Insane Insects: The Inception

Insane Insects: The Inception is a combat game in which you pilot insect-inspired Predator machines in arenas created by the Overlords. After Earth is destroyed in the Final Conflict, the Overlords recreate parts of the planet as arenas where the machines that helped annihilate it now fight for their creators’ entertainment.

Predator machines

Each Predator is designed around the characteristics and behaviour of an earthly insect. They vary in size, but all are roughly as large as a fully grown human male. Each has distinct skills and strengths, and most can fly. A Predator’s CPU enables two-way communication between it and its weapon.

You choose a Challenger identity from the available Predators and take on the other machines. As you progress, more Challenger identities and opponents become available. Your chosen identity determines your abilities: if that Predator can fly, you can fly too. Until you advance to flying level, however, you risk falling off the edge of the game world. Each Predator also has individually programmed AI and behaves and fights differently.

Game modes

The game has two interconnected modes: Sequential mode and Gladiator Zone. In both, you choose a Challenger identity and fight other available Predators.

In Sequential mode, you advance through tiers by defeating the Predators presented in each one, and arenas are available only in sequence. Predator and Challenger characteristics are fixed. You begin on Tier 1 with a fixed Challenger identity; to advance to another, you must score a Holy Trinity by killing your opponent three times in a row without being killed.

Defeating a Predator in Sequential mode unlocks it for Gladiator Zone. There, you can play as any Predator you have unlocked, choose any Challenger identity against which you have scored a Holy Trinity, and fight any unlocked Predator in any unlocked arena. You can also customize the specifications of unlocked Predators, including their attributes, to create different combinations.