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[[Category:Independent/Doujin shooting games]]

Revision as of 23:58, 30 April 2021

Operation STEEL logo.png
Operation S.T.E.E.L
Operation STEEL boxart.jpg

Box art

Developer: Undermog Games aka. BB
Music: Dolphin
Release date: Late 2021


Operation S.T.E.E.L

Operation S.T.E.E.L is a roguelike horizontal shoot-em-up with a focus on a good shmup feel combined with randomised levels and powerups.

The game also features a soundtrack by Dolphin and a hand-painted art-style.


Gameplay Overview

Snake.jpg
Ufo.jpg
Beetle.jpg
Shop.jpg

Levels have a set number of randomly generated waves of enemies, one or more random midbosses, and a random boss (from a pool for each level.)

Mid and level bosses drop a selection of three items, of which you can choose one to take. Items dropped include weapons, usable items, passive items, ship upgrades (weapon power/speed/armour), repairs, and coin purses if there is nothing desirable available.

Before each level you can choose between two planets to visit, and after each level you will visit a shop to upgrade/buy weapons and items.

Controls


Controls listed are for Xbox controllers. Keyboard and other controller types are supported, with rebinding available. 8-way movement is standard, but analog is supported too.

  • X: Fire weapon
  • X (Release): Charge weapon & attract coins
  • Y: Use item
  • B: Use bomb
  • A: Focus / Slow movement
  • RB: Switch weapon
  • LB: Switch item

Characters / Ships / Styles


Cid Cobra: The default ship, and most well-rounded.

  • Speed: ★★☆
  • Armour: ★★☆ (starts with 3)
  • Weapon: Blaster (Spread-shot)

Pignon: First unlockable ship. Unlock by playing the game. Has more armour than the default ship, but moves slower and has a larger hitbox.

  • Speed: ★☆☆
  • Armour: ★★★ (starts with 5)
  • Weapon: Charger (Fires straight ahead, can charge up for high damage)

Bluewing: Second unlockable ship. Unlock by ???. Has less armour than the default ship, but moves faster.

  • Speed: ★★★
  • Armour: ★☆☆ (starts with 2)
  • Weapon: ???

Weapons


Arrow.png
Arrow Homing shot.
Blade.png
Blade Very short-range, high damage.
Blaster.png
Blaster Spread-shot. Default weapon for the Cid Cobra ship.
Bore.png
Bore High-powered laser. Increased damage at close proximity, but slows movement while in use.
Charger.png
Charger Straight shot which increases damage while not firing. Default weapon for the Pignon ship.
Devastator.png
Devastator Rocket launcher with high fire-rate. Rockets damage in a small area of effect.
Flamer.png
Flamer Fires multiple rotating flame jets. Short range with high damage.
Gatling.png
Gatling Fast fire-rate and swivels to match your vertical movement direction.
Helix.png
Helix Fires in a helix pattern.
Nova.png
Nova Fires large slow moving projectiles that deals damage to nearby enemies.
Plasma.png
Plasma A wibbly-wobbly pink laser that locks onto enemies hit.
Poison.png
Poison Straight shot that deals damage over time to any enemy hit.
Shotgun.png
Shotgun A short-range, high-damage spread shot.
Threeway.png
Threeway Fires ahead, above and below your ship. The angle of spread is related to your horizontal movement.

Usable Items


Boost.png
Boost Teleport a short distance in any direction.
Flash.png
Flash A short-range bullet-cancelling effect.
Saw.png
Slicer Fire a buzzsaw boomerang which damages enemies and clears enemy bullets.
Squadron.png
Squadron Call in help from a few friends to provide additional fire and cover.
Stopwatch.png
Stopwatch Slows time temporarily.
Swarm.png
Swarm Fires a salvo of homing rockets.

Passive Items


Backshot.png
Backshot Fires behind your ship in a wide spread.
Corgi.png
Corgi A furry friend to provide additional firepower.
Homing.png
Homing Periodically fire homing missile(s).
Option.png
Option Follows your ship and fires a copy of your ship's main weapon.
Orb.png
Orb Two or more orbs rotate around your ship and fire lasers. Laser trajectory is tied to your horizontal movement.
Rocket.png
Rocket Periodically fires a high-damage rocket straight ahead.
Saw.png
Saw Two or more buzzsaws orbit your ship, blocking enemy fire or damaging enemies if they come into contact.
Shield.png
Shield Provides a regenerating shield which can negate one point of damage.
Tesla.png
Tesla An electrified rod orbits your ship and zaps nearby bullets and enemies.

Upgrades


Weapon up.png
Weapon up Upgrades your currently equipped weapon by one level (to a maximum of 5).
Health up.png
Armour up Increases your ship's armour by one point.
Speed up.png
Speed up Increases your ship's speed by one point (to a maximum of 5).
Repair.png
Repair Restores one point of lost armour.
Bomb (Operation STEEL).png
Bomb Adds one additional bomb charge.

Rank


Rank increases when you score points, and decreases when taking damage or using a bomb. There are five levels of rank, from very easy to very difficult. Rank begins at level 2/5.


Scoring


Kill enemies and collect coins dropped for score. Enemies are spawned in waves, and each wave survived contributes +5% to a score multiplier. Each wave completely cleared contributes a further 5%. Multiplier is reduced by 50% if damage is taken, and caps at +100%. Score per enemy is increased based on the current rank level.

Story

Fleets of robotic ships are invading planets and causing destruction all over the galaxy. It is up to you to search for the source of the electronic legion and shut it down once and for all.

References & Contributors

  • This page was assembled by BB.