OTXO is a violent top-down shooter with roguelite elements. Play as the protagonist entering an inexplicable mansion in search of his lost love. As you venture deeper into the Mansion, more of its secrets will be unveiled to you. Featureless, unnamed, and without memories of how you came here but you remember why. She’s waiting for you somewhere in this Mansion and you cannot leave until you find her. Cut your way through various unique areas and meet new allies as you delve deeper into the mystery, face your inner demons, and annihilate them. With a massive variety of guns, over 100 abilities, and Focus to dodge bullets at your disposal, kick down doors and eviscerate the variety of enemies standing in between you and your mission.
The game is very heavily inspired by Hotline Miami. It’s an obvious comparison, but Otxo wears it proudly on its monochromatic sleeve. Lateralis’ game is a top-down, hyperviolent shooter with fast-paced movement mechanics in which you kick down doors, clear rooms of enemies, and watch as their blood splatters across the floor. Underneath the layers of gore and stylish combat, there’s a psychological narrative in which it’s potentially implied that your character may or may not be undergoing some kind of psychotic break.
Otxo’s combat is hugely fun. There are a few key differences that mark Otxo out from Hotline Miami. For one, it doesn’t have the drug-addled hyper-neon color scheme of its closest cousin, instead choosing a monochromatic look that makes it feel like Max Payne by way of MadWorld. For another, Otxo is a roguelike, and a pretty hardcore one at that. What that means in practice is that Otxo focuses far less on moving through a linear narrative and far more on mastering its core gameplay. Luckily, that core gameplay is excellent. Otxo’s shooting is fast, fluid, and responsive. Kicking down doors and eviscerating crowds of bad guys is cathartic and satisfying.
Otxo refuses to let you stand still for even a moment since if you do, you’re dead. You’ll have to master its fluid, graceful combat if you want to stand even the slightest chance of making it to the core of the imaginatively-named Mansion and rescuing your sweetheart (assuming that is, of course, the actual goal – it’s a little fuzzy like most things in Otxo are).
In conclusion, OTXO PC is an excellent game with fast-paced movement mechanics and fluid combat that will keep players engaged for hours on end.
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