Project: Firmament

Project: Firmament is a top-down shooter in which you play as a task force carrying out missions to help its elusive boss cheat the universe’s expiration date. Swarms of the scriptural King's, influenced by forces beneath the planet’s crust, close in from every direction to stop you.

Combat

The gunplay uses a lock-on system rather than traditional run-and-gun aiming. Aiming time, ending lag and other factors make map knowledge, quick positioning and familiarity with each weapon’s specialties important. During battles, cosmic blood beneath the planet’s crust reaches out; stand near fallen enemies’ corpses and reap large rewards once enough has been absorbed.

Prepare for missions

The campaign’s missions call for equipment suited to where and whom you are fighting. You can choose from three characters with distinct stats and nine levels of perks. Perks include weapon-specific boosts, usable abilities and substantial stat changes that can be combined.

Unlockable throwables range from grenades and javelins to turrets and ritualistic idols. Kills passively replenish your supply. Entralla perks let you work with the hands that absorb slain foes to shape your playstyle and build up your stats.

As you progress through the campaign, some mission requirements ask you to choose how enemies become stronger. You can select increases to their raw power or more complex mechanics that you must build around.

Campaign content

The campaign spans three time periods and includes over 40 missions covering the past, present and finale of Endimuu. Random events, many achievable weapon add-ons and scaling difficulty levels that introduce new enemy types add variety to its missions.