Killsquad

Killsquad is a twin-stick shooter with RPG elements from independent studio Novarama. We take on the role of a killsquad mercenary. Devs have prepared several characters with unique abilities, whose skills we can develop during the course of individual contracts.

Plot

Killsquad is taking us to a dystopian future. Humanity has managed to conquer the space, but it is still torn apart by conflicts. Powerful corporations, defending their interests, established killsquad units - groups of mercenaries to perform missions for them in the most dangerous regions of space.

Mechanics

Killsquad is a twin-stick shooter, in which we observe the action in isometric view. The game also offers level-up and experience mechanics straight from RPGs. The player's task is to perform contracts of various difficulty levels, and the earned money is used to develop the character's equipment.

In Killsquad we get a selection of heroes with unique abilities. Depending on our preference, we can choose between short and long distance combat characters. The avatar we choose will determine our role in the team to a large extent.

Each hero has unique skills at his disposal, which we can match to our preferred style of play. For example, we can choose the gentle Cass, who can become invisible and teleport to an enemy, dealing serious damage; but we may as well choose Kosmo, a tank that deals AOE damage to all nearby enemies with his powerful hammer. The initial skills of our heroes evolve as they gain experience: every 2 levels (up to a maximum of 10 levels) the player can choose a perk that will enable them to modify their main abilities; for example, the healing power of Zero can have an area effect and the combat aura of Kosmo can effect his allies. Once we reach level 6, each character can choose one of 2 unique special skills.

In Killsquad, character progression is a bit different from what we know from typical RPGs - not all the progress made by our hero is constant. Traditional levels and skills upgrades are only available within a contract and reset when completed. From mission to mission, however, the equipment that we wear undergoes development. Although we do not gain traditional loot (unless it is a reward for the task), we can find materials needed to improve our equipment. The items themselves, however, are acquired in a shop between missions, buying it for in-game currency. We have 3 slots for equipment at our disposal - one for weapons and two for various accessories providing passive bonuses. The equipment purchased in the shop is random - we choose only the general category of the item, and in the case of weapons - for whom it is supposed to be and buy the item "blindly". The general level of character development depends on the level of our equipment and is called Vector.

According to our Vector level, we are offered contracts that you can choose from. There are 3 main difficulty levels of the mission: Recruit (Vector 1-30), Veteran (Vector 35-90), Special Operations (Vector 120-150). Missions are available only temporarily and dynamically. Each of them takes us to a more or less linear map, on which we will have to complete one of several goals: liquidation of a given opponent, escort, acquiring a specific item. But all of them are accomplished in a similar manner - by killing enemies.

Game modes

Killsquad is a co-op game for up to 4 people.

Last updated on 21 July 2023