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Astralbringer: Shaded Arkarium is a 2D sci-fi bullet hell shooter in which you control your character with the mouse. You move freely and use different buttons to launch attacks, defend, counter and perform other actions. Unlike traditional shooters, movement is not tied to arrow keys or a control stick, there are no speed limits, and attacks are not selected by picking up items.

Story

After a full-scale war brought the world to the brink of destruction, an entity called Eternity appeared and averted the crisis. As pollution made the atmosphere and soil increasingly dangerous, Eternity built the gigantic Arkarium isolation platform so people could leave the critical living area. Under Eternity’s control, people live inside the Arkarium.

Ai, a 17-year-old who considers himself an ordinary, upright citizen, is bored with his routine life. When he hears a commotion near some ruins and sees Eternity’s mobile soldiers, he heads toward the area. Maya accidentally kills him, then asks for his help. Ai wakes with a temporary life borrowed from Maya’s power and discovers that Eternity is now hunting him.

Combat methods

Each Method uses the Energy Gauge, and you cannot use one without enough energy. You recover the gauge by grazing enemy attacks; getting closer to enemies makes recovery more efficient, but also raises the risk of being hit. You can choose to approach aggressively or fight from farther away.

• MultiShot: Move the mouse to direct a wide, rapid-fire attack. Your character briefly stops while firing. It deals relatively little damage but uses very little energy.
• Blade: Slash around your character at close range, dealing high damage and knocking enemies back. It uses little energy and can help handle melee situations alongside other Methods.
• Burst Lance: Fire a powerful long-range attack in any direction. It deals high damage and uses a lot of energy, but can also counter beam attacks. Time it to cancel enemy attacks.

Character upgrades

When you struggle against powerful enemies, you can upgrade Ai and try again. The arms dealer Serae sells and upgrades equipment to help you progress. She smuggles Artifacts—relics Eternity brought back from outside the Arkarium—through illegal black-market routes. She supports Ai as a business partner, and the Artifacts and Amulets she sells can aid your mission.

The characters

Maya is a mysterious entity who accidentally killed Ai and is also being pursued by Eternity. Having lost her body, she cannot use her original abilities at full capacity. She lends Ai her power while making up for her lost functions, hoping to regain their bodies. Maya tends to strike first and think later.