Perilous Warp

Perilous Warp is a fast-paced 3D action shooter set on a mysterious, apparently deserted extraterrestrial colony. You play an experienced space marine sent through an emergency teleporter to discover what happened after contact with the colony was lost. The storyline is optional, so you can follow the events behind the disaster or skip them and focus on the action.

The colony

In 2047, astronomers discover an Earth-like exoplanet whose atmosphere may be suitable for humans, though space travel cannot yet reach it. Two years later, a meteorite made of an unknown mineral—named crysterite—lands on Earth. Scientists find that it can create “warps,” or hyperspace rifts, and build the first teleporters, followed by an experimental hyperspace engine for an interstellar spacecraft. Because crysterite is scarce, researchers search for more and find traces of it on the exoplanet.

In 2050, an expedition of scientists, builders and security guards travels to the planet to establish a colony. The settlers build a base, discover crysterite mines and begin developing them. Six months later, just before the first shipment of the mineral is due to leave for Earth, communication with the colony stops.

The colony’s abundant crysterite has enabled a teleportation network across the base, but Earth has no equivalent network. Its only physical connection is an emergency input teleporter; the other end is at the colony. With limited capacity, it can send either a small amount of vital cargo or one fully equipped soldier. You are sent to investigate, find the colony’s fortified spaceship citadel and try to reestablish the uplink.

Combat and exploration

You find weapons at the base, from a classic shotgun to an advanced railgun, and can upgrade each one. Enemies can run, swim, pounce or dig. You can search for stashes and secret places, and explore optional offshoots.

The game offers no health regeneration or navigation arrows. You can save wherever and as often as you like, alongside autosaves. Its graphics settings include Retro Mode presets, and the sound options include 8-bit/11kHz audio.

Game features

• Optional storyline
• Weapons from shotguns to railguns, with upgrades for each gun
• Enemies with different ways of moving and attacking
• Stashes, secrets, optional offshoots and Steam achievements
• Scalable graphics settings