Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vermitron/id6450840675 Vermitron Clickteam, LLC They're coming! Get ready to defend your lovely flower from invading insect! Prepare your bug spray, call your holo-pet,… $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsThey're coming! Get ready to defend your lovely flower from invading insect! Prepare your bug spray, call your holo-pet, fortify your base and don't forget your mission: find the watering-can! Vermitron is a retro-styled arcade twin-stick shooter with tower defense elements inspired by the classic titles like Robotron, Smash TV, Gauntlet or Pssst from ZX Spectrum. • Old-school arcade gameplay! • Easy to play, hard to beat! • Infinite replayability > get the highest score you can! • Unlock new weapons, pets and power-ups • Unique retro ZX Spectrum style graphics • Space slugs • and of course, cats! #MadeWithFusion Information Seller:Clickteam, LLC Genre:Action, Strategy Release:Mar 18, 2024 Updated:Jun 27, 2024 Version:1.0.1 Size:22.9 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel sebgo likes this. sebgo Well-Known Member Dec 26, 2010 830 395 63 Male 95% leisure. Somewhere in a town amidst the Amazon jungle. http://www.google.com #2 sebgo, Mar 19, 2024 Last edited: Mar 19, 2024 Man, this looks great. Not a good time for me to get it, but I'll definitely purchase it later. I hope it's fun and comes with MFi support. Will keep an eye on it and expect impressions from others. GotW material here? ( ꈍᴗꈍ) Edit: Fyck personal finances, I'm downloading it now. Might come back with impressions later. Edit2: Solid first 30 seconds. You can set bombs a la Bomberman; they also hurt you. I sucked the blast of two of them. Gonna finish having dinner and try it some more afterwards. P.S: I had pasta with ketchup. Initial impressions: No MFi support, or at least Joy-Cons are not supported, which is a shame, but on-screen controls work perfectly. Realized the only Joy-Con button that does anything at all is the [+] button which completely pauses and resumes the game (not like pressing the pause button, more like freezing runtime). Hopefully the dev will add support later. Good thing it's published under the same account as FNAF games; so, hey, in case it flops, it won't be gone from our purchase history too soon! As for gameplay, it made me think a bit of Dungeon of the Endless, since you use an elevator after clearing each floor you're in. In order to clear a floor you need to: 1. Open doors and kill enemies that might appear, using your weapons via dual stick shooter mechanics. 2. Killing enemies grants you some coins that can be spent to unlock some goodies (such as map and teleporter) and you don't even need to worry about pickimg them up, because your Holo-pet will do that for you (I'm glad the default pet is a cat; you may change it for a dog for 50 coins, which in my opinion is not worth it; I love dogs, but cats are far superior in my universe). I didn't pay attention to the turrets mechanics, which explains why I lost in such a mediocre way during my second run, but they need to be powered by energy generators. I'm not sure if coins are also spent to build those. Enemies also drop temporary powerups (speed, shield, attack), as well as crates that unlock weapons after a certain amount is collected. 3. As you explore, you'll come across watering cans that you need to carry to your base, and each floor has three of them scattered around. When you pick up a watering can, enemies will become more aggressive and will try to reach your base in order to destroy a flower that you must protect making use of the aforementioned turrets. While carrying a WC you can't roll nor use your teleporter, because difficulty, right? Enemies will also attack your base even if you're not carrying a WC, so don't forget about the turrets! 4. If you die, you keep your coins, so that you can continue to unlock stuff in later runs. 5. Controls work fine, they're not exceptional but they're completely functional, although a speed-up powerup made me crazy because movement felt erratic, although it might be useful while carrying a watering can (just a guess, I haven't tried that yet). So far, it doesn't offer any layout customization. 6. When you die, you're given a score based on your performance, defined by the amount of enemies killed, doors opened and crates collected. I think coins are also taken into account, but it slips my mind at the moment. As for aesthetics and sound, I'm loving it. I'm a sucker for retro visuals with modern and fluid execution. Definitely a pleasant experience for me. houseofg, troyster and elcrazy like this. Kisguri Well-Known Member Oct 27, 2010 297 24 18 Male Game Design Planet Earth, Sol System http://www.Clickteam.com #3 Kisguri, Mar 19, 2024 Thank you for the feedback @sebgo , Much appreciated. I will ask the team if MiFi support is possible. Pasta w/Ketchup sounds nice! Here is the first 20 minutes of gameplay for those who want to see a bit more! houseofg, troyster and sebgo like this. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,964 717 113 England #4 psj3809, Mar 19, 2024 With graphics like a ZX Spectrum from the 80s I’m in and buying now ! sebgo and Kisguri like this. