Harmonix's dreamy PC shoot-em-up, A City Sleeps
The newest game from Harmonix doesn't involve dancing or guitar peripherals – instead, A City Sleeps is a classic, twin-stick shoot-em-up starring Poe, a dream exorcist and part of The Silk clan. Dream exorcists enter people's dreams to dispose of demons, and everyone in the city of SanLo has fallen into an endless slumber, so there's plenty of work to go around.
The game is music-driven because that's still Harmonix's thing. "Level design and song authoring is done in parallel, insuring a hand-crafted and utterly unique audio-experience that only Harmonix can provide," Harmonix says. "Music drives player projectiles, enemy spawning, movement, and bullet patterns."
A City Sleeps is due out for PC and Mac on October 16 via Steam, and it's available for pre-order now for $12.75, a 15 percent discount. Harmonix recommends using an Xbox 360 gamepad (keeping that Microsoft relationship alive).
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