Monsters and Monocles

Release Date: 2016-08-16

Developer: Retro Dreamer

Genres: Action, Indie, Early Access

Price: 10.99

Monsters and Monocles is a frantic Victorian steampunk themed twin-stick shooter all about using teamwork and heavy weaponry to battle the hordes of evil. A naive occult collector has unknowingly unleashed a great evil that is spreading across the globe and its up to you and a team of quirky paranormal investigators to find the source of this dark energy and blast it back to where it came from.Online and Local MultiplayerTake on the challenge solo or play with up to 4 players online or locally. Your team shares a single pool of lives so you need to stick together revive fallen comrades and watch each others backs.Customize Your Play StyleSearch out and use powerful weapons to aid you in battle like the blunderbuss stake launcher and the crumpet cannon - a steampunk toaster that fires weaponized crumpets.Find and equip relics to customize your weapons and add new abilities to match your play style and upgrade them by looting chests and destroying enemies.Procedurally Generated WorldEach level is procedural so you and your comrades will be faced with unique enemy placement traps secrets and objectives each time you play. Your trusty airship the HMS Scone acts as your hub and lets you gear up before taking on challenging levels like the haunted mansion snowy Victorian streets and a cursed Pharaohs tomb. Each area ends with a fearsome boss encounter such as a demonic chimney sweep or a giant cyclops skull.Features4 player co-op - both locally and onlineCo-op centric gameplay - Revive teammates and shared pool of lives across all playersChallenging single playerEvery game is different - Procedural levels enemies relics objectives and secretsCustomizable abilities - Collect relics that can be upgraded across play sessions to match your play styleFull Controller supportHuge bossesSound design & Music by Hyperduck SoundworksDogs wearing smoking jackets