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Blast conscious robots and rescue humans in a fast twin-stick arcade shooter built around dodging, secrets, and score-chasing.
Released 20 Jun 2017
Rescue Humans
Dash Through Fire
Find Secret Routes
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Developed by Housemarque · Published by Housemarque
In a future where conscious machines are wiping out humanity, you control a lone fighter battling robots and rescuing humans across a series of sci-fi levels.
Aim and move independently as you shoot, dodge with a dash, collect power-ups, and wield a secondary weapon. Levels also hide humans, secrets, and alternate routes to discover while you fight.
Play through arcade-style runs or practice individual worlds, with multiple difficulty settings and scoring challenges that reward replaying stages. The game also supports local co-op, leaderboards, unlockables, and player profiles.
Players often praise the fast, responsive twin-stick shooting, intense arcade pace, and satisfying challenge, with the soundtrack and score-chasing giving them reasons to return. Some find the campaign brief or repetitive, and others criticize the crowded visuals or difficulty; a few also report HDR display problems.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 39 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 84/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
