Otxo confidently hits its marks as a quality Action/Simulation title.
89
Verdict
93%
Steam
84
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 3.8K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (84/100 critic average)
No significant drawbacks reported
Otxo is a 2023 top-down shooter game developed by Lateralis Heavy Industries and published by Super Rare Originals. The game follows an unnamed protagonist as he traverses through a supernatural mansion with randomly-generated floors, killing all enemies inside as he searches for his long lost lover, who is trapped inside the mansion. The player is able to use a variety of weapons and abilities against the enemies, of which a main ability is known as "Focus", a meter that allows the player to manipulate and slow down time to their advantage in combat. Around a hundred extra performance-enhancing abilities are obtainable via numerous beverages that the player is able to purchase at a bar. It is presented in a black-and-white art style, with the exception of red being used to represent blood and gunfire.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 10d ago
Very good soundtrack and artstyle, but it fundamentally misunderstands what made the two hotline miami games good, and unfortunately it even goes back on certain changes made by HM2 from HM1 (looking at you, enemies that randomly tank one more bullet for no reason) The roguelike aspect of the game is repetitive and limited. You replay very similar sections often trying to get to the end. It got tiring after a while. There's no real melee aside from kicking. Lacking enemy design, and enemies are tanky compared to HM2 which forces you to abuse focus to stay alive. Focus. Bs mechanic that must be abused to stay alive at the expense of the gameplay's natural flow and soundtrack (as it distorts and slows the song playing) Basically no post launch changes made to fix any criticism. I'd pass unless you are desperate for a Hotline Miami alternative and willing to replay the same game 50 times basically.
A spiritual successor to Hotline Miami. Expect as a Rogue-like. incredible replayability and incredibly fun and even addictive. The game design, pacing, boss fights, and weapon variety are all perfect. I love this game. My only complaints is that at first, I thought the bosses were kinda unnecessary but over time I grew to appreciate them. They aren't badly designed or anything, they're great. I just thought they kinda didn't fit in with the rest of the game, but I came around to like them. next is the upgrade system. every 2 or 3 levels you stop at a bar to by a drink with money you've earned from killing enemies and with a better combo you earn more money. The upgrades are fun and well done, HOWEVER, my only real complaint is that without a bit of luck, you may never get upgrades that make much meaningful difference when fighting bosses which will slaughter you on the last half of the run. Nothing wrong with demanding such skill from players, but the difficulty spike can be insane. all that said, I'd easily give this game a 9.5/10. Its amazing!
Probably one of my favourite soundtracks that happens to have a really cool game attached to it
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