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2021 video game
Jupiter Hell
Developer(s)ChaosForge
Publisher(s)Hyperstrange
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: August 5, 2021
Genre(s)Roguelike
Mode(s)Single-player

Jupiter Hell is a roguelike video game developed by ChaosForge and published in 2021 by Hyperstrange. It is a spiritual successor to DRL and adapts first-person shooter gameplay to a tactical roguelike.

Gameplay

Players control a marine, technician, or scout on a demon-infested science base on the moons of Jupiter. The labs are procedurally generated and tile-based, shown from a top-down perspective. Combat is turn-based and tactical. Multiple weapons are available, each of which has different strengths, such as stopping power, accuracy, and ammunition capacity. A queue controls whose turn it is. Shooting, reloading, and other actions push one's next action later in the queue depending on their cost. Fast players or enemies who perform low-cost actions may act multiple times before their opponents. Cover provides protection, but players are encouraged to move around. Characters can be customized through skill trees.

Development

ChaosForge previously developed DoomRL, which reimagined the first-person shooter Doom as a traditional ASCII-based roguelike. DoomRL was renamed to DRL after Zenimax, Doom's rights-holder, complained. Jupiter Hell is a spiritual successor to DRL, using a similar premise in an original setting with 3D graphics. 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 entered early access in August 2019 and was released on August 5, 2021.

Reception

Jupiter Hell received positive reviews on Metacritic. RPGFan made it an editor's choice and said "while being any good at it requires a time commitment, the rewards are exhilarating". NME called it "a must-have for strategy fans and curious Doom fans alike". Bloody Disgusting said the mash-up of genres "works well" and "provides a compelling game" whether played in short bursts or long-term.

References

  1. Hogarty, Steve (2019-08-13). "Premature Evaluation: Jupiter Hell". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. ^ Richardson, Bob (2021-08-29). "Jupiter Hell". RPGFan. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. Frank, Allegra (2016-12-08). "Facing down copyright claims, Doom roguelike fan game goes open-source (correction)". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  4. Walton, Jarred (2019-05-09). "Jupiter Hell is a tasty turn-based blend of Doom, roguelikes, and heavy metal". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  5. Handrahan, Matthew (2017-03-03). "You need a community before doing something like Kickstarter". Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  6. Vega, Sin (2019-08-01). "Jupiter Hell, the Doom-inspired roguelike, is now in early access". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  7. Bolding, Jonathan (2021-07-18). "Grab a shotgun, demon slaying tactical roguelike Jupiter Hell has a release date". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  8. "Jupiter Hell (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  9. Brown, Andy (2021-08-09). "Jupiter Hell review: a riotously fun rampage of turn-based demon slaying". NME. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  10. Bolt, Neil (2021-08-06). "[Review] Jupiter Hell Makes Ripping and Tearing a Tactical Turn-Based Affair". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

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