Xeno Crisis - a new game for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis and Dreamcast!

Xeno Crisis is a new, original title for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis and Dreamcast which will be released both as a physical cartridge and also as a downloadable ROM. At its core, it's an arena shooter for up to 2 players that takes inspiration from the likes of Smash TV, Contra, Mercs, Granada, Alien Syndrome, Zombies Ate My Neighbours, Chaos Engine, and Shock Troopers.

We want the game to look, feel and sound like the classic Mega Drive games of the '80s and '90s, but also add some new elements that weren't so common in games of that era, particularly procedural map generation and randomisation of gameplay elements. Achieving that classic look and feel is vitally important to us, which is why we've teamed up with legendary pixel artist Henk Nieborg, who previously worked on the Mega Drive title "The Misadventures Of Flink", developed by Psygnosis.

We're also working with "Savaged Regime"; a highly renowned chip-tune artist that knows how to push the Mega Drive's YM2612 chip to the limit - you can hear a sample of the Xeno Crisis soundtrack in the Kickstarter video above.

The game is currently at the prototype stage and we will be releasing the finished product in October 2018 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Mega Drive's launch in Japan.

This GIF should give you a good idea of how the early levels in Xeno Crisis play - most enemies don't pose too much of a threat and can be dispatched with a few rounds of fire.

Preserve precious ammo by rolling over eggs and crushing them!

2-player co-op mode. This was added as our first stretch goal.

PAL box and cart mockup

NTSC-J box and cart mockup

Xeno Crisis Dreamcast box mockup

The continue screen...you'll be seeing a lot of this...

Continue confirmation!

Enemy sprite sheet example

Male marine idle and walk anims

The Xeno Crisis title screen - we insist on testing the game on original hardware and CRT displays - this was taken on our Sony BVM 2010P.

Area 1 - The Outpost

Area 3 - The Nest

Procedural room generation example

Procedural map generation example

The equipment screen - collect dog-tags in-game to trade here.

Female marine example

End of level male marine pose 1

End of level male marine pose 2

End of level male marine pose 3

Marine sketch 1

Marine sketch 2

Japanese text sample

Just a family enjoying their Xeno Crisis Collector's Edition t-shirts.