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PROJECT TACHYON

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61%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

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PROJECT TACHYON is a single player hack and slash game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by STUDIO N9 and was released on February 13, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!

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89%Audience ScoreBased on 19 reviews
story7 positive mentions
  • The game features a clever time-travel narrative that enhances the roguelike experience, keeping players engaged with its evolving story and character interactions.
  • Combat is fast-paced and enjoyable, with a solid blend of melee and ranged mechanics, allowing for strategic gameplay and diverse weapon upgrades.
  • The art style and voice acting are impressive, contributing to an immersive sci-fi atmosphere that complements the gameplay.
  • The game suffers from a steep difficulty curve and some RNG elements that can lead to frustrating runs, especially with punishing negative modifiers.
  • Early game weapons feel underwhelming until upgraded, which may deter players from fully enjoying the combat mechanics initially.
  • The control scheme can be clunky, particularly on controllers, making precise aiming difficult in a fast-paced bullet-hell environment.

  • story

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    41% positive mentions, 41% neutral mentions, 18% negative mentions

    The game's story, which cleverly integrates time travel into the roguelike genre, has been praised for its engaging characters and intriguing plotlines, despite some predictability and repetitiveness in gameplay. Players appreciate the depth and lore that unfolds across multiple chapters, enhanced by impressive voice acting and character design. Overall, the narrative successfully keeps players invested, making it a standout feature in an otherwise action-focused game.

    • “The way this game incorporates a story into a roguelike genre is really smart, using time travel!”
    • “Project Tachyon's storyline is entertaining, with a good set of characters and antagonists to keep you engaged across the multiple chapters.”
    • “Roguelike platform shooter with a compelling futuristic/dystopian storyline, impressive voice acting, and great character design.”
    • “Sadly a very predictable story but had a good time here; stages are a bit repetitive and need more variety/ways to get stuff easier.”
    • “I wasn't into the control scheme or the long intro, which had an extremely verbose, unskippable story that kept going and going.”
    • “[*] Story beats drip-feed—lore hunters must loop often for full context.”

  • gameplay

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    57% positive mentions, 29% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The gameplay of Project Tachyon features smooth mechanics and enjoyable combat, with varied and interesting boss patterns that provide a fun challenge. However, players note a steep difficulty curve from the start, which can feel unrewarding at times, though the option to lower the difficulty is available. Overall, the core gameplay loop is well-received, emphasizing engaging combat and strategic learning.

    • “The gameplay is smooth and the boss patterns are fun to learn.”
    • “The game, in my opinion, has a steep difficulty curve right from the beginning that seems unrewarding at times, but the gameplay is enjoyable nevertheless (difficulty can be lowered if needed).”
    • “There's a lot of fun in combat, the bosses have varied and interesting mechanics, and the fighting is smooth and fun.”
    • “As an out of touch older gamer, I didn't understand the rogue-like gameplay mechanics of Project Tachyon.”

  • character development

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features strong character development through a compelling futuristic/dystopian storyline, enhanced by impressive voice acting and well-crafted character design, which together create an engaging narrative experience.

    • “The roguelike platform shooter features a compelling futuristic and dystopian storyline that enhances character development.”
    • “The impressive voice acting adds depth to the characters, making their development feel authentic and engaging.”
    • “The character design is great, allowing players to connect with the characters on a deeper level as they evolve throughout the game.”

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are praised for their beautiful 2D art style, featuring well-rendered sprites and backgrounds that evoke nostalgia for classic Metroidvania aesthetics. Reviewers appreciate the vibrant visuals, which complement the engaging gameplay and diverse weapon and upgrade options.

    • “Great art style, fun gameplay loop, good meta progression, and a variety of weapons and upgrades.”
    • “Sprites and backgrounds are beautifully rendered 2D graphics, which I love. You can tell this game was made by folks nostalgic for that retro Metroidvania big sprite goodness.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Players highlight the game's high replayability, driven by its engaging story, beautiful 2D graphics, and an addictive leveling system, making it a compelling choice for fans of the shoot 'em up genre.

    • “If you enjoy beautiful 2D shoot 'em up side scrollers with an interesting twist, a great story, high replayability, and an addictive level-up system, then you're in luck; this game is for you.”

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Players express frustration with melee combat in many games, feeling it is often underpowered and overly risky, which diminishes the emotional engagement and satisfaction of close-quarters encounters.

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PROJECT TACHYON is a hack and slash game with science fiction theme. Common tags for PROJECT TACHYON include roguelite, cyberpunk, action roguelike, combat, futuristic and others.

PROJECT TACHYON is available on PC and Windows.

PROJECT TACHYON was released on February 13, 2025.

PROJECT TACHYON was developed by STUDIO N9.

PROJECT TACHYON has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked PROJECT TACHYON for its story.

PROJECT TACHYON is a single player game.

Similar games include Blade Assault, Trinity Fusion, Deadzone: Rogue, Critadel, Galactic Vault and others.