OVERSURGE

You steer. Your weapons fire on their own. The swarm never stops coming.

OVERSURGE is a fast survivors-like roguelite built around short runs. Dodge, level up, pick an upgrade, repeat — until the swarm gets you. Every death pays out shards for a permanent upgrade web, so the next run starts stronger and goes further.

WHAT YOU DO

- Charge your Surge. Chain kills to fill the bar, then set it off: a shockwave, a few seconds of overdrive, and every gem on the map flying to you.

- Build a loadout. Five weapons, each with an evolved form you earn by pairing it with the right passive.

- Bend the rules. Bosses drop relics: enemies that explode when they die, a dash that cuts through the swarm, +50% damage for a third of your health.

- Beat three bosses to clear the sector.

- Spend shards between runs on a 29-node upgrade web, and on new ships that change how you start.

IN THIS DEMO

The whole first sector: 5 weapons, 9 relics, 3 ships, 3 bosses. Clear it and you can keep playing.

IN THE FULL GAME

Five more sectors, each with its own enemies, hazard and final boss: bombers and eruptions, shielded Bulwarks on ice, snipers and lightning, gravity wells. Six more weapons, ten more relics, three more ships, and Ascension, an upgrade track for the long haul.

CONTROLS

Move: WASD or arrow keys (or hold the left mouse button)

Dash: Space

Surge: Shift

Pause: Esc

Touch and gamepad are in as well, though less tested.

Plays in the browser, nothing to install. Progress is saved in your browser.