{"id":65906,"date":"2026-04-28T13:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=65906"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:35:45","slug":"armored-core-inspired-3d-high-speed-mech-shooter-omega-phenex-commenced-project-six-gets-first-open-playtest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/armored-core-inspired-3d-high-speed-mech-shooter-omega-phenex-commenced-project-six-gets-first-open-playtest\/","title":{"rendered":"Armored Core-inspired 3D high-speed mech shooter Omega\u00a0Phenex\u00a0Commenced\u00a0Project Six gets first open playtest\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The high-speed mecha shooter<strong>&nbsp;Omega&nbsp;Phenex&nbsp;Commenced Project Six<\/strong>,&nbsp;has launched its first playable open beta on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3392040\/OMEGA_PHENEX_COMMENCED_PROJECT_SIX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>,&nbsp;planned to run until June 25.&nbsp;<\/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=\"&quot;OMEGA PHENEX&quot; Open Beta Launch PV\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VmRRmO8h5g4?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>Developed by Japanese indie creator Surume Kobo, Omega&nbsp;Phenex&nbsp;is an ambitious indie title that draws inspiration from&nbsp;the mech action of&nbsp;FromSoftware\u2019s Armored Core series&nbsp;and the&nbsp;scenic&nbsp;environments of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ace Combat franchise.&nbsp;The project was initially&nbsp;launched&nbsp;under the working title \u201cProject Six,\u201d and is slated for&nbsp;official release&nbsp;sometime in 2027.&nbsp;The game&nbsp;puts you in the cockpit of the highly agile&nbsp;Icarus,&nbsp;pitting you against enemy mechs in&nbsp;extremely high-speed shooting battles. The Icarus&nbsp;comes with no restrictions on turning speed, and boost gauge depletion is balanced generously&nbsp;to keep&nbsp;the experience satisfying.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1348\" height=\"758\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260428-65906-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260428-65906-001.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260428-65906-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260428-65906-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No mech game is complete without customization, and Omega&nbsp;Phenex&nbsp;allows you to fine tune both your Icarus\u2019s apparance and specs. While&nbsp;different&nbsp;parts&nbsp;come with&nbsp;slight&nbsp;differences in performance,&nbsp;important&nbsp;parameters&nbsp;like durability, mobility and weapon performance can be adjusted through global&nbsp;\u201cTune\u201d values, allowing you to achieve your ideal look and specs&nbsp;at the same time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1534\" height=\"858\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1534px) 100vw, 1534px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260428-65906-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260428-65906-002.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260428-65906-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260428-65906-002-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of gameplay,&nbsp;Omega&nbsp;Phenex&nbsp;offers 30 missions, including extermination, boss battles,&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;and&nbsp;escort missions. In addition, an Arena Mode lets you focus&nbsp;on-one-one&nbsp;battles&nbsp;against enemy mechs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game\u2019s first&nbsp;playest, which started on April 25,&nbsp;gives&nbsp;players a taste of&nbsp;the&nbsp;fully-voiced&nbsp;Story Mode. Centered around the protagonist Seeker, the narrative unfolds on Atlantis, an unexplored land&nbsp;riddled with mysterious autonomous weapons.&nbsp;The beta also lets you dive into the mech customization system, with parts being unlocked as you clear missions.&nbsp;The developer warns that&nbsp;save&nbsp;data&nbsp;from the beta will not carry over to the full game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omega&nbsp;Phenex&nbsp;Commenced Project Six\u2019s open beta is available on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3392040\/OMEGA_PHENEX_COMMENCED_PROJECT_SIX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>&nbsp;and will&nbsp;run until June 25. The full game is slated for&nbsp;launch&nbsp;in 2027.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The open beta will run until June 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":65909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Armored Core-inspired 3D high-speed mech shooter Omega\u00a0Phenex\u00a0Commenced\u00a0Project Six gets first open playtest\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Omega\u00a0Phenex\u00a0Commenced Project Six\u2019s open beta playtest is available on\u00a0Steam\u00a0and will\u00a0run until June 25.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/armored-core-inspired-3d-high-speed-mech-shooter-omega-phenex-commenced-project-six-gets-first-open-playtest\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Armored Core-inspired 3D high-speed mech shooter Omega\u00a0Phenex\u00a0Commenced\u00a0Project Six gets first open playtest\u00a0 - 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