Neon Outbreak

## About

**Neon Outbreak** is a fast 2D top-down roguelike shooter where every room is a new choice: fight, heal, risk it for bigger rewards, shop for power, survive traps, protect the core, or face a boss.

Start with a basic weapon, earn Scrap, unlock stronger gear, and build your way through escalating waves of neon enemies. Runs are designed around readable chaos: warning lines, enemy silhouettes, weapon effects, pickups, and clear combat feedback help you survive even when the screen gets busy.

## Features

- **Infinity Mode** — a room-by-room roguelike survival run with normal, reward, shop, healing, risk, curse, survive, protect core, treasure trap, elite, mini-boss, and boss rooms.

- **Boss Mode** — climb a boss ladder with fixed retries, boss rewards, and stronger pressure each level.

- **Permanent progression** — earn Skill XP, unlock weapon licenses, and grow stronger between runs.

- **Weapon variety** — pistol, SMG, rifle, shotgun, laser, grenade launcher, burst rifle, flamethrower, and railgun.

- **Build-shaping upgrades** — weapon-specific perks such as shotgun cone upgrades, SMG shock/ricochet upgrades, rifle marks, armor break, and more.

- **Enemy variety** — crawlers, runners, shooters, brutes, healers, mine layers, exploders, shield enemies, drones, splitters, slow fields, and loot thieves.

- **Readable boss attacks** — warning lines, circles, cones, phase changes, and distinct attack patterns.

- **Local co-op support** — Player 2 can join Infinity Mode with a controller.

- **In-game handbook** — unlock enemy entries after defeating them and learn behavior, counters, and lifetime kill stats.

- **Achievements and run summary** — track goals, kills, Scrap, Skill XP, favorite weapon, new unlocks, and run results.

## Current state

This is an early-access prototype with a large amount of playable content already implemented. Balance, polish, and platform builds may continue to improve after release.

## Controls

**Keyboard and mouse**

- Move: WASD or arrow keys

- Run: Hold Shift while moving

- Dash: Space

- Aim: Mouse

- Shoot: Hold left mouse button

- Interact / open doors / chests / shop: E

- Reload: R

- Pause / settings: Esc

- Restart after game over: R

**Controller co-op**

Controller co-op is available in Infinity Mode. Player 2 joins from character selection by holding A on a controller, then moves with the left stick and uses controller combat assists.

## Recommended for players who like

Top-down shooters, roguelike runs, boss fights, weapon unlocks, arcade chaos, permanent progression, and couch co-op survival.

## Contact / feedback

Please leave feedback in the comments. Bug reports, balance notes, and suggestions are welcome.





Non-realistic neon combat, screen shake, flashing effects, stylized enemy destruction.