Wukong Survivors" is a TPS + ROGUE game where players control Sun Wukong and his friends, sweeping through all visible enemies and rescuing their captured master.
The game casts players in the role of the legendary Sun Wukong, a character from Chinese mythology. As Wukong, players must fight their way through waves of enemies to rescue their captured master.
The gameplay blends fast-paced, third-person shooter mechanics with a rogue-like progression system. Each run begins with players equipping up to six customizable firearms, ranging from standard assault rifles to exotic weapons like rocket launchers and laser cannons. As players mow down hordes of enemies, they collect peaches that can be spent on permanent upgrades between waves, ensuring a sense of advancement with every playthrough.
The game's standout feature is its deep weapon customization system. Players can extensively upgrade and combine their equipped firearms, unlocking powerful synergies and new attack patterns. This system encourages experimentation, as players discover their ideal loadout for tackling the escalating waves of foes.
The game fully embraces the "bullet hell" genre, frequently filling the screen with a dizzying array of projectiles from both the player and their enemies. Skillfully navigating these bullet storms and finding openings to counterattack is essential, and the protagonist's ability to fly using a Nimbus cloud adds an extra layer of mobility to the chaotic combat.
Rather than featuring typical military or fantasy enemies, the game opts for a delightfully absurdist approach, with foes ranging from armed helicopters to shopping bags. This quirky theming, combined with the imaginative achievement system, gives the game a distinctive personality that complements the addictive gameplay.