Harddrive

Harddrive is an action game set in a world divided between the kingdoms of books and pencils and the electric cities of computers and flash drives. You play as a hard drive, a super-soldier of the electronic world, and fight to recover your data, learn what is happening and destroy the Book World.

A divided world

The two sides are divided into horizontal biomes, each with its own nature, population and cities. The book side includes forests, deserts and fields, while the electronic side has microcircuit and circuit-board landscapes. Books occupy the upper class and pencils are common people in the book society; the electronic side has a kind of futuristic socialism. Locations include caves, metropolises, ancient gardens and electric cities, alongside forests and deserts, and are hand-drawn.

The hard drive's story

During a decisive offensive, the Book Army uses stolen technology and electromagnetic weapons to disable almost all of your troops. You are disconnected, part of your memory is damaged, and the electronic army lies lifeless on the battlefield. Savage pencils take the soldiers apart for scrap while the Books prepare a counterattack. A bolt of lightning passes through your case and reboots your system, giving you a chance to recover your data and fight back.

Combat and equipment

You shoot, blow things up and make your way through the story, fighting enemies including pencils, books, flash drives and bosses. A solar panel replenishes your energy, and you can use 15 additional weapons with alternative fire modes. Boosts provide temporary improvements, while armor suit upgrades become available during the game.