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Intake

Intake is the new retro-futuristic drugstep arcade shooter from Cipher Prime. In this polychromatic love child of Dr. Mario and Ikaruga, you battle a never-ending barrage of pills, pushing your skill and reflexes to the limit to avoid a lethal dosage.

All Reviews:

Very Positive (92) - 96% of the 92 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Nov 5, 2013

Developer:

Cipher Prime Studios

Publisher:

Cipher Prime Studios

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔	✔

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Reviews

“I don't think a video game has ever made me worry my computer was going to explode before I played Intake.”
Penny Arcade Report

“100% undiluted, pulse-pounding fun.”
5/5 – Mash Those Buttons

Just Updated

Make way for the MAYDAY launch and update!

Coinciding with the release of Intake on iOS we've pushed a brand new update to Intake on Steam! It includes a handful of gameplay tweaks, some new features, and some bug fixes!

Gameplay: Challenge levels during regular gameplay and pro mode now appear at intervals of five levels.
Gameplay: Flashbangs appear starting at level five.
Gameplay: Removed the game over level bonus from appearing in level one.
Gameplay: Challenge Modes are now 25 levels longs.
Feature: "No Nonsense Mode" turns off level up shield transitions and the bonus level, so you can get more playtime faster.
Feature: Gartnervision is a toggleable visual effect for the letterboxes. No effect on gameplay, it's just sexy.
Feature: Tweet button to tweet your score.
Bug fix: The rank badge display in Challenge Mode always shows the proper rank.
Bug fix: Shortened transition timing across the board.
Bug fix: Streamlined some loading times.
Bug Fix: Improved loading performance.

Because of the dramatic changes to gameplay, we're clearing the leaderboards.

Enjoy!

About This Game

Intake is the new retro-futuristic drugstep arcade shooter from Cipher Prime. In this polychromatic love child of Dr. Mario and Ikaruga, you battle a never-ending barrage of pills, pushing your skill and reflexes to the limit to avoid a lethal dosage. Blast and combo your way through an epic cascade of audiovisual mayhem so intoxicating it comes with its own warning label.

FEATURES

Classic Arcade Shooter: From its aspect ratio to its fast-paced game play, Intake is directly inspired by classic arcade shooters and SHMUPs with just a hint of FPS love.
Achievements: Over 70 finely tuned achievements that will teach even the most hardcore player new tricks. These are not your typical progress-only achievements.
High Scoreboard and Game Stats: Keep track of your high scores and decimate your friends.
Challenge Modes: Acceleration, Minefield, Reaction, and Flood modes will challenge every aspect of how you play.
Gameplay Changing Features: Grab vitamins while you play and trade them in for intense game upgrades. You can even turn the game into a SHMUP if you show your skills.
Dubstep Soundtrack: Infinite wubs. Classy ones.
Colorblind Modes: Intake offers colorblind modes for players with deuteranopia, protanopia, and tritanopia.
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