The Wasp And Flower With The Nidus Touch (Out Now On Steam)
What goes best with a twin-stick arcade shooter – a cup of tea? A bar of chocolate? No, it’s psychedelic aesthetics, as confirmed in indie dev Caleb Wood’s title, Nidus.
One of the best collabs that doesn’t involve Pharell Williams, you play as a celestial flower entwined with a wasp that forms a symbiotic bond: the wasp does all the melee damage, and the flower in on support.
Key features in Nidus include:
- Unique Symbiotic Combat System: Use the celestial flower’s supportive abilities while slicing through the swarm with the wasp, working in unison to complete their natural life cycle
- Surreal Hand Drawn Animation: Immerse yourself in an absorbing, stunningly hand-rendered realm filled with strange and dangerous creatures
- Skin Crawling Bosses: Fight your way through hordes of challenging enemies and encounter nightmarish bosses with exalted higher forms
- Dualistic Upgrade System: Evolve your flower for defense, or wasp for attack to grow in unison and defy the odds
- 20-30 Minute Runs: Try new gameplay tactics and vary your path through the upgrade system to beat your top score and compete in the worldwide competitive leaderboard
- Solo or Local Co-op: Master the symbiotic combat system alone or with a friend via local or remote play
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Nidus is available now on Steam, priced at $8.99 / £7.49 / €8.79, with a special 20% discount for its first five days on sale.