If you're a fan of Hotline Miami and have been itching for something similar on Switch, then the upcoming top-down shooter Otxo (pronounced 'oh-cho', by the way) could be one to keep an eye on.
Launching on 28th March, 2024, Otxo features a pixel art visual approach with a black and white colour palette; apart from the incredibly bright, gruesome blood, of course. Utilising a roguelike structure in which you can gain upgrades by purchasing various beverages, you'll be gunning down foes left and right with gameplay that isn't too dissimilar from Hotline Miami itself.
The key change with this one, however, is that you can use a 'focus' ability to slow down time at any point and actually dodge bullets. Indeed, Neo himself would be proud.
Here's a look at the key features:
- Tons of replayability: OTXO will take the player through 8 areas with a randomly laid out selection of rooms out of the over 150 hand-crafted rooms built in the game. No two runs of the game will be the same.
- Customization: Find the setup that’ll help you break the cycle from a whole selection of unlockable weapons and over 100 acquirable abilities from the game’s enigmatic bartender.
- Playstyle: With the slow-mo mechanic, Focus, at your disposal OTXO will make the player feel powerful and in control. However, be careful because the variety of enemy types thrown in your way can quickly turn the tides of the combat if you don’t adapt accordingly.
- Soundtrack: Fully immerse yourself into the brutal noir-esque murder ballet through the gritty pulse pumping soundtrack composed by the developer himself.
Otxo can be pre-ordered now for £11.39 / $14.99.
What do you make of this one? Will you be picking it up on Switch? Let us know your thoughts with a comment down below.
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Been playing this on my steamdeck, will double dip as it would be handy to have it on switch and easier to dock to my tv. So far its fantastic, the soundtrack is a highlight easily stacking up to the first Hotline Miami's
The Hong Kong Massacre and/or Ape Out need some love too.
I love Hotline Miami and adore any game that reminds me of Hotline Miami. If Oxto is like Hotline Miami, I’ll definitely get it, but there weren’t quite enough references to Hotine Miami in this article or in other reviews to make me think Oxto is enough like Hotline Miami to make me enjoy it like Hotline Miami.
Hotline Miami.
This game Hotline Miamis.
From what I've heard, this game is not actually like hotline Miami at all. The steam reviews are not very convincing for me personally.
Too bad they killed real time directional aiming in police stories, that was basically hotline Miami that had Co op and it was really good before that update.
a game like hotline miami ?? hell yeah 🗣🔥🔥
HM is one of my favorites of all time, so I'm in.
This game also needs a stellar soundtrack. The tracks worked perfectly in Hotline Miami when you finally got the ball going, adrenaline fuel.
@Magician Ape out is super great, I finished it both on epic game stores (the free game of the week if I remember correctly) and steam (just bought it a couple of days ago and finished the game), tried the demo on switch but the switch tiny button isn't comfortable for playing this game.
Man I wish devolver digital make ape out 2 😃
Glad to see I wasn't the only one that saw Hotline Miami when I saw this game.
A roguelike hotline miami sounds like hell. No thanks.
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