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 700 553 93 #5 elcrazy, Mar 19, 2024 Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. I can’t tell if it’s for me or not. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 999 113 #6 ste86uk, Mar 19, 2024 Last edited: Mar 19, 2024 I’ll try to check out some of that video, after seeing it mentioned as a twin stick shooter/tower defence game the mechanics made it sound a bit like dungeon of the endless which is what I see Sebgo got some vibes of too. Definitely interested, when at first I passed over it after a quick peak thinking the graphics didn’t look to my taste. But that doesn’t matter if the gameplay is great so I’m glad I come back to take a closer look because I’m not quite sure exactly how it works yet but it sounds like mechanically it could be right up my street. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,574 1,131 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #7 Anotherkellydown, Mar 19, 2024 I picked it up too. Won’t be able to try it out for a while though. Love the small file size. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 999 113 #8 ste86uk, Mar 19, 2024 Is it fullscreen? Some bits make it look like it is and other make it look like it’s not. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 700 553 93 #9 elcrazy, Mar 19, 2024 Patiently waiting for some reviews lol. For some reason the video makes me feel like it’s not for me. I can’t really understand what is going on actually lol. Looks like there is a ton going on. Wondering what’s up with those little defence things everywhere. Hoping someone can clear up the gameplay lol. Kisguri Well-Known Member Oct 27, 2010 297 24 18 Male Game Design Planet Earth, Sol System http://www.Clickteam.com #10 Kisguri, Mar 19, 2024 In a nutshell the gameplay loop starts with you exploring the level looking for the watering can, as you explore you can find turret nodes where you can place defenses or power generators. They will shoot incoming enemies as they approach. They can really turn the tide for you when you locate the water can, As soon as you grab it a swarm of enemies will come out of the woodwork and those towers will help you deal with the deluge of targets as you attempt to get the watering can back to your Flower! elcrazy and sebgo like this. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 700 553 93 #11 elcrazy, Mar 20, 2024 Sounds good. Starting to make more sense with the explanation and the video. I will give it a go as well. Thanks for your reply. sebgo Well-Known Member Dec 26, 2010 830 395 63 Male 95% leisure. Somewhere in a town amidst the Amazon jungle. http://www.google.com #12 sebgo, Mar 20, 2024 Last edited: Mar 20, 2024 You set up turrets in designated nodes (yellow-ish box-like things that react when you're close to them, like the one just slightly above the Y button in my screenshot). In order to interact with different elements on the map, you press number 2 when near them; an arrow above objects will prompt you to interact with them. When you interact with a node, you get a list of the coins/energy costs for turrets and generators. To place a turret, you press either left or right on the right analogue stick; to place a generator your press up; to cancel, you press down. Turrets won't work if there's no energy, which is indicated by the yellow number that's at the right side of the screen next to the bolt icon. Turrets and generators cost coins. You can sell turrets in order to recover like ~40% of their original cost; you do so by interacting with them and pressing up on the right analogue stick. Unlike most TD games in which you upgrade turrets separately, you can use the PC in order to make all of them sturdier against attacks and to have them cause more damage. The Y button works for enabling the teleporter which you need to purchase from the PC that's near the flower at the base. Same goes for the map which is activated with the X button. B and A are for setting bombs and rolling, respectively. Rolling costs some energy, a la FromSoftware games. I suggest exploring areas and blasting furniture once you get weapons, since there are crates or coins hidden in them before commiting to carrying the watering cans to the base. At least in the first two floors enemies are easily taken down by just using your base spray weapon (which doesn't damage furniture), so you can use your destructive power in order to collect some resources and unlock stuff rather than killing enemies. I noticed the slugs AI is a bit dumb, as some of them seem to not find a path to the flower and get trapped in corners inside other rooms. Also I noticed slugs popping up behind walls (as seen in attached screenshot) where they're not reachable and neither can they escape from there. The game doesn't make use of the whole screen (I saw someone asked about it) on iPhone 8; there are two thin black bars, about 3 mm each, located at each side of the screen. I hadn't noticed them until I paid close attention to it. This might mean it won't make use of the whole screen on wider (taller?) models. So far, I'm liking it. Can't complain about controls, they're responsive and precise when it comes to aiming; I haven't pressed a single button by mistake so far, even though X/1 and 2/A are so close to the analogue sticks. Love the retro aesthetics and sound. I don't know how much content there is to see with two turret types, a generator, three extra weapons (so far) and four enemy types in the first two floors; I still haven't come across any keys or locked doors. elcrazy likes this. