As of July 11, BIT.TRIP FATE is available on Steam. BIT.TRIP FATE is the fifth installment from the award-winning San Francisco and Santa Cruz based video game development studio Gajin Games. Known for making unique gaming experiences for discerning humans, Gajin Games also has quite the fondness for capital letters. BIT.TRIP FATE was originally released on the WiiWare service, and offered later in the BIT.TRIP COMPLETE collection for Wii and BIT.TRIP SAGA for the Nintendo 3DS. And now you can get it on Steam.
FATE is a side-scrolling shoot ’em up featuring CommanderVideo, star of Runner2 and protagonist of the BIT.TRIP series. It features vibrant retro visuals, a tripped-out soundtrack, and all the pixels you could ever ask for, plus more because you clearly didn’t ask for enough.
Also, because indie cameos are all the rage these days, FATE plays host to much-loved characters like Super Meat Boy and Mr. Robotube. It is –if you’ll allow the cheesiness– indie-credible.
To celebrate BIT.TRIP FATE’s arrival on Steam (and because the Steam Summer Sale is currently happening –what serendipity!), the game is being offered at the low price of $4.99 until July 22. That’s 50% off the total price. Don’t worry, I did the math.
Founded by Genuine Men, Alex Neuse and Mike Roush, Gaijin Games has been responsible for tickling the world with its rhythm-music eccentricities since 2008 with their IGF award-winning BIT.TRIP series and the console version of the IGF award- winning lilt line. In addition to rhythm-music stylings, Gaijin Games has also branched out into the puzzle genre with their Robotube brand, recently launching BlokTonik for the iPad. Moving forward, Gaijin Games aims to bring their special brand of entertainment to all platforms, console and otherwise. More information about the studio can be found at www.gaijingames.com
