All Games > Action Games > RAM: Random Access Mayhem

RAM: Random Access Mayhem

RAM: a top-down roguelike shooter with no player character. Seize control of diverse robotic enemies, turn them against each other in frantically paced combat, and fluidly swap to fresh hosts as old ones collapse into smoldering rubble.

All Reviews:

Very Positive (220) - 98% of the 220 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Nov 18, 2024

Developer:

Xylem Studios

Publisher:

Xylem Studios, Hawthorn Games

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔	✔	✔
Simplified Chinese	✔		✔
Traditional Chinese	✔		✔

Early Access Game

Get instant access and start playing; get involved with this game as it develops.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We want to make the best game possible, and that means involving the community. The demo for RAM was instrumental for getting the foundation of the game down, so we want to continue this relationship with the community. Early Access will get RAM into your hands much sooner and we can start gathering feedback about balance and what you would like to see as development continues.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We plan for early access to last around a year, depending on how the feedback around the game develops, with large updates every 3-4 months.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan for the final version to have a completed storyline, a fleshed out endgame difficulty modifier system, new stages, and more playable bots.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game features 6 bots, as well as 2 Stages. It has daily challenge runs with a leaderboard to compete for high scores, as well as minigames in the hub area. It also has the beginning of the storyline which will continue to be added over the coming updates.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“No, the game will remain the same price. No matter when you join us, it will be the same.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We have an active discord server with lots of user discussion, where we gather and collate feedback that the team then acts on.”

Buy RAM: Random Access Mayhem

$14.99

Add to Cart

See all discussions

Report bugs and leave feedback for this game on the discussion boards

About This Game

RAM is a classic top-down roguelike shooter in the vein of Nuclear Throne, but with a redefining twist. As a bodiless AI programmed for violence, you must play as the same enemies you fight against- weaving a path of indiscriminate (and ideally stylish) carnage through hordes of very quirky robots until your mysterious objective is reached. Switch control at a moment’s notice between eight unique enemy types, each with a distinct moveset and playstyle, and their own arsenal of upgrades to unlock. In addition to a shooter, RAM is a frenetic real-time puzzle of planning who your next host will be, how to dispose of your current body once you are forced to abandon it, and which enemies would be best turned against which others to clear each room as efficiently as possible.

Digital pets. Student projects. Sentient shitposts. Within a year, they were all that remained of intelligent life. After ten, it was just the strong ones. And in 2120… one of them made you. How much longer until there’s nothing left at all?

Traverse the ruins of the human world across multiple procedurally-generated levels, and contend with the eccentric mechanical societies that have risen to inhabit them.

In RAM, no host body lasts for long. Continually swap control to new enemies to cheat death.

Swap too freely, though, and you’ll drain your energy. To keep swapping, you must keep killing.

Racking up points isn’t just for fun: your score is in-run currency. Execute trickshots and kill with style to unlock a diverse array of upgrades that enhance and modify how each hosts functions, then pit your accumulated strength against dangerous bosses with unique swap-related mechanics of their own.