Virulence is a 2D top down metroidvania / Zelda-like action RPG, where the player will explore the human body as a virus species and infect other cells in order to survive. The player can control an individual virus or command a whole population.
- Explore the human body as a vast interconnected world of different organs, body systems and cells
- Organs act as major dungeons which need to be conquered in order to fully infect the host body
- Complete organ dungeons according to your own path
- Virus populations abilities can be upgraded in order to survive within the human body, increase virus movement speed or virus health or even acquire various environmental modifiers
- Infect host cells in order to replicate and grow population, as well to upgrade abilities
- Control an individual virus or move an entire population viruses as a flock
- Dynamically switch to any virus of your choosing, either by proximity to current virus or by cycling through entire population
- Face numerous enemies from the bodies own immune cells, to other pathogens such as bacteria, parasites...
- Survive the harsh environmental conditions which exist in the human body!
- When virus population reaches zero its game over!
