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Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Tesla vs Lovecraft is a top-down shooter, lovecraftian and arena shooter game
developed and published by 10tons Ltd.
Released on January 26th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 9 languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, French, German and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 1,198 reviews of which 1,077 were positive and 121 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.12€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: SM 3.0+
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 150 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: OS X 10.8+ recommended
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: SM 3.0+
- Storage: 380 MB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 or SteamOS
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: SM 3.0+
- Storage: 182 MB available space
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10tons is a Finnish studio with a long track record in top-down action shooters; the studio has iterated on this wheel for well over a decade, and Tesla vs Lovecraft feels like the product of that hard-won craft. The game launched on PC in January 2018 and was later ported to consoles and mobile devices, a rollout that underscored the studio’s intent: a shooter designed to be as equally playable with keyboard/mouse, controller, or touch controls. The developer’s press materials and store pages make the lineage explicit — this is a spiritual successor to their prior arena shooters, but with a tighter thematic conceit and more varied level architecture. Tesla vs Lovecraft is a tightly focused, gleefully violent twin-stick shooter that marries 10tons’ long experience with arena-style slaughter to a mischievous mash-up of historical figure and cosmic-horror author. Built from the same design DNA that produced Crimsonland, the game is small in scope but deep in moment-to-moment satisfaction: crisp weaponry, rich audiovisual feedback, and a carefully tuned difficulty curve that rewards both reflexes and build choices. It is not a reinvented wheel — what it does, it does nearly perfectly. The premise — Nikola Tesla versus H. P. Lovecraft — is as smart as it is funny. On paper it’s a stunt: taking the pragmatic futurist Tesla and pitting him against the progenitor of cosmic dread. In execution it becomes the hook that allows serious gameplay ideas (weapon upgrades, perk choices, mech) to sit inside a playful narrative wrapper. The contrast between science and eldritch fiction is used mostly for tone and set dressing, and that’s exactly the right decision; it gives the game personality without hampering the loop of shoot, upgrade, survive. The result is great: the player really does feel like a scientific force of nature mowing down otherworldly nightmares. Mechanically and philosophically, Tesla vs Lovecraft is heir to an arcade tradition that stretches back to games like Gauntlet (1985): top-down perspective, hordes of enemies, and a focus on spatial awareness and crowd control. Gauntlet pioneered the “pressures of the screen” feeling — multiple threats converging from all sides, resource management (health, keys, items), and immediate, repeated runs of short levels — and 10tons translates that pressure into modern twin-stick terms. Rather than the class-based dungeon crawl of Gauntlet, Tesla vs Lovecraft replaces classes with weapon builds and perks; instead of coin-op continues it offers progression via perks and temporary powerups. Both games reward pattern recognition, cooperative play (where available), and efficient movement; where Gauntlet was an arcade endurance test, Tesla vs Lovecraft is a digitally refined, build-driven evolution of the same core thrill: staying alive while the screen fills up. If you close your eyes and think “horde-survival arcade,” the link is obvious. One of the game’s strongest virtues is the feel of its difficulty curve. The escalation is carefully engineered not just between levels but within them: waves ramp in intensity in a way that creates recurring spikes and lulls, allowing the player to feel the ebb and flow of high-octane survival. Perk selection and item pickups add a meta layer of risk/reward — choosing the wrong perk can make a subsequent spike feel punishing, but learning which combinations smooth those spikes is immensely satisfying. The way levels are built with readable architecture (cover, choke points, alternate routes) so that difficulty is rarely random; it’s skillable. This is the kind of tuning that separates a noisy onslaught from compelling design. Visually, Tesla vs Lovecraft favors moody, neon-tinged palettes and chunky, readable sprites and effects. The tech-meets-cosmic art direction keeps important gameplay information highly legible: enemy telegraphs, projectile traces, explosion radii, and the invulnerable frames of the Tesla Mech are all crystal clear. Sound design is a standout: guns have weight, enemies die with satisfying audio punctuation, and the soundtrack dynamically supports the tempo — notably, the mech’s entrance with its hard-rock sting is both hilarious and exhilarating. Audio and VFX combine to make every kill feel consequential. That feedback loop — see, hear, react — is a major reason the combat loops so well. Of course no game is perfect. Relative sameness over very long sessions is what it normally fails at: after many hours the enemy types and arena variations can feel repetitive. Local co-op is present and enjoyable, but the lack of robust online cooperative features may dissapoint some. Controls on certain mobile ports required tuning, though the core gameplay generally survives the transition. These are important but not fatal critiques; they affect marathon players more than the typical 20–60 minute sessions the game seems optimised for. So have a go to get that violence kick and then move to something else. :) Tesla vs Lovecraft is thus a concentrated, expertly tuned twin-stick shooter that accomplishes its goals with polish and wit. It stands in a proud arcade lineage — think of the pressure of Gauntlet translated into modern shooting mechanics — and 10tons’ experience shows in every balance decision and audiovisual cue. For players who love horde combat, measured difficulty spikes, and the catharsis of upgrading a modest pistol into a mechanical thunderbolt, this is essential fare. Its concept may begin as a cheeky contrast between two famous names, but the game earns the comparison: it’s both an homage to arcade horde design and a high-quality example of the form.
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One of my favorite twin-stick shooters. As others have said, there's some luck involved in winning a lot of the time (similar to a roguelike) but I didn't find it too bad. If you get the game, I strongly recommend getting the DLC as well, as it adds quite a bit to the game, especially when it comes to replay value. Note: 50+ hours on PS4 in addition to Steam.
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Cool shoot-em-up. Very hard without the DLC. At least towards the ending. But it's worth the play. I finished the game 100% Simple and fun.
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Very fast paced, very fun, metal soundtrack, Finnish, anything else to say? :D
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Worth about $5. A fun yet simple twin stick shooter. Playing longer than 20-30 minutes at a time will get repetitive, but as a quick lil time waster its good.
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Tesla vs Lovecraft is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.
Tesla vs Lovecraft received 1,077 positive votes out of a total of 1,198 achieving a rating of 8.52.
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Tesla vs Lovecraft was developed and published by 10tons Ltd.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Tesla vs Lovecraft offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Tesla vs Lovecraft includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There are 2 DLCs available for Tesla vs Lovecraft. Explore additional content available for Tesla vs Lovecraft on Steam.
Tesla vs Lovecraft does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Tesla vs Lovecraft supports Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Tesla vs Lovecraft is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
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Online players
3
Developer
10tons Ltd
Publisher
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Release
26 Jan 2018
Platforms
Remote Play
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