...I'm awake?
Nobody's around...
This might be my chance...I gotta get out of here.
Geneticognito is an Action Stealth-Based Game developed by Blob Games for Windows, released on 9th June 2017. It is available to buy on either Steam
or Itch.io.
A genetic experiment called Rane lies captive deep within a mysterious facility. When the facility suddenly comes under attack, Rane decides to use the distraction as an opportunity to finally escape. Soon her captors take notice and are determined to prevent that from happening. Having to contend with the facility's defences, hostile genetic experiments and eventually the captors themselves, Rane's got her work cut out for her. Fortunately, being trapped and experimented on for years has the side-effect of giving her the advantages necessary to make her goal of freedom possible.
The game acts as a prelude to the events of Super Gear Quest, which came out in 2020.
This game contains examples of:
- Attack Drone: Flying robots get deployed by the facility from various hatches on the walls scattered throughout the levels to attack Rane if the alarm is triggered. Rane herself utilises a floating orb drone to attack enemies.
- Big Bad Duumvirate: Professor Gruplin and Colonel Tyran.
- Boomerang Bigot: Clebyte looks down on Rane for being a genetic experiment, despite being one themselves.
- Cyborg: Professor Gruplin.
- The Dragon: Clebyte, the assistant of Professor Gruplin.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Matt from Super Gear Quest can be found as one of the secret characters hidden in the facility.
- Escaped from the Lab: The objective of the game is for Rane to escape from said laboratory.
- Eternal Engine: The facility Rane is trying to escape.
- Final Boss: Colonel Tyran.
- Flash of Pain: Every time Rane gets hurt, the screen briefly flashes with a red static.
- Floating Continent: The final area reveals this is the true nature of the facility.
- An Ice Person: Colonel Tyran.
- Kill It with Ice: Colonel Tyran freezes Professor Gruplin and Clebyte in a fit of rage. He also ends up freezing himself after Rane defeats him.
- Mad Scientist: Professor Gruplin.
- Not Worth Killing: After Professor Gruplin is defeated, he asks if Rane is going to kill him. Rane responds that defeating him is enough and that she's going to leave and never look back.
- Optional Stealth: Normally, the idea is to avoid the yellow lasers and searchlights so the alarm doesn't get tripped, since that temporarily locks the exit to a level and summons robotic drones to hunt Rane down; however, it's still perfectly possible to simply rush to the exit door and blast any drones that appear until the exit opens again (although later areas, which contain additional hazards, make this a little more difficult).
- Phlebotinum Rebel: Rane.
- Post-Defeat Explosion Chain: Every boss, after being defeated, emits several small explosions before exploding violently in a big white flash. A variant comes from Colonel Tyran who explodes in a blue flash instead.
- Production Foreshadowing: There are two things which hint to the later game Super Gear Quest, which would only become clear in the game in question:
- The androids detected by the facility's systems at the beginning of the game are Starter, Pauline and Halt.
- The "masterpiece" that Professor Gruplin mentions before his boss fight, which is simply called The Weapon appears in the later game as the Ancient Weapon.
- Shows Damage: Damage dealt to enemies, destructible boxes or Rane herself is displayed by a number that appears beside them if they aren't taking damage for a couple of seconds.
- Take Over the World: What the Big Bad Duumvirate tried to do, but failed.
