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{{gameinfo| name = MidBoss
{{game-stable| name = MidBoss
|developer = [[Eniko]]
|developer = [[Eniko]]
|theme = Fantasy
|theme = [[Fantasy]]
|influences =  
|influences =  
|status = stable
|released = 11 April 2014  
|released = 11 April 2014 (v0.5.0 alpha)
|relver = v0.5.0 alpha
|updated = 29 May 2017 (v1.1.5)
|updated = 29 May 2017
|licensing = Closed source, commercial
|updver = v1.1.5
|licensing = [[Closed source]], [[Commercial]]
|language = [[C#]]
|language = [[C#]]
|platforms = Windows
|platforms = [[Windows]]
|interface = Graphical, mouse, keyboard
|interface = [[Graphical tiles]], [[Mouse]], [[Keyboard]]
|length =
|length =
|site = http://www.midboss.net
|site = http://www.midboss.net
}}
}}
== About ==


MidBoss is a video game about possessing your defeated enemies in order to become stronger. You play the weakest of the dungeon denizens, an imp with no ability other than possessing other creatures. Your goal is to defeat and possess increasingly stronger creatures, unlocking their abilities for yourself and becoming stronger as you go along, and eventually defeat and become the dungeon's ultimate endboss.
MidBoss is a video game about possessing your defeated enemies in order to become stronger. You play the weakest of the dungeon denizens, an imp with no ability other than possessing other creatures. Your goal is to defeat and possess increasingly stronger creatures, unlocking their abilities for yourself and becoming stronger as you go along, and eventually defeat and become the dungeon's ultimate endboss.


The game is currently available on Steam and itch.io.
== Purchase ==
 
== Store Fronts ==


* MidBoss on [https://eniko.itch.io/midboss itch.io]
* MidBoss on [https://eniko.itch.io/midboss itch.io]
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* Color-blind modes (deuteranopia, protanopia and tritanopia), optional high contrast font, and adjustable brightness.
* Color-blind modes (deuteranopia, protanopia and tritanopia), optional high contrast font, and adjustable brightness.
* 12 retro mode filters to find and unlock.
* 12 retro mode filters to find and unlock.


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==


In MidBoss you play a weak monster in a dungeon, an imp. The imp is not noteworthy at all, beaten by simple skeletons or zombies, except that it has the ability to possess other creatures after it kills them. To progress through the game you level up and put points into four meta attributes (Violence, Cruelty, Relentlessness and Adamancy) which govern your playstyle. How these attributes come to expression in the core attributes (actually used to determine gameplay effects) varies depending on the multipliers of your current form. By unlocking new forms you gain access to their improved multipliers, and as you level those forms up you can unlock new abilities.
In MidBoss you play a weak monster in a dungeon: an imp. The imp is not noteworthy at all, beaten by simple skeletons or zombies, except that it has the ability to possess other creatures after it kills them. To progress through the game you level up and put points into four meta attributes (Violence, Cruelty, Relentlessness and Adamancy) which govern your playstyle. How these attributes come to expression in the core attributes (actually used to determine gameplay effects) varies depending on the multipliers of your current form. By unlocking new forms you gain access to their improved multipliers, and as you level those forms up you can unlock new abilities.


== Screenshots ==
== Screenshots ==


[http://midboss.net/screens/01_killyou.jpg]
http://midboss.net/screens/01_killyou.jpg
[http://midboss.net/screens/02_possession.jpg]
 
[http://midboss.net/screens/03_dive.jpg]
http://midboss.net/screens/02_possession.jpg
[http://midboss.net/screens/04_shop.jpg]
 
[http://midboss.net/screens/05_fireball.jpg]
http://midboss.net/screens/03_dive.jpg
[http://midboss.net/screens/06_cratefishking.jpg]
 
[http://midboss.net/screens/07_possessedcattrap.jpg]
http://midboss.net/screens/04_shop.jpg
[http://midboss.net/screens/08_customgame.jpg]
 
[http://midboss.net/screens/09_rotworm.jpg]
http://midboss.net/screens/05_fireball.jpg
[http://midboss.net/screens/10_shrine.jpg]
 
[http://midboss.net/screens/11_gameboy.jpg]
http://midboss.net/screens/06_cratefishking.jpg
 
http://midboss.net/screens/07_possessedcattrap.jpg
 
http://midboss.net/screens/08_customgame.jpg
 
http://midboss.net/screens/09_rotworm.jpg
 
http://midboss.net/screens/10_shrine.jpg
 
http://midboss.net/screens/11_gameboy.jpg


[[Category:Coffeebreak roguelikes]] [[Category:Commercial games]]
[[Category:Coffeebreak roguelikes]] [[Category:Commercial games]]

Revision as of 03:20, 30 May 2017

MidBoss
Stable game
Developer Eniko
Theme Fantasy
Influences
Released 11 April 2014 (v0.5.0 alpha)
Updated 29 May 2017 (v1.1.5)
Licensing Closed source, Commercial
P. Language C#
Platforms Windows
Interface Graphical tiles, Mouse, Keyboard
Game Length
Official site of MidBoss


MidBoss is a video game about possessing your defeated enemies in order to become stronger. You play the weakest of the dungeon denizens, an imp with no ability other than possessing other creatures. Your goal is to defeat and possess increasingