Syntherion
Syntherion is a top-down musical roguelite shooter, drenched in 80s neon. It is currently in pre-alpha and seeking playtesters to give constructive feedback.
SYNTHERION is in early development and seeking pre-alpha playtesters.
The game is a twin-stick roguelite shooter drenched in 80s neon, and driven by music. The weapon visuals, timing, and functionality are designed by-hand to go with the work of real musicians.
Syntherion has been sub-genre morphing since its inception, but is currently settling around musical, twin-stick, shmup/bullet heaven. We need your input!
Become a part of development by joining the discord here:
A GROWING COLLECTION OF MUSIC
The current roster of artists includes Memory Design, DREAMPOCKET, Blide Spectra, Rogue VHS, and Goobsie. Powerups, weapon, nebulas are all bound to a synthwave or darksynth music including the bass, percussion, lead, and pads.
UNIQUE WORLDS
Each parallel verse is a themed stretch of space with its own aesthetic, enemy roster, and musical palette.
Neon Void — the grid. Inhabited by dangerous geometric entities.
Bioluminescent Reef — glowing biological swarms drifting in the deep.
Ancient Megastructure — unknown origin, now seized by a greedy corporation.
Many more on the way.
A FLEET TO COLLECT
Choose from a growing roster of ships, each a different feel: nimble strikers, heavy bruisers, and stranger experiments. Every ship comes with its own unique field emitter-- a special device with status effects and music to compliment your preferred style.
DOCK, UPGRADE, DEPART
Dock with friendly NPC capital ships and entities to gain unique weapon and ship upgrades
THE DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP IS YOURS
Your feedback can help guide development. How would you like gameplay to feel? What features should we focus on? Request things like:
More unique world themes
More ships and specials
More Unique devices
More music
Meta Ships
Mod support
We're just getting started. Wishlist to follow along, and please join the discord if you're interested in playtesting and steering the development process.