Viscera: A new twin-stick shooter promises pure, unadulterated violence

Viscera: A new twin-stick shooter promises pure, unadulterated violence

Animation Logic is an indie developer hailing from Canada, and they've just announced their maiden title, "Viscera," which will launch on Steam in Q4 of 2024. This sci-fi twin-stick shooter's whole notion is to provide an intense, gory experience hearkening back to the classic shooters of yesteryear.

Viscera on Steam
Viscera is an arcade-inspired, gleefully excessive top-down shooter. Fight through the muck and gore against the mutant menace. Master over 50 weapons and more than 80 abilities. Prove you’re the best at withstanding the horde until the end takes you. Viscera awaits. Soak in it.

Gameplay Emphasis

Viscera strips away many of the complexities found in modern shooters, focusing instead on fast-paced, chaotic action. The game eschews cinematics, storytelling, and extraneous mechanics in favor of pure, unbridled violence. Using an arsenal of over 50 weapons, players will be going up against hordes of mutant enemies.

Abilities and Weapons

The game offers a wide range of weaponry, starting from typical firearms-machine guns, plasma rifles-to some more exotic variants like:

  • A saw gun is used to tear enemies.
  • Bullets that explode into other bullets
  • A black hole generator

Complementing the diverse selection of weapons is a complex system of perks comprising more than 80 abilities. The player will be able to tune their characters with implants, manipulate time, and unleash crushing blows on opponents.

Visual Style and Gore

Viscera is grungy and futuristic with oodles of gore as players fight through levels, blood splatters, and streaks across the environment in a visually visceral experience.

Developer Background

Animation Logic was founded by Egor Semenikhin, who brings 17 years of industry experience with him to this project. Having worked at Ubisoft and ZeniMax on titles like Hitman (2016), PUBG, and Rainbow Six Mobile, he now wants Viscera to be a game that returns that magic from classic games.

Release Information

Viscera will then be coming to PC via Steam in Q4 2024. With promises of intense action and a good deal of gore, it hopes to bring a nostalgia-rich yet new experience to all fans of twin-stick shooters and classic arcade-style gameplay.


About Viscera
Step over the corpses of your foes and through the muck and gore as you fight off the monstrous horde with over 50 weapons across four unique stages. Climb the leaderboard and prove you’re the best at withstanding the horde until the inevitable end takes you. Viscera awaits. Soak in it.

  • 🔫 Refine your build with over 50 weapons
  • 🌟 Master more than 80 abilities in the complex perk system
  • 🤝 Global and Friend Steam leaderboards
  • 🎞️ No cutscenes or no crafting: enjoy the purity of a modern arcade experience

 About Animation Logic
Based in Calgary, Canada, Animation Logic is an indie developer founded by Egor Semenikhin, an industry veteran of 17 years working at studios including ZeniMax and Ubisoft, born out of his love of classic video games. Viscera is Animation Logic’s debut title.