Game overview
B.I.O.T.A.
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
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Pick your retro style and enjoy this ultimate run and gun throwback!
You vs. monsters
B.I.O.T.A. is an intense 2D action-platformer, in which you command a team of mercenaries and investigate a mining colony infected by an alien plague. Explore a pixel art world packed with mutant monsters and deadly traps. Try to survive using a multitude of guns and various crafts, including a mech, a sub, and a starship.
The best of both worlds
B.I.O.T.A. mixes the charm of retro games (including two-pixel breathing animations) with the modern-day convenience of full controller support, quick saves, customizing the visuals at any time, and a soundtrack so chippy that you'll want to record a cassette mixtape and listen to it on your Walkman.
Pick your retro
Craving for some old-school Game Boy esthetics? Looking for a neon-infused arcade style? B.I.O.T.A. has 54 unique 4-color palettes to unlock. Swap them anytime during your play to completely change the game’s 8-bit visuals.
Uncover corporate secrets
Take command of a team of 8 veteran mercenaries and switch between them to utilize their unique skills and weapons. Investigate the mining colony overrun by an alien plague and face 40+ horrific monsters that mutated out of the miners. Rescue the scientists, and uncover the truth about V-corp’s illegal activities.
KEY FEATURES
54 unique 4-color palettes to swap
8 playable characters to unlock and upgrade
Story campaign with two endings
Arcade levels where you control a submarine, destroy enemies in a powerful mech and chase starships in outer space
Additional time trials and target shooting game modes
Retro fun with modern-day convenience
4 controller presets and 6 keyboard control presets to choose from
Energizing chiptune-synthwave soundtrack

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System requirements Windows
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Minimum
Minimum:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i5 - 3570K or higher
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge) or higher
- Storage: 300 MB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated compatible soundcard
- Additional Notes: Required to play in default graphical settings (LO-FI) and 1080p
Recommended
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Retrovibe
- Brazilian rating
- l
- Steam Germany rating
- 6
- Achievements
- 24
- Controller support
- full
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, German
*languages with full audio support - Support
- [email protected]
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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 95th percentile. Priced as Premium at $9.99.
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