Shardpunk: Verminfall Playable Demo Now On Steam And GOG

Retrovibe are churning out some great retro games of late, aren’t they? Impaler, B.I.O.T.A. and Project Warlock II and now Shardpunk: Verminfall, a tactical strategy with RPG and survival elements.

Developed by solo developer Clockwork Pile, the task is to outrun a rate horde and survive a war-torn steampunk world. Yikes! An X-COM/Darkest Dungeon fusion, it’s a retro throwback with a Victorian atmosphere. Hence steampunk…

Some of the features in Shardpunk: Verminfall:

• XCOM meets Darkest Dungeon as Shardpunk: Verminfall combines turn-based tactical battles with the hard choices made at the bunker
• Grid-based levels that are open for exploration and full of tactical possibilities while you run from the endless hordes of rats
• A motley crew of characters to build your team, each one with unique abilities, equipment, perks, and shortcomings that affect their mates
• Steampunk arsenal and technologies to use in battle that also requires mending and cooling, so they don’t backfire on you in the middle of the fight
• Variety of resources to scavenge, upgrades to unlock, and equipment to craft
• Detailed pixel art visuals that set the victorian mood and feast your eyes with fusion-core explosions

Here’s a Shardpunk: Verminfall gameplay trailer:

We can expect to see the game in Q1 2023 after some playtesting and tweaking, but if you can’t wait that long, you can give the demo a go on Steam and GOG, which features one complete campaign mission.