

" Jupiter Hell review: a riotously fun rampage of turn-based demon slaying". "Grab a shotgun, demon slaying tactical roguelike Jupiter Hell has a release date". " Jupiter Hell, the Doom-inspired roguelike, is now in early access". "You need a community before doing something like Kickstarter". "Jupiter Hell is a tasty turn-based blend of Doom, roguelikes, and heavy metal". "Facing down copyright claims, Doom roguelike fan game goes open-source (correction)". Bloody Disgusting said the mash-up of genres "works well" and "provides a compelling game" whether played in short bursts or long-term. NME called it "a must-have for strategy fans and curious Doom fans alike". RPGFan made it an editor's choice and said "while being any good at it requires a time commitment, the rewards are exhilarating". Jupiter Hell received positive reviews on Metacritic. Jupiter Hell entered early access in August 2019 and was released on August 5, 2021. Zenimax's cease and desist letter about DoomRL, which was sent during Jupiter Hell 's Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in 2016, ignited widespread coverage on high-profile gaming websites, but ChaosForge said it did not translate into nearly as much interest as the existing community built up around DoomRL. Jupiter Hell is a spiritual successor to DRL, using a similar premise in an original setting with 3D graphics. DoomRL was renamed to DRL after Zenimax, Doom 's rights-holder, complained. Development ĬhaosForge previously developed DoomRL, which reimagined the first-person shooter Doom as a traditional ASCII-based roguelike. Characters can be customized through skill trees.

Cover provides protection, but players are encouraged to move around. Fast players or enemies who perform low-cost actions may act multiple times before their opponents. Shooting, reloading, and other actions push one's next action later in the queue depending on their cost. Multiple weapons are available, each of which has different strengths, such as stopping power, accuracy, and ammunition capacity.

The labs are procedurally generated and tile-based, shown from a top-down perspective. Players control a marine, technician, or scout on a demon-infested science base on the moons of Jupiter. It is a spiritual successor to DRL and adapts first-person shooter gameplay to a tactical roguelike.

Pair that with detailed graphics and smooth animation.Jupiter Hell is a roguelike video game developed by ChaosForge and published in 2021 by Hyperstrange. Every playthrough you’ll find new ways to experience familiar environments. Randomized levels set all over Jupiter’s orbitBlast through procedurally-generated civilian sectors, military space bases and mining colonies on the violent moons of Jupiter. Beat the game to unlock more difficult challenges rather than grinding to make the game easier. Each run you build your character anew, and every unlocked perk can change the way you play. Meaningful RPG progressionCustomize your character with new weapons, items and abilities gained as you progress through a permadeath-prone hell. Spiritual successor to DOOM RoguelikeJupiter Hell is built by ChaosForge, the team that’s been making top-down, cosmic hell roguelikes since 2002, when DOOM, the Roguelike (later renamed DRL) filled the screens with ASCII-based, gory, explosive action and defined the turn-based shooter genre. Play with mouse+keyboard, keyboard-only, or gamepad controls. Controls are immediate and accessible while retaining the back-end depth of a turn-based RPG. Tactical, turn-based combatBenefit from classic roguelike turns with modern shooter sensibilities and real-time responsiveness. All to the shine of CRT monitors and the tune of heavy metal! Rip and tear zombies, demons and unmentionable monstrosities, using classic weaponry such as shotguns, chainguns, railguns and the trusty chainsaw. Set on the moons of Jupiter, the game pits a lone space marine against overwhelming demonic forces. Jupiter Hell is a classic, turn-based roguelike set in a 90s flavored sci-fi universe.
