"There’s a potentially addictive and well-paced arcade challenge to be found here”
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04/21/2012 - 02:13
Temple Crypt Expansion Pack Released
The Temple Crypt DLC adds three new levels to Xotic (2 combat levels and one bonus level). Each level comes with 4 game modes and new achievements to earn. Explore the mystical crypts and forgotten passageways beneath the planet’s surface as you eliminate the presence of the orb in this exciting update for one of the... Read more
02/17/2012 - 04:30
Pipe Works Expansion Pack Released
The Pipe Works DLC adds three new levels to Xotic (2 bonus levels and one combat level). Each level comes with 4 game modes and new achievements to earn. Explore the towers of metal and ancient aqueducts beneath the planet’s surface and eliminate the presence of the orb in this exciting update for one of the most... Read more
02/13/2012 - 19:55
Xotic Indie Bundle - Pay what you want - 20% to charity
Xotic is proud to be a part of the Be Mine Indie Game Bundle! 20% of proceeds go to charity. Pay what you want (minimum $1). You get 5 games including Xotic, plus other incentives! On top of it all, 20% goes to Child's Play, a charity that seeks to improve the lives of children in hospitals around... Read more
02/02/2012 - 00:21
Xotic Steam Code Giveaway
TPG, in association with WXP Games, is giving giving away five (5) Steam codes for Xotic. To enter this contest, use the comment section to tell us a story about a time when you achieved a high score while playing an arcade machine. The winners will be picked by members of TPG and WXP Games based on their... Read more
01/21/2012 - 23:01
Xotic selected as a top casual PC game of the year by Adrenaline Vault!
Each year the Adrenaline Vault selects a dozen games that represent the best in casual PC games. This year we're proud to announce that Xotic made the list! Head on over to the Adrenaline Vault to read the article and see the other games that won! Read more
01/14/2012 - 00:05
WXP GAMES AND TOTALBISCUIT ARE GIVING AWAY 1000 COPIES OF XOTIC!
For a chance to win, just sign up for the WXP Games mailing list. We're pretty lazy about sending emails so you won't get a bunch of spam from us. In fact, we pretty much set this up just for the contest. WXP Games will contact you if you've won a free copy of Xotic. Otherwise, we'll keep you... Read more
01/10/2012 - 22:44
Honorable mention: Game of the Year
Nukezilla released their top 5 games of the year for 2011 and Xotic received an honorable mention! Thanks folks, we love you too. Read more
01/10/2012 - 21:08
Xotic 2.4 Update Released
This update adds windowed mode, improved translations, and a variety of fixes for customer-reported issues. The update will be automatically deployed the next time you log in to Steam. NEW FEATURES:
Game can now be run in windowed mode
IMPROVEMENTS:
Improved translations for all languages
Brain Freeze... Read more
12/20/2011 - 23:15
Xotic 50% off until January 1st
The PC version of Xotic is on sale for $4.99 during the Steam Winter Sale. Grab this great deal while it lasts! Read more
12/15/2011 - 03:25
Xotic 2.0 Update Released!
This free update to our genre-bending FPS features new speed run game modes, new content, new achievements, support for DLC, a vastly improved tutorial and much more! The update will be applied automatically for all existing Steam customers.Even if you’ve already played through the game, check out the new... Read more
11/24/2011 - 23:21
Xotic 50% off during the Steam Autumn Sale!
The Steam Autumn Sale is here! Buy Xotic for just $4.99 through November 27th. That's 50% off! Already own it? Gift one to a friend for a little friendly competition!
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11/22/2011 - 23:56
GameGrin reviews Xotic (8.5 / 10)
"What WXP Games have done is create a wonderfully simple concept and made it insanely but casually competitive. I guarantee if you play this game you will want to get better, you will want to beat that time when you see you were 1 second behind, you will want that one thing you missed in your last run, it's fun and... Read more
11/11/2011 - 01:20
Dark Zero
A game like Xotic requires you to replay levels to improve your score. It’s about finding the fastest route through a level, but at the same time you have to think about the power ups that you can pick up. Scattered throughout levels are items that will multiply your score, give your weapons double damage or increased... Read more
11/11/2011 - 01:18
Indie Game Magazine
You are bound to question exactly what it is that you are looking at and how many drugs you have taken. But while Xotic may look a million miles away from your typical shooter, it is arguably more of a shooter than the current majority in the genre.
The gushing liquids that exuberate in the sky as you... Read more
11/11/2011 - 01:12
On RPG
The fun comes combining all these elements: killing enemies, grabbing power ups and shooting infected planets, all into one huge chain. With that in mind, Xotic is a game that demands to be replayed over and over, re-doing missions to improve your skills and your score, and then checking out the leaderboards to match... Read more
11/11/2011 - 01:08
True PC Gaming
Xotic is a title begging you to acquire massive combo scores and awesome power-ups to keep you coming back for more. Despite its lack of shiny modern graphics, Xotic packs a formidable punch and will most definitely provide you with hours of enjoyable gameplay.
