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Breaking through... Murky Horizon fuses dual-stick shooters with tower defense, creating an innovative blend of action and strategy. Join up with up to 3 of your friends for endless fun!

Nightfall is coming... When nightfall comes, the swarms get larger and more aggressive. You'll need to keep targets lit for the turrets to hit them. Can you survive till dawn?

Berserkers! Berserkers are bigger, badder versions of your everyday pissed off lizard. They will destroy your defenses if you don't take them out.

Out now! Available now for the Xbox 360! Go queue the demo for download on your Xbox here, or find it on the Xbox Live dashboard under Game Marketplace -> Indie Games.

Murky Horizon

About

Murky Horizon is a hybrid dual-stick shooter and tower defense game that is currently download-able on the Xbox 360 under the Xbox Live Indie Games service. In it you can team up with up to 3 of your friends and defend your families' underground home from waves of flesh-eating lizards. You're outnumbered badly, but some well placed defenses and a steady aim may get you through the night. It features:

  • A unique fusion of action and strategy.
  • Dynamic lighting - Nightfall isn't just an aesthetic change, the dynamics of the game change too.
  • 40 rounds
  • 4 skill levels
  • 8 power-ups to temporarily boost your player.
  • 3 upgradeable turret types
  • 2 very different game-modes
  • Only 80ms points for the full version (about $1 U.S.)!

 

Available now for the Xbox 360! Go queue the demo for download on your Xbox here, or find it on the Xbox Live dashboard under Game Marketplace -> Indie Games.

 

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Defenses

Buildings can be built at any time by holding left trigger to enter build mode.
Build up your defenses to block the enemies and filter then down to one path

 

Barrier - Build barriers for a cheap way to block enemies.

Force-field Barrier - If you upgrade traditional barriers, they become force-fields. Players can pass through force-fields, enemies cannot, giving you an easy way to enter/exit your base without enemies following you in.

Ice Tower - Ice towers shoot out a cloud of super-cooled liquid nitrogen, slowing enemies caught in its path.
Level Cost Fire rate Max enemies hit
0 $2000 0s 2
1 $3500 0s 4
2 $5000 0s 6
3 $6500 0s 8

Rocket Tower - Fires exploding rockets that can hit multiple enemies caught in its blast
Level Cost Damage per Enemy Fire rate Max enemies hit
0 $2000 75 1s 5
1 $3500 150 1s 5
2 $5000 225 1s 5
3 $6500 300 1s 5

Laser Tower - Fires a high powered laser that hits all enemies in a line. Unlocked at level 10.
Level Cost Damage per Enemy Fire rate Max enemies hit
0 $6000 150 1.5s ∞
1 $10500 300 1.5s ∞
2 $15000 450 1.5s ∞
3 $19500 600 1.5s ∞
   
   

Power-ups

Power-ups drop periodically throughout each round. Be sure to pick them up to give yourself an edge.

Spreader - Fires 5 shots at once for devastating firepower.

Rockets - Exploding rockets take out lizards in a ball of fire.

Laser - A high powered laser that takes out all enemies in a line.
Unlocked at level 20.

Bomb - Explodes an energy bomb that can take out anything in its vicinity.
Explodes 4 seconds after pickup.

Shield - Makes the bunker invincible for 10 seconds.
(Makes the player invincible in Survival-mode)

Health - Repairs the damaged bunker a small amount.
(Gives the player health in Survival-mode)

Slow - Slows down enemy movement and attack speed for 10 seconds.

Money - Gives the player $500.

Flare - Dropped by pressing A. Lights a flare for 45 seconds. Use these to
light up targets for the turrets to hit. Players receive flares to drop automatically at nightfall.