Sometimes you don’t want to jack out of the matrix and Dex is going to show you why. Look at these dystopian streets, filled with crime, riddled with dirt and decay. You’ll need augs to survive out here in the city of Harbor Prime.
Dex features a mix of adventure game exploration and arcade brawling action but you can also use your cunning to stealth your way through some situations. The graphics look like a modern 16-bit game with finer detail and a larger field of view. Dex is currently on Steam Early access where developer Dreadlocks is looking for feedback.
The game is indeed early access, so far it is all freeroam, with a small part of the combat and stealth system in place. The story however is currently missing so you’re free to move about the 10 locations in Harbor Prime at will. Once again I’m loving the synth infused soundtrack, I swear I wouldn’t be surprised to see a T-800 pop out of the shadows at any moment.
PRESS RELEASE
Dex Launches On Steam Early Access
Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday August 14: Czech game development team Dreadlocks launches Steam Early Access for its upcoming indie cyberpunk RPGDex . The game is available for 15.99 USD with a 10% launch discount for the first week. Accompanying the release, the studio has also created a new trailer showing the currently implemented features. The game is being presented at Gamescom 2014 as part of the Indie MEGABOOTH Showcase (13th – 17th August, Hall 10.1.).
We are proud to announce that Dex, our 2D side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay, currently in development, is now available on Steam Early Access ( http://store.steampowered.com/app/269650). Taking inspiration from ‘80s classics of science fiction writing and film, as well as hardcore videogame RPGs of the ‘90s, Dex offers a living, breathing cyberpunk world rendered in detailed 2D art and animation.
Along with the Steam Early Access launch of Dex, we’ve also prepared a new trailer highlighting the features and content present in the current version of the game.
Dex Steam Early Access Trailer – Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSWjeB3-IVM
If you are attending Gamescom this year, stop by and visit us. From Wednesday August 13th to Sunday August 17th we are at Gamescom as a part of Indie MEGABOOTH showcase (Hall 10.1)!
For more information, please visit our website ( http://dex-rpg.com) or our Steam product site ( http://store.steampowered.com/app/269650) – or head over to our Kickstarter ( https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreadlocks/dex-cyberpunk-2d-rpg/).
Fact Sheet:
Developer: Dreadlocks Ltd. ( http://www.dreadlocks.cz)
Game Website: http://dex-rpg.com
Press Contact: jan.jirkovsky@dreadlocks.cz
Twitter: http://twitter.com/DreadlocksEN
Facebook: http://facebook.com/DreadlocksEN
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreadlocks/dex-cyberpunk-2d-rpg/
Platforms: Windows (available now), Mac (available now), Linux (coming soon), OUYA (coming soon), Wii U (coming in 2015)
Genre: 2D Sidescrolling RPG / Metroidvania
Theme: Sci-fi / Cyberpunk
Price (Early Access): $15.99 USD
Release Date (Early Access): 13th August 2014
Release Date (Final Version): Q4 2014 / Q1 2015
Press kit: http://dex-rpg.com/press/
Important downloads:
Cover art (logo, artworks): http://dex-rpg.com/press/images/logo.zip
About Dreadlocks Ltd.
We are an independent creative team located in Prague, Czech Republic. The studio was founded in 2011 as a collective of seasoned game industry professionals from various Czech companies. Our portfolio includes a vast number of contract projects, augmented reality applications, and an award-winning mobile puzzle game, Rune Legend( http://www.dreadlocks.cz/games.html).
About Dex
Dex, currently in development, is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay. The game was successfully Kickstarted and approved on Steam Greenlight in December 2013. Since then, two quarterly, backers-only development builds have been released (in March and June 2014). In July 2014, Dex was selected for the Indie MEGABOOTH showcase at Gamescom 2014 in Cologne, Germany.
