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Chronicle: Unit Eight (2020)

Chronicle: Unit Eight cover
Developer
Static City Games, Vampiric Games
Publisher
Static City Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Action, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.0 of 5, 41 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A fast-paced arcade shooter where you dodge relentless bullet patterns and upgrade your ship between runs to take on a tough boss.

fast-pacedarcade-stylebullet hellrogue-liteintenseretropunishingupgrade-based

What players say

Players compare it to Galaga with a rogue-like loop, praising the addictive 'one more run' feel. Many criticize the upgrade grid as a boring stat grind with no real build options, and enemies are bullet sponges. The game is hard in both story and arcade mode.

Screenshots

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