Simulakros (v2025.09.01)

A corporate war against its own machines powers Simulakros, a swift third-person roguelite shooter built around mobility, aggressive gunplay, and repeated assaults on a technologically advanced megacorp. You control combat androids remotely alongside an enigmatic hacker, hijacking the very units designed to protect the CORP’s facilities. The tone is sleek, hostile, and arcade-like rather than slow or tactical, with every run asking you to survive increasingly dangerous robot-filled interiors. Its premise is simple but effective: turn the enemy’s expensive weapons program into the force that tears it down.

Runs send you through shifting facility layouts assembled from designed level segments, so the routes and encounters change without becoming completely directionless. Combat revolves around selecting the right Simulakros chassis for your preferred range and pace, then collecting temporary upgrades that reshape weapons, abilities, and survivability on the fly. Sharpshooter rewards measured long-range shots and uses time-bending powers to control threats; Barrage mixes rapid close fire with a sidearm and explosive energy attacks; Rupture is the brawler, charging in with a shotgun, grenades, and teleport-based ambushes. Death is part of the loop, but earned experience and discovered chips provide lasting progression by expanding how effectively you can command future units.

The three-character structure gives Simulakros more personality than a standard single-loadout roguelite shooter, encouraging experimentation instead of locking players into one build. Randomized upgrade combinations make successful runs feel different, whether you lean into precision damage, explosive area control, or reckless point-blank aggression. Its handcrafted-meets-procedural stage approach should appeal to players who want replayable runs but still value deliberate combat spaces and readable encounter design. Fans of Returnal’s fast movement, Risk of Rain 2’s build experimentation, or sci-fi arena shooters should find a focused, accessible action game here, while roguelite veterans can chase stronger chip setups and increasingly efficient clears.