Palladium

Palladium combines classical FPS and metroidvania elements in a dystopian world inspired by 1984 and Fahrenheit 451. You battle hordes of enemies across interconnected levels, relying on movement and positioning to dodge threats and bullets. Lore tomes scattered through the levels expand the narrative.

Combat and weapons

Combat takes place both during level exploration and in confined arenas that offer tougher challenges. The game has no hitscan attacks, so fights focus on moving, dodging and evading incoming threats. Its current Early Access content includes 12 enemy types and six weapon variants: two pistols, two shotguns, an SMG and a grenade launcher. Each weapon has power-ups and variants that you can find and unlock, including upgrades that change weapon behaviour or improve your movement.

Explore the levels

Palladium contains 10 interconnected levels plus a tutorial, for about four and a half hours of gameplay. You can move back and forth between levels and areas, and may encounter closed routes that need a key, tool or power-up to open. Cleared levels still contain limited numbers of enemies.

Visual and audio clues point to secrets rather than arbitrary hidden walls. Reaching them can involve using a specific weapon, completing a simple platforming section, finding switches or crossing a short maze. Power-ups can be found along different paths or by paying attention to your surroundings; reaching them often involves light platforming, a quick switch hunt or a short maze.

A 3D level map and a global map help you navigate the connected areas. The game also features autosaves, bunny hopping, rebindable keys and total and partial gibbing effects for each enemy. Its soundtrack was composed specifically for each level and changes dynamically in tense situations.