Shadowgrounds: Survivor is a top-down shooter sequel to Shadowgrounds developed by Frozenbyte. It has three new playable characters, a new "Survival" mode, improved graphics over its predecessor, and an integrated physics engine. Only surviving is half the battle.

The original Shadowgrounds' award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics triumphantly return in this spin-off/sequel, armed with a slick new feature set!

Shadowgrounds Survivor follows the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where an alien invasion is in full swing.

Gameplay

The game, like Shadowgrounds, is a fast-paced top-down shooter. However, this time, the game includes three playable characters who can use an RPG-style upgrade system for their weapons and character attributes. This is in contrast to the original game, which only dealt with weapon upgrades in this manner. Most of the guns from the previous game return in Survivor, though many operate slightly differently, and some new weapons have been added. In addition, the player can control Sentry guns and a Mech on some levels.

The basic gameplay has also been tightened compared to the previous game, with Survivor focusing more on gunplay than side quests. There are no PDA or computer screens to read, and most missions require the player to "survive" and reach the end rather than complete any specific tasks. Those usually include essential plot points, though most of the game's story is told through level loading screen text read by each main character.

Key Features

• Three playable characters with innovative new strategies
• The RPG-style weapon and character upgrade system includes special attacks like the all-encompassing Napalm Flame and the mighty Brute Slayer.
• The Shadowgrounds story is expanded and deepened in Campaign mode, which includes snow and ice environments, an abandoned cargo tunnel, and the suffering New Atlantis colony.
• Survival mode focuses on all-out alien slaughtering action - select a character that matches your playing style and blast the aliens back into space!
• The Sentry Turret and the powerful Mech are new gameplay features!
• New graphics improvements include raging snowstorm effects, new weapon effects, and much more.
• With hundreds of physics objects that take destruction to the next level, AGEIA PhysX brings the world to life.
• Editor tools enable players to contribute to the active Shadowgrounds mod community – or enjoy the results!
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Plot

Shadowgrounds: Survivor follows three survivors as they join forces with the last remaining human resistance in Ganymede's colony in a heated battle against the ongoing alien onslaught. These are, in alphabetical order, Luke "Marine" Giffords (voiced by Noah Lee Margetts), a soldier, Bruno "Napalm" Lastmann (expressed by Andrew Wincott), a pest control worker, and Isabel "Sniper" Larose (voiced by Laurence Bouvard), a scout.

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