History VideoGame / SublevelZero

It's the [[TheFuture distant future]], and [[ApocalypseHow/ClassX4 reality as we know it is falling apart.]] [[TheStarsAreGoingOut Entire star systems vanish,]] reappearing halfway across the universe- if they reappear at all. [[AfterTheEnd Humanity is scattered,]] wandering a dying universe in rag-tag space fleets. [[AndManGrewProud No one remembers what went wrong.]] [[ApocalypseAnarchy Some have become warlords, preying upon others]] using [[LostTechnology rare, pre-event warships,]] while others desperately search for some bit of LostTechnology that might allow them to fix the universe before it's too late.

* FinalDeath: However, you are rewarded with new blueprints and perks that become available in subsequent runs.

* HitScan: Some of your weapons can do this (Impact Rifle, {{Railgun}}), but beware the pink drones- they can do it too, with a VideoGame/{{Quake}}-style RailGun shot.

* HitScan: Some of your weapons can do this (Impact Rifle, {{Railgun}}), but beware the pink drones- they can do it too, with a {{Quake}}-style RailGun shot.

''Sublevel Zero'' is a [[FirstPersonShooter First Person Corridor]] [[SimulationGame Space Sim]] that can be best described as ''VideoGame/{{Descent}}''/''VideoGame/{{Forsaken}}'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''VideoGame/{{Teleglitch}}'', created by Sigtrap Games and released by Mastertronic on October 8th, 2015. It's available on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

You are SpaceFighter pilot from one of the latter clans. You've stumbled across an [[AdvancedAncientAcropolis Advanced Ancient]] SpaceBase, hidden away in AsteroidThicket, wracked by [[NegativeSpaceWedgie flux storms]], and protected by [[AttackDrone automated defenses.]] The effects of your WarpDrive aggravate the storms and whisk your ship and the base far from where you were. [[TheresNoPlaceLikeHome Now, your only chance at returning home]] is to [[PathOfGreatestResistance enter the base]] in the hopes of [[PlotCoupon finding something that can get you there]]- and maybe help your clan [[DeusExMachina fix reality.]]

''Sublevel Zero'' is a [[FirstPersonShooter First Person Corridor]] [[SimulationGame Space Sim]] that can be best described as ''VideoGame/{{Descent}}''/''VideoGame/{{Forsaken}}'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''VideoGame/{{Teleglitch}}'', created by Sigtrap Games and released by Mastertronic on October 8th, 2015. It's available on {{Steam}}.

''Sublevel Zero'' is a [[FirstPersonShooter First Person Corridor]] [[SimulationGame Space Sim]] in the style of VideoGame/{{Descent}} and VideoGame/{{Forsaken}}, mixed with the randomization of a RogueLike, created by Sigtrap Games and released by Mastertronic on October 8th, 2015. It's available on {{Steam}}.

Gameplay flow is similar to that of VideoGame/{{Descent}}, albeit with the added complexity of procedurally-generated levels, enemy placement and item drops. You begin a run [[TitleDrop at Sublevel Zero,]] with the goal of reaching Sublevel Six. On each floor there is a reactor you must destroy, which drops a PlotCoupon that opens a portal to the next floor. You begin with only humble examples of a laser and autocannon, and if you die once, it's GameOver- but you do unlock new weapons and [[ItemCrafting crafting recipes]] that can appear on subsequent runs.

* FinalDeath

* HitScan: Some of your weapons can do this, but beware the pink drones- they can do it too, with a {{Quake}}-style RailGun shot.

* {{Railgun}}: Available as a Tier 2 weapon.

* {{Retraux}}: The game's assets are rendered with visible pixels and bright colors, albeit with a sophisticated, modern lighting engine, and the music consists of upbeat [[{{Chiptune}} Chiptunes]]- [[MoodWhiplash It's kind of an odd contrast]] to the BackStory.

''Sublevel Zero'' is a [[FirstPersonShooter First Person Corridor]] [[SimulationGame Space Ssim]] in the style of VideoGame/{{Descent}} and VideoGame/{{Forsaken}}, mixed with the randomization of a RogueLike, created by Sigtrap Games and released by Mastertronic on October 8th, 2015. It's available on {{Steam}}.

* ItemCrafting: You are able to mash weapons and ship parts together to create more powerful items. You don't know which initially, but a helpful message pops up on the right side of the HUD when you can.

{{Homage}}: A direct one to VideoGame/{{Descent}}, including the uniquely-shaped HUD crosshair and a ship choice called "Pyro".