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 700 553 93 #13 elcrazy, Mar 20, 2024 Wow thanks for such a great answer. Sounds like fun. I’m gonna give it a download. Not sure when I will get to it as I just had one pre order download and I am patiently waiting to download something tomorrow. But, I am sure I will give it a quick go sooner than later. Edit. Downloaded. And quick note, I still have Arcane Golf on my phone. Good luck with the new game. @Kisguri sebgo likes this. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,964 717 113 England #14 psj3809, Mar 20, 2024 Had a quick go and i think i need to check the instructions ! But has great potential. LOVE the graphics, got excited when i logged into a computer and a ZX Spectrum loading screen appeared for a few seconds. Love it ! Checked out this dev and they also do a game called Gun Spectre. Checked the video on the app store and wow. This ones a dual stick shooter but with Gameboy style graphics and sound. Love it ! So bought that as well Kisguri Well-Known Member Oct 27, 2010 297 24 18 Male Game Design Planet Earth, Sol System http://www.Clickteam.com #15 Kisguri, Mar 20, 2024 Love it, We are working on getting Arcane Developer's second game Gunlocked on mobile as well. And thanks for the good luck wishes! GunSpectre is from a different developer and can be quite fun. 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Man, this looks great. Not a good time for me to get it, but I'll definitely purchase it later. I hope it's fun and comes with MFi support. Will keep an eye on it and expect impressions from others. GotW material here? ( ꈍᴗꈍ) Edit: Fyck personal finances, I'm downloading it now. Might come back with impressions later. Edit2: Solid first 30 seconds. You can set bombs a la Bomberman; they also hurt you. I sucked the blast of two of them. Gonna finish having dinner and try it some more afterwards. P.S: I had pasta with ketchup. Initial impressions: No MFi support, or at least Joy-Cons are not supported, which is a shame, but on-screen controls work perfectly. Realized the only Joy-Con button that does anything at all is the [+] button which completely pauses and resumes the game (not like pressing the pause button, more like freezing runtime). Hopefully the dev will add support later. Good thing it's published under the same account as FNAF games; so, hey, in case it flops, it won't be gone from our purchase history too soon! As for gameplay, it made me think a bit of Dungeon of the Endless, since you use an elevator after clearing each floor you're in. In order to clear a floor you need to: 1. Open doors and kill enemies that might appear, using your weapons via dual stick shooter mechanics. 2. Killing enemies grants you some coins that can be spent to unlock some goodies (such as map and teleporter) and you don't even need to worry about pickimg them up, because your Holo-pet will do that for you (I'm glad the default pet is a cat; you may change it for a dog for 50 coins, which in my opinion is not worth it; I love dogs, but cats are far superior in my universe). I didn't pay attention to the turrets mechanics, which explains why I lost in such a mediocre way during my second run, but they need to be powered by energy generators. I'm not sure if coins are also spent to build those. Enemies also drop temporary powerups (speed, shield, attack), as well as crates that unlock weapons after a certain amount is collected. 3. As you explore, you'll come across watering cans that you need to carry to your base, and each floor has three of them scattered around. When you pick up a watering can, enemies will become more aggressive and will try to reach your base in order to destroy a flower that you must protect making use of the aforementioned turrets. While carrying a WC you can't roll nor use your teleporter, because difficulty, right? Enemies will also attack your base even if you're not carrying a WC, so don't forget about the turrets! 4. If you die, you keep your coins, so that you can continue to unlock stuff in later runs. 5. Controls work fine, they're not exceptional but they're completely functional, although a speed-up powerup made me crazy because movement felt erratic, although it might be useful while carrying a watering can (just a guess, I haven't tried that yet). So far, it doesn't offer any layout customization. 6. When you die, you're given a score based on your performance, defined by the amount of enemies killed, doors opened and crates collected. I think coins are also taken into account, but it slips my mind at the moment. As for aesthetics and sound, I'm loving it. I'm a sucker for retro visuals with modern and fluid execution. Definitely a pleasant experience for me.
Thank you for the feedback @sebgo , Much appreciated. I will ask the team if MiFi support is possible. Pasta w/Ketchup sounds nice! Here is the first 20 minutes of gameplay for those who want to see a bit more!
I’ll try to check out some of that video, after seeing it mentioned as a twin stick shooter/tower defence game the mechanics made it sound a bit like dungeon of the endless which is what I see Sebgo got some vibes of too. Definitely interested, when at first I passed over it after a quick peak thinking the graphics didn’t look to my taste. But that doesn’t matter if the gameplay is great so I’m glad I come back to take a closer look because I’m not quite sure exactly how it works yet but it sounds like mechanically it could be right up my street.
Patiently waiting for some reviews lol. For some reason the video makes me feel like it’s not for me. I can’t really understand what is going on actually lol. Looks like there is a ton going on. Wondering what’s up with those little defence things everywhere. Hoping someone can clear up the gameplay lol.
In a nutshell the gameplay loop starts with you exploring the level looking for the watering can, as you explore you can find turret nodes where you can place defenses or power generators. They will shoot incoming enemies as they approach. They can really turn the tide for you when you locate the water can, As soon as you grab it a swarm of enemies will come out of the woodwork and those towers will help you deal with the deluge of targets as you attempt to get the watering can back to your Flower!
Sounds good. Starting to make more sense with the explanation and the video. I will give it a go as well. Thanks for your reply.
You set up turrets in designated nodes (yellow-ish box-like things that react when you're close to them, like the one just slightly above the Y button in my screenshot). In order to interact with different elements on the map, you press number 2 when near them; an arrow above objects will prompt you to interact with them. When you interact with a node, you get a list of the coins/energy costs for turrets and generators. To place a turret, you press either left or right on the right analogue stick; to place a generator your press up; to cancel, you press down. Turrets won't work if there's no energy, which is indicated by the yellow number that's at the right side of the screen next to the bolt icon. Turrets and generators cost coins. You can sell turrets in order to recover like ~40% of their original cost; you do so by interacting with them and pressing up on the right analogue stick. Unlike most TD games in which you upgrade turrets separately, you can use the PC in order to make all of them sturdier against attacks and to have them cause more damage. The Y button works for enabling the teleporter which you need to purchase from the PC that's near the flower at the base. Same goes for the map which is activated with the X button. B and A are for setting bombs and rolling, respectively. Rolling costs some energy, a la FromSoftware games. I suggest exploring areas and blasting furniture once you get weapons, since there are crates or coins hidden in them before commiting to carrying the watering cans to the base. At least in the first two floors enemies are easily taken down by just using your base spray weapon (which doesn't damage furniture), so you can use your destructive power in order to collect some resources and unlock stuff rather than killing enemies. I noticed the slugs AI is a bit dumb, as some of them seem to not find a path to the flower and get trapped in corners inside other rooms. Also I noticed slugs popping up behind walls (as seen in attached screenshot) where they're not reachable and neither can they escape from there. The game doesn't make use of the whole screen (I saw someone asked about it) on iPhone 8; there are two thin black bars, about 3 mm each, located at each side of the screen. I hadn't noticed them until I paid close attention to it. This might mean it won't make use of the whole screen on wider (taller?) models. So far, I'm liking it. Can't complain about controls, they're responsive and precise when it comes to aiming; I haven't pressed a single button by mistake so far, even though X/1 and 2/A are so close to the analogue sticks. Love the retro aesthetics and sound. I don't know how much content there is to see with two turret types, a generator, three extra weapons (so far) and four enemy types in the first two floors; I still haven't come across any keys or locked doors.
Wow thanks for such a great answer. Sounds like fun. I’m gonna give it a download. Not sure when I will get to it as I just had one pre order download and I am patiently waiting to download something tomorrow. But, I am sure I will give it a quick go sooner than later. Edit. Downloaded. And quick note, I still have Arcane Golf on my phone. Good luck with the new game. @Kisguri
Had a quick go and i think i need to check the instructions ! But has great potential. LOVE the graphics, got excited when i logged into a computer and a ZX Spectrum loading screen appeared for a few seconds. Love it ! Checked out this dev and they also do a game called Gun Spectre. Checked the video on the app store and wow. This ones a dual stick shooter but with Gameboy style graphics and sound. Love it ! So bought that as well
Love it, We are working on getting Arcane Developer's second game Gunlocked on mobile as well. And thanks for the good luck wishes! GunSpectre is from a different developer and can be quite fun. What I love about my job at Clickteam is getting to see all these indie efforts come to life. Hope you enjoy GunSpectre!
