Thoth (stylised as THOTH) is an abstract shoot 'em up video game created by Jeppe Carlsen, former lead gameplay designer of Playdead games '' Limbo'' and '' Inside''. It is published by

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Development

As a solo developer, Carlsen had previously worked on independent platformer ''140''. Carlsen had thought about designing a game inspired by '' Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved'' and ''

Robotron: 2084 ''Robotron: 2084'' (also referred to as ''Robotron'') is a multidirectional shooter developed by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar of Vid Kidz and released in arcades by Williams Electronics in 1982. The game is set in the year 2084 in a fictional wo ...

'' before he started working on ''Limbo''. Music for the game was composed by experimental composers SØS Gunver Ryberg and Cristian Vogel.

Gameplay

Progress through the levels of the game is made by eliminating all enemies. Doing so transforms them into ghostly voids that relentlessly chase the player. The game can be played solo or with two players cooperatively; when playing with a second player, the first player to die will become a ghost void that haunts the player. The main sequence of levels are divided into sets of four, each introducing new enemy types and game mechanics. If the main 64 levels are completed, the player gains access to procedurally generated levels.

References

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