Vespia: Shield of Aberration is an upcoming tower-defence game featuring where players take on an onslaught of advancing anomalous monsters. The game bring a breath of fresh-air to the tower-defence genre where players are free to construct custom spells which their characters use.
- Extensive Unlocks: Research new cards, abilities and characters using the flux gained from destroying the anomalous creatures.
- Spell-Building: Spells are executed in a sequence where previous effects can modify the next spell in the sequence. This allows for possibilities such as a laser that fire twice, a bolt that explodes on impact, or a burst of projectiles which teleport to the nearest enemy. All crafted spells have generated names which explain their behaviour.
- Character Abilities: Each character has their own custom ability which can be unlocked. These range from fireballs, to the construction of shield walls that extend the paths which enemies need to take.
- Boss Enemies: In the full-version of the game, there are multiple different boss enemies that appear at certain points in the games. Each of these bosses have unique effects, such as generating a shield. These unique effects require the player to figure out the best combination of spells to bypass the resistances of the boss.
About the game
Vepsia is developed by Hourglass Studios, an independent studio created by a solo-developer with a love for the games industry. It features an original soundtrack created by a local music studio, Honywood Studio. The game’s demo is available for download on steam already, and the full game will be releasing in April 2025.
Links
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3304820/Vespia_Shield_of_Aberration
Reveal Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq9e0z2_9D0
Honywood Studios: https://www.youtube.com/@LofiHonywood