“20 Minutes Till Dawn” began being distributed for free on January 3rd at the Epic Games Store. The distribution period is until 1:00 a.m. on January 4th. If you add it to your library during the distribution period, you will be able to play it even after the distribution period ends. Please note that this work supports Japanese display.
“20 Minutes Till Dawn” is a top-down roguelike shooter game. Players choose characters with various characteristics and firearms of their choice and take on the stage. The goal is to survive for 20 minutes while defeating a large number of enemies. By defeating enemies, you can earn experience points and level up. Aim for the strongest build by selecting various upgrades each time you level up, such as improving the reload speed of weapons and the number of simultaneous fires.
This work follows the flow of Vampire Survivors, which is also a top-down roguelike, but adds a shooter element where you aim at enemies. In order to defeat the enemy, you need to move the cursor, so precise operations are required in the early stages when the builds are not complete. In addition, the worldview of this work is influenced by the works of author HP Lovecraft, known for the “Cthulhu Mythos”, and one of the features of this work is that various Lovecraftian enemies appear.
This work has received 92% positive reviews out of approximately 24,000 reviews on the Steam store page at the time of writing, giving it a status of “very positive”. The addition of the shooter element of directly aiming and shooting, which is not present in “Vampire Survivors”, creates a sense of activity and tension. His strategy, such as utilizing build synergies to overcome areas that cannot be compensated for by play skills, has been praised.
Also, in November of last year, a spin-off of this work, 20 Minutes Till Dawn: Emberpath, was announced. Although the release date has not been determined, why not try playing this game before the spin-off is released?
“20 Minutes Till Dawn” isEpic Games StoreFree distribution until 1:00 pm on January 4th. In addition, the Epic Games Store has been running a daily free distribution program since December 21st, and new free distribution titles are scheduled to appear at 1:00 AM on January 4th.
