Phantom Trigger Pre-Launch Gameplay Trailer

TinyBuild and Bread Team’s upcoming hardcore, neon-pixel slasher-RPG, Phantom Trigger, have just released their pre-launch gameplay trailer to help fuel the hype train for this wikid-sick looking action game of the same vein as amazing titles such as; Hyper Light Drifter and Titan Souls.

Releasing next week (August 10th) via Steam and Nintendo Switch, players take on the role of Stan, who’s on a journey of self-control as he slips in-and-out of a surreal neon filled world of nightmares. It’s always amazing to see such fluid and fast-paced old-school-styled games appearing. I’m a huge fan of retro gaming, and Phantom Trigger seems to be no exception in the realm of slick pixel style carnage.

Official Press Release

Phantom Trigger slices its way onto PC and Nintendo Switch next week.

Two years ago we released Divide By Sheep, a dark humor mobile game created by Bread Team — a duo of game developers that lived on the Ukrainian/Russian near Donetsk, on opposite sides of the border. The game did very well on mobile, and currently holds a 95% positive rating on Steam. I loved working with the team, and we immedietly started a Game #2. That game is now Phantom Trigger, and it’s coming out next week.

To say that the development of the game was difficult is an understatement. Aside from a much bigger scope than the first game, war broke out in the region. Victor, the game’s programmer, moved his family to East Ukraine mid-development. While Denis, the artist, moved to Saint Petersburg. I’ve been working with them and supporting through the whole process, acting as a producer.

I’m really curious to see what you think. There are no embargoes, so feel free to stream/make videos/write articles.

Quick useful bulletpoints

Official Website
Steam page
Release August 10
Localized in English, German, Korean, French, Spanish, BR-PT, Russian, Simplified Chinese
MSRP is $14.99

About Phantom Trigger

Phantom Trigger is a Hardcore Neon Slasher with RPG elements. Figure out what’s real as you follow the story of Stan on a journey through surreal and twisted worlds.

Stan is losing control. The phantom realm brings arcane hexes into a pulsing neon reality, where demons fight in packs and use every trick they have to break your defense. Throw spells and traps mid-combo, ride the edge of control and chaos in this fresh take on action combat. You are your own worst enemy in Phantom Trigger.

Story

You play as Stan, a whitecollar middle-class worker living an ordinary life that gets disrupted by a mysterious event. Discover a brand new world and connect the dots along a branching story through neon-demonic worlds. Phantom Trigger has 4 alternate endings.

Gameplay

Merging elements from slasher and RPG genres, Phantom Trigger takes a rich combo system and builds on it, with trapping and freezing enemies, herding groups, burning bosses and dashing from one combo to the next.

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