Story-Driven Shoot ’Em Up “Flightpath” Joins Steam Next Fest

Illogic Games recently announced that their upcoming shoot’em up game Flightpath will get a free demo as part of Steam Next Fest in October.

Flightpath is a story-based shoot’em up (or as we called them back in the old days: “shooters”) with an anime-inspired visual aesthetic where your choices affect the progression of the game.

Here’s the official breakdown of Flightpath from Illogic, followed by the latest trailer:

Flightpath – an anime story-based shoot’em up

Select a character and make choices that impact their flight path and the outcome of their story.

Pick “Kath”, a mechanical spaceship engineer, A.J., a disgraced ex-detective or “Max”, a professional aeroracer, craft your spaceship, explore a variety of worlds as you decide their flight path, in every sense of the word, in their quest to overthrow the crime syndicate that rules the planet Venaris.

Game Features

  • Shape the course of the game – Your choices affect the story on many levels. (friends, enemies, fights and the end of the story).
  • Meet 3 characters with unique stories. Discover the different storylines of Kath, A.J., and Max.
  • Customize your spaceship. Upgrade your weapons and much more
  • Procedural top-down shoot’em up – Maximum replayability of fights
  • Explore 10 unique worlds. From a junky yard to the asteroid belt passing by lava, jungle, desert…
  • Play again – Choose another character, make other choices and enjoy great replayability with procedurally generated shoot’em up levels

Flightpath is currently scheduled for a full release in January 2023 on Steam PC.

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