A downloadable game for Windows

AEROSO is a turn-based strategy game set in a dystopian steampunk world where towering machines, endless factories, and thick clouds of steam have become a part of everyday life. As the city continues to expand, so does the gap between those who control it and those forced to survive beneath it.

Plan your moves carefully, adapt to every encounter, and build your own strategy through a variety of skills, upgrades, and powerful combinations. Every battle is designed to reward smart decisions over brute force, with enemies that encourage different approaches and tactics.

The world of AEROSO is heavily inspired by classic steampunk. The game explores a society that has become completely dependent on machinery and industrial progress. Every location is built to feel lived in, from crowded streets and massive factories to forgotten corners hidden beneath the city's towering skyline.

AEROSO is currently in development, with a focus on creating satisfying tactical gameplay, memorable characters, and a world that's fun to explore. New enemies, mechanics, environments, and story content are continuously being added as development progresses.

Features:

  • Tactical turn-based combat.
  • Build your playstyle with skills, upgrades, and synergies.
  • Explore a handcrafted steampunk world full of atmosphere.
  • Fight unique enemies that require different strategies.
  • Discover the stories hidden throughout the city.
  • Pixel art visuals enhanced with dynamic lighting.
  • More content planned throughout development.

Updated 3 days ago
Published 19 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows
Authortyattony
GenreAction, Adventure
Tags2D, No AI, Pixel Art, Roguelike, Singleplayer
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard
ContentNo generative AI was used

Download

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AEROSO_demo_v0.1.zip 41 MB

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Development log

Comments

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Overall: I loved the artstyle and the mechanic (so far). There are only 2 stats, but i can imagine this branching out to be 4 or 5 stats, having crazy stacking potential. It is also the first time i got such an interactive turn based playstyle, which is nice. Beyond the art, there are definitely potential to improve the story, the city background in the main menu and in the game looks hella lively. Additionally, the build variety is really nice. You can max out stats, min max other parts. A nice example is attack per max SP. Then stack max SP. In any case, this is the first demo, yet its got a lotta fun potential.

The goods:

  • Unique take to turn based attacks
  • The art is beautiful
  • YOU CAN STACK DAMAGE AND ONE SHOT THE FINAL BOSS
  • Decent decision making tree. Similar to slay the spire, we only have 3 rooms type and a boss, but with more development, it will definitely be fun. But with just the 3 base rooms, it is already enough to have interesting builds. For my winning run, I used max attack stacking to one shot bosses, which was pretty fun.

Some problems or improvements:

  • Guard doesn’t have a clear indication. I was wondering if it even works
  • Guard is also a bit obsolete, the Metal Spring just carries right now. But i have hope there will be more items and more stuff to do which balance out mechanics.
  • Unsure what and how much mana increase by., Im guessing health (this was written 5 minutes in). Might be a bit weird? Because usually you increase mana by attacking, so you might need to heads up for that.
  • Nitpicking: After finishing a battle, it puts you at the bottom of the screen, which force us to scroll up manually
  • MORE ATTACK MINIGAMES
  • More ways to attack (?), we only have one way right now and i thought it `was a bit boring since all it does is deal damage and nothing else.
  • Attacking multiple enemies will probably be fun. Like when youre attacking one enemy, it dies before your inputs are finished and you can jump to the next.

Thank you so much for a well-thought comment! I'll definitely note all them down and improve the game further!