{"id":42375,"date":"2025-01-07T11:06:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T02:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42375"},"modified":"2025-01-07T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T02:07:13","slug":"bullet-hell-shooter-soulers-free-demo-lets-you-slow-down-time-to-turn-the-tide-of-battle-in-your-favor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/bullet-hell-shooter-soulers-free-demo-lets-you-slow-down-time-to-turn-the-tide-of-battle-in-your-favor\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullet hell shooter Soulers free demo lets you slow down time to turn the tide of battle in your favor\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Korean developer Drabit Studios has released a free demo of its top-down, bullet hell shooter <strong>Soulers<\/strong>. The demo is available on both PC and MacOS via Steam in English and offers around 40 minutes of gameplay. The full game is\u00a0due to be released later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Soulers - Official Demo Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YhsRhvgBFrM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The key features that set Soulers apart from the many other bullet hell shooters out there (like Cave\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/this-challenging-bullet-hell-shooter-boss-took-12-years-to-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DoDonPachi series<\/a>) are\u00a0the main character\u2019s ability to slow down time and the team-building gameplay system. You play as Machina, the female captain of a Union vessel. Using her time-slowing ability allows you to dodge enemy attacks,\u00a0return incoming missiles to their senders and hopefully turn the tide of battle in your favor. Of course, you can only use this Matrix-style ability in short bursts, so it&#8217;s important to deploy it strategically.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"672\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-001.jpeg\" alt=\"bullet hell shooter Soulers boss battle\" class=\"wp-image-42384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-001.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-001-380x213.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-001-768x430.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this game, you must also recruit other Soulers (tough girls with their own special abilities) to your team and build up a crew that suits your combat style. During battle, it is very important to use your supporting team members wisely. At the start of each stage, you can select 3 Soulers who will support Machina. The type of support each Souler can provide varies widely- such as fighting alongside you for a limited time or launching a big attack from the position they are summoned to. In the full game, you will also be able to add defeated bosses to your roster, increasing the strategic possibilities even further.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"671\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-002.jpeg\" alt=\"Soulers team building\" class=\"wp-image-42385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-002.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-002-380x212.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-002-768x429.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The free demo of Soulers gives you 4 stages, 3 weapon types and 7 team members. You can also get a feel for the game\u2019s customization and upgrading system, which allows you to strengthen your characters and weapons in between stages. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-003.jpg\" alt=\"new bullet hell shooter Soulers top down schmup free demo\" class=\"wp-image-42386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250107-42375-003-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Soulers has been in development for over 2 and a half years, with the developers refining the bullet hell shooter based on feedback from events where it was exhibited. Further tweaks to the game will be carried out based on players\u2019 responses to the demo.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soulers is coming to\u00a0PC and MacOS\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2388920\/Soulers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) later this year. A free demo is currently available on the Steam page.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/stg-soulers-20250106-324380\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0by Daijiro Akiyama (original article\u2019s publication date:\u00a02025-01-06 16:43<em style=\"font-size: revert; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--theme-font-family); font-weight: var(--theme-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\"><em>\u00a0JST)\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In upcoming shmup Soulers, you can slow down time to avoid the barrage of bullets, as well as call upon your hand-picked tough girl team for support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":42387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-42375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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