit more about the RPG sequel:

PC Gamer: What’s interesting to you about making a direct sequel to Darkest Dungeon?

Tyler Sigman and Chris Bourassa, Red Hook Studios: We love our dysfunctional cast of characters, our atmosphere, and our world. Horror is a fantastic space to explore interesting and unconventional ideas, and we have a lot more story we want to tell. Mechanically, we also think we have some valuable nuggets (e.g. combat) and there is more there that we’d like to explore and build on. Above all, we are committed to crafting Darkest Dungeon 2 to be its own experience; it will have its own creative and thematic identity.

PC Gamer: What gameplay and other changes are you able to talk to us about at this time?

Tyler Sigman and Chris Bourassa, Red Hook Studios: We’re playing this pretty close to the chest! Our combat system is making a return, but we’re giving it a significant tune-up—mechanically, and in terms of presentation. Most significantly, however, we are working with a completely different metagame structure. Darkest Dungeon 2 is a game about enduring a gruelling journey, not cleaning up your backyard.

The pair also confirmed that six character classes will return in Darkest Dungeon 2 (Grave Robber, Leper, Man-at-Arms, Plague Doctor, Highwayman, and Hellion), and hinted that Darkest Dungeon 2 will likely receive an Early Access release so fans can “kick the tires of the systems.”

After debuting on the PC in 2016, the original Darkest Dungeon eventually made its way to the PS4, Vita, Switch, and Xbox One. Presumably the sequel will land on the same platforms, but that announcement will have to wait for another day.