Another month, another new roguelite game announcement. The next in line is developer Metric Empire’s Battle Shapers, and it’s looking pretty colourful.

Battle Shapers is in first-person, plays like an arena shooter, and has a roguelite structure. And it’ll be in Early Access on Q3 2023 for PC (Steam). The Early Access version will feature 50 unlockable weapons, abilities, and upgrades, as well as 12+ enemy types, 3 bosses, and three biomes to explore (out of five).

Trailer and key features are below. I’ll say this: if Blizzard doesn’t deliver on its Overwatch 2 PvE campaign, people might flock to titles like Battle Shapers since it’s generating that same energy and vibe. I really do miss the good old days of Unreal and Quake; Battle Shapers should hopefully fill in that niche later this year.

Feature List

• Fight Laser with Laser
  • Gun down hordes of cunning enemy machines with relentless risk-taking, and bot-busting close-range warfare in which every kill fuels your combat capabilities.
  • Learn to adapt to the Overlords’ dangerous attacks and retaliations that are thrown at you every step of the way.
• Combat is Only Half the Battle
  • Use Shaper Hacks to manipulate rewards, counter the Overlord challenges and deploy your own traps, power-ups and effects in their towers.
  • Explore vibrant towers that promise hidden Upgrades and Weapons to strengthen your build from run-to-run.
  • As your Powers grow and change, be careful—with every defeated Overlord, your path becomes more difficult.
• Build Your “Core” System
  • Unlock new Weapons, Abilities and Talents to permanently increase your survivability and combat potential with every run.
  • Obtain the Cores of fallen Overlords to transform your combat abilities and appearance, offering new combat playstyles.
  • Stack up on Core Enhancers to augment your equipped core capacities and unleash their full potential.
• Fearless Shredding
  • Defy the Overlords to the sound of blazing, adrenaline-pumping rock music that will have you dive head-on and fist-first into the action.