Otxo
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- Windows
- April 20, 2023
- Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- March 28, 2024
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| Developer | Lateralis Heavy Industries (Nathan Haddock) |
| Publisher | Super Rare Originals |
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| Genre | Top-down shooter |
| Mode | Single-player |
Otxo is a 2023 top-down shooter game developed by Lateralis Heavy Industries and published by Super Rare Originals. The game follows an unnamed protagonist as he traverses through a supernatural mansion with randomly-generated floors, killing all enemies inside as he searches for his long lost lover, who is trapped inside the mansion. The player is able to use a variety of weapons and abilities against the enemies, of which a main ability is known as "Focus", a meter that allows the player to manipulate and slow down time to their advantage in combat. Around a hundred extra performance-enhancing abilities are obtainable via numerous beverages that the player is able to purchase at a bar. It is presented in a black-and-white art style, with the exception of red being used to represent blood and gunfire.
Otxo was inspired by the video game Hotline Miami (2012) and the John Wick film series. The game was first revealed in late 2021 via a teaser trailer on the Lateralis YouTube channel and was released for Windows in April 2023. Ports for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 released in March 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise towards the sound design and fast-paced combat, but criticisms toward its roguelike aspects and replayability, which some considered weak. It was compared to its inspiration Hotline Miami by numerous publications, with some considering it equal in quality to the game.
Otxo is a top-down shooter game with numerous roguelike aspects presented in a black-and-white pixel artstyle, with the sole exception of red, which is used to demonstrate blood and gunfire.[1][2] In the game, the player assumes the role of an unnamed, silent protagonist as they traverse through several different floors in a supernatural mansion, each randomly generated from a pool of 150 different rooms.[1] Player health and resources within the game are limited, which may require the player to improvise their combat through different methods, such as stealth or fast-paced action.[2] While some of these rooms may have a bar, boss fight, or some sort of narrative exposition, most are filled with fast-paced enemies which plan out their attacks, taking cover and moving positions when attacked.[1][3]
Otxo allows the player to defeat these enemies using a variety of weapons found across the mansion, which can be acquired from the bodies of defeated enemies. The player can also use special moves such as a dodge roll and an ability known as "Focus", which slows down time and allows the player to evade gunfire.[1][3][4] The player is also able to defeat enemies through various other methods, such as hitting them with doors or kunai and grenades.[2] Defeating enemies will award the player with coins, with better performance in combat awarding the player extra coins via a multiplier.[5] These coins can be used to purchase various beverages at the bar's, giving the player unique abilities (ex. turning invisible while dodge rolling).[1] The player can unlock more beverages via donating additional coins to the bar, with the game containing around one hundred beverages in total.[6][4] The player can also spend their coins on Gashapon machines found throughout the mansion, where they can unlock new weapons and collectibles.[7][1]