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CODE SHIFTER

Characters from all the iconic Arc System Works franchises, including Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and the River City series, all meet in a 2D pixel art side-scrolling action game!

Released Jan 30, 2020Mixed · 42% of 54PEGI 7
Action2DPixel Graphics2D FighterOld School
CODE SHIFTER
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CODE SHIFTER
Developer: LAND HO! Co., Ltd.
Publisher: Arc System Works
CODE SHIFTER
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About CODE SHIFTER

The story takes place in the development offices of a software company, ""Awesome Rainbow Corp"". Trouble arises just as you're gearing up to release the final version of the game! Many mysterious bugs are occurring, and time is running out!

To deal with this situation, a programmer, Stella, whips up a debug program: ""CODE SHIFTER"".
""CODE SHIFTER"" will let Stella's avatar ""Sera"" dive into the game and start fixing things up.
Will Stella and her coworkers be able to find the origin of these bugs and deliver the game before the launch date?

■Original style with a retro twist!
Enjoy the delightful graphics from titles past and present remixed with 2D watercolor and 8-bit pixel art.

■Game system
Players will explore the stage while transforming into various characters from different IPs created by Arc System Works!
Successfully adapt and complete all stages using a large volume of 30 playable characters animated in 8-bit!

■Comedy
Take a break from debugging with a comedic story between the ARC staff Stella, Mozzie, Rudy, Hudson, and Greig.

■Arc System Works crossover
This game is a 2D 8-bit action game where various IPs created by Arc System Works crossover, players explore the stage while transforming into various characters animated in 8-bit. The IPs included in this game are all 25 titles of Arc System Works' massive library! A large volume of 30 playable characters and 70 support characters are featured. A dream crossover between IPs are finally here!

■Brawl fighting action mode
In addition, the 4-player brawl fighting action ""Colorful Fighters"" is also included as an extra feature!

Story

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You're a video game developer, and the deadline is quickly approaching! The story takes place in the development offices of a software company, "Awesome Rainbow Corp". Trouble arises just as you're gearing up to release the final version of the game, many mysterious bugs are occurring, and time is running out! To deal with this situation, a programmer, Stella, whips up a debug program: "Code Shifter", that let's her avatar "Sera" dive into the program and start fixing things up. Will Stella and her coworkers be able to find the origin of these bugs and deliver the game before the launch date?

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Game details

Developers
LAND HO! Co., Ltd.
Publishers
Arc System Works
Release date
Jan 30, 2020
Genres
Action, 2D, Pixel Graphics, 2D Fighter, Old School
Modes
Single-player, Multiplayer, Split-screen co-op
Controller
Full controller support
Steam features
28 achievements, Family Sharing, Remote Play Together
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Camera
Isometric, Side view
Series
BlazBlue
Engine
Unity

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedNot supportedSupported
Traditional ChineseSupportedNot supportedSupported
JapaneseSupportedNot supportedSupported
KoreanSupportedNot supportedSupported
System requirements

Minimum

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 (64-bit OS)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7800GT
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit OS)
  • Processor: Core i5 4570s
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

Ratings

Steam reviews

Mixed

42% of 54

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IGDB critics

57

2 critic scores

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Age rating

PEGI 7

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Release date: Jan 29, 2020

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