History VideoGame / Prodeus

Prodeus is a retro-inspired FirstPersonShooter developed by Bounding Box Software (led by former members of Raven Software and Starbreeze Studios) and published by [[Creator/HumbleBundle Humble Games]]. The game was released in Early Access on Steam and GOG on November 2020. The game came out of Early Access into a full release on September 23rd, 2022.

* LevelEditor: The Early Access version features an extremely detailed level creator function that can be used to make custom maps. WordOfGod even states that the entire campaign was made in their own level creator.

Prodeus is a retro-inspired FirstPersonShooter developed by Bounding Box Software (led by former members of Raven Software) and published by [[Creator/HumbleBundle Humble Games]]. The game was released in Early Access on Steam and GOG on November 2020. The game came out of Early Access into a full release on September 23rd, 2022.

* HighTechHexagons: Prodean planet, especially one of the core levels, is filled with hexagonal columns, some which move.

* BossInMooksClothing: Slayers, Void Reapers, Harbingers, Phantoms, and Cryomancers are all a lot tougher than regular mooks, and the first time you encounter each one it's treated essentially like a mini-boss battle.

* TheCorruption: Chaos is apparently able to turn humans (referred to as "Mortals") into aggressive zombies, many of which can still use their firearms and are still intelligent enough to operate machinery. Prodeus in turn is able to turn most Chaos creatures into Prodeus creatures, turning them blue and making them stronger in the process. Prodeus doesn't seem to be able to take over Mortals aside from the Vessel, though it might consider them not worth the effort. [[spoiler:You're also required to use Chaos energies to corrupt a Nexus Point in order to break into the Elder Dimension for the final level.]]

* TheCorruption: Chaos is apparently able to turn humans (referred to as "Mortals") into aggressive zombies, many of which can still use their firearms. Prodeus in turn is able to turn most Chaos creatures into Prodeus creatures, turning them blue and making them stronger in the process. Prodeus doesn't seem to be able to take over zombies, though it might consider them not worth the effort.

* {{Invisibility}}: One of the blue enemies can make the allies invisible. A certain type of Chaos demon also gains invisibility when corrupted by Prodeans.

* NoEnding: [[spoiler: The game just ends abruptly when you jump into the final portal leading to a new dimension, with a short text epilogue that basically says the war between Prodeus and Chaos continues (with Prodeus on the verge of winning) and the Vessel is passing into an unknown future. About the only thing about the final level that would clue you into the fact it's the final level is the fact it takes place in a boss arena and you fight the Hunter, the creature you saw briefly in the prologue level.]]

* RapidFireFisticuffs: Pressing both attack buttons at the same time while wielding fists causes the protagonist to reduce demons into paste with high-speed punching.

* {{Retraux}}: Played with. Mechanically, it resembles classic arena shooters of old with a few modern touches. Graphically, the game looks very modern and is visually impressive, but the character, weapon, and enemy models use [[StylisticSuck a pixellated "sprite" style with a low animation frame-rate]] causing them to look similar to the sprites used by arena shooters like the original ''DOOM''. Various effects such as smoke and fog are also pixellated.
* SceneryGorn: Being inspired by shooters from the 90's means this is a key trope of the game. Levels will be decorated with lots and lots of enemies' blood once the player is finished with them. Even without the blood, a lot of levels are smashed up.

* {{Checkpoint}}: Nexus points will save player's progress. Upon dying, the player respawns at the last touched nexus point.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: The Mammonth, chambers [[NumberOfTheBeast .666]] and was co-designed by Anton Hand (creator of [[VideoGame/HotDogsHorseshoesAndHandGrenades H3VR]]) as a backer reward.

* ChargedAttack: The shotgun and chaos caster's secondary fire can be held down for a more powerful attack.

* TheCorruption: Chaos is apparently able to turn humans into aggressive zombies, many of which can still use their firearms. Prodeus in turn is able to turn Chaos creatures into Prodeus creatures, turning them blue and making them stronger in the process. Prodeus doesn't seem to be able to take over zombies, though it might consider them not worth the effort.

* DoubleJump: Double jump upgrade can be unlocked at the shop.

* {{Invisibility}}: One of the blue enemies can make the allies invisible.

* OrderVersusChaos: Some lore indicates that Prodeans have order in their ideology while forces of Chaos have chaos in theirs.
* ProtagonistWithoutAPast: Nothing is known about the protagonist except that he's referred to as "The Vessel" and is a silent ASpaceMarineIsYou type.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: The Mammonth, chambers [[NumberOfTheBeast .666]] and was co-designed by Anton Hand as a backer reward.

* SceneryGorn: Being inspired by shooters from the 90's means this is a key trope of the game. Levels will be decorated with lots and lots of enemies' blood once the player is finished with them.

* StickyBomb: The alternate fire on the grenade launcher.

* Charged attack. The shotgun and chaos caster's secondary fire can be held down fore more powerful attack.