Underplayed Gems

Huygens Principle (2021)

Huygens Principle cover
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 28 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a fast-paced, hardcore top-down shooter with a synthwave soundtrack where you embody each enemy you kill

fast-pacedhardcoretop-down shootersynthwave1980sfuturisticlinearcombat

What players say

Players call it a Hotline Miami-inspired twin-stick shooter where you take the body and weapon of every enemy you kill. It has 169 levels across 13 chapters, but the final boss is widely described as a bullet sponge. Several reviewers found the audio turned off by default on first launch.

Screenshots

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