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Dualism

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Dualism

Steam $9.99

A classic arcade shoot 'em up mixed with twin-stick controls, heaps of roguelike, and a dab of spiritual philosophy create this addicting, challenging, and relentless experience where you must control light and dark to succeed. Direct your evolution and embrace your dark side to break free.

Year
2021
Developer
Ensomari
Publisher
Ensomari
Orientation
Multi-directional

SCREENSHOTS

STORY

DUALISM is the eternal battle of good and evil, right and wrong, black and white, opposites. It’s a top-down shoot ‘em up, hearkening back to old arcade and 90s console games with a few modern twists. With procedurally generated waves and upgrades, no two runs are ever the same, allowing for countless hours of gameplay. You are a rapidly evolving, color-changing dragonfly, going against countless hoards of various insectoids.

You’ve been summoned by the god of Dualism to test your resolve, where everything has been divided into two colored groups- you’ll need to balance aggressively attacking the opposite color while absorbing similar colored shots to stay alive.

Dualism is an intense shooter bullet-hell with an advanced upgrade system. Occasionally you’ll be allowed to open the door to new evolutionary paths, allowing you access to lightning powers, bombs, blasts, diplomacy, and even temporal abilities. Defeat a few enemies and you’ll earn evolutionary upgrades. There are over 80 unique upgrades to select from, and they stack exponentially, meaning you’ll get more and more powerful with each identical upgrade you select.

Dualism Key Features

Shoot your enemies

Smash your enemies (with your balls!)

Electrocute, bomb, blast, poison, slow, and screw your enemies

Absorb shots of the correct color and unleash a barrage of homing missiles

Choose new evolutionary paths each playthrough

Power-up with upgrades on those paths

Get insanely powerful with upgrades that stack exponentially

Take on bosses of crazy capability

Meditate on the meaning of existence and your upcoming death

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STORES

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Price
Discount
Lowest ever
$9.99
Lowest: $1.49

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PRICE HISTORY

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$0$1020222023202420252026Steam $9.99

Steam low: $1.49 (8 Jun 2026)

SCORES

Source
Audience
Score
Reviews
Users
87 / 100
8

RELEASES 1 system

System
Platform
Year
Notes
PC
Windows
2021
Original release

GAME DATA

Orientation
Multi-directional
Danmaku
Yes
Wanted by
53 on ITAD waitlists

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