Gore

Everyone talks about unicorns. Rainbows never get the spotlight they deserve in stories. That is about to change. A top-down roguelite shooter where you play as the rainbow itself, armed with a shotgun, fighting off a horde of disgustingly cute unicorns. The Core Mechanic: The hero's body is made of seven colored bands, and those seven bands are both your health bar and your seven power slots. You start completely gray, with only one randomly selected band painted. Every time you level up, one band is painted and gains a power, chosen from three randomly drawn abilities out of the four available for that color. Taking a hit extinguishes the innermost band: you lose its power along with it, and your best card is always the first one to go. Go four seconds without taking damage and the band is restored, together with its power. There are 28 powers, four for each color band, and seven tiers of unicorns, including a mother unicorn that splits into two when killed. At the end, you face a four-headed hydra whose mane is made of seven stolen rainbow locks. Each lock you tear away kills one head: its eyes turn into Xs and its neck collapses to the ground !

Gore · 1980s · Shoot 'Em Up