Xotic goes a step further in the graphical department by... Read more
11/11/2011 - 00:53
FPS Guru
To put it simply, depending on your play-style, Xotic is an absolute steal at $10. But that’s only if you go in with the right expectations. If you’re looking for a typical shooter, Xotic obviously isn’t the game for you. If you’re just going to fly through the levels, you’ll finish the whole game in probably about 4... Read more
11/11/2011 - 00:49
You Say Too
Everything in Xotic works the way it should. It’s obviously a gameplay heavy game, and the gameplay is unique, fast pace, and exciting. If this game is anything, it is creative. I can’t think of any First Person Shooter to compare this to, and that just proves how creative WXP Games is.
Overall, this is one of the... Read more
11/11/2011 - 00:45
Intense Gaming
The objective of the game is fairly simple: You shoot several different items and enemies on the map in order to string together combos. The bigger the combo, the more points you earn. The more combos you get, the higher your point total will be. That’s the entire game, in a very small nutshell. There is somewhat of a... Read more
11/11/2011 - 00:37
Game Arena
Xotic is great for those moments when you have time to spare and you can outdo your previous performance. For most it will be just that - a great game to play for a bit, but not particularly addictive. In some however, it will inspire marathon gaming sessions into the early hours of the morning, bettering your scores... Read more
10/27/2011 - 23:39
Hawtwired
"...[then] games moved into the online realm and, holy cow, we're back to jockeying for high score again! Xotic rides this pony and rides it hard. A first-person shooter with a twist, Xotic forces you not only to survive as you gun down the bad guys, but to rack up multipliers and combos to boost your score up as high... Read more
10/27/2011 - 22:57
Piki Geek
There’s something compelling about distilling the sometimes complicated formula of FPS games into a simple run and gun arcade style shooter. Xotic focuses more on high score, multipliers, and item collection than killing endless waves of enemies and bosses. The game’s high score board is divided between a world-wide... Read more
10/27/2011 - 22:02
Platform Nation
When it came down to it, I had a lot of fun with Xotic, and enjoyed challenging myself by seeing how my high scores compared to people near me and around the world.
For an indie game, Xotic provides an experience that is both simple and challenging all in a fairly polished package that’s well worth its price tag. The... Read more
10/11/2011 - 21:10
Nukezilla - "I Can’t Recommend It Highly Enough"
People often point to the independent development scene as what’s great about PC gaming today, but the majority of what comes out of it are mascot platformers, RPGs with vestigial design choices left over from 1992, and knock-offs of custom Warcraft 3 maps. Many of them are fun, and almost all of them are cheap, but... Read more
10/11/2011 - 20:50
FTG - "Makes You Feel Nostalgic For the Olden Days of Gaming"
Sometimes, it really does pay to stop and smell the roses. Those who actually did just this with the “upcoming and new releases” section on Steam may have seen an odd little title show up with absolutely no fanfare called Xotic. Strange and wonderful, this is one title that earns its name well. Read More Read more
10/11/2011 - 19:38
Destructoid gives 8 out of 10
This is a game that wants you to explore a level, to learn where the enemies are and how to shoot them on the run, to memorize where x2 and x3 score multipliers can be found, and to fine-tune your best path through all the crystals in a level while simultaneously shooting scabs to chain them into one giant combo. Read... Read more
10/11/2011 - 18:58
Two Fedoras - "A Fun Little Casual Romp"
Mixing the concepts of an arcade scoreboard game and a FPS together may seem counter intuitive but it actually works. The more experienced you become with the game the more rewarding the system feels. The end result is a game that you’ll feel compelled to pick up and play again right after you finish it to start min/... Read more
10/11/2011 - 17:03
Gaming Irresponsibly - "Everything in Xotic works the way it should."
Forget everything you know about first person shooters, because Xotic is here. Are you used to AK’s, RPG’s, and Uzi’s? Well, that’s too bad, because in this game you only get one gun, and it’s called the Macroterra. It’s unique, because instead of you holding it, the gun is actually attached to you. The best way to... Read more
10/01/2011 - 00:57
Not Your Everyday FPS
Xotic takes everything we’ve come to expect from FPS games lately and tosses it out the window. There are no modern weapons; instead you have a bug attached to your arm. Enemies are basically an afterthought; they exist, and you have to kill them to progress to the next level, but they’re more there to distract you... Read more
09/07/2011 - 08:31
Xotic's Music and Sound Effects
The soundtrack in Xotic is uniquely different from many other FPS games. With the gameplay there are exciting sound effects that sound off continuously throughout the levels. A Seattle musician called Carl Sagan’s Ghost produced the music in Xotic. It includes experimental ambient electronic tracks... Read more
06/06/2011 - 05:45
Xotic is The hybrid first-person shooter
Xotic is an arcade-style first-person shooter with point multiplayer mechanics and chain reaction game play. The game is a hybrid of many different genres. There is the classic first-person shooter game play. There are also elements of the RPG where you use the experience points that are earned from... Read more
05/31/2011 - 07:58
The Xotic Campaign Against The Orb
The Orb has plagued Dagoth Moor and it is up to you to eradicate its evil life-sucking presence from the planet. You accomplish this by blasting the Minions of the Orb, the Lurkers, Crazies, and Cultists on each level. Aside from just trying to complete the level and survive the attacks from the enemies... Read more
05/31/2011 - 07:56
Enthralling Xotic Environments
In Xotic you explore planet Dagoth Moor through four unique regions with 23 beguiling levels. You begin the game in a secluded environment, called the Under-Home. This is where you learn about how to shoot scab plants and collect points where you encounter your first enemies. You move into a more wide-... Read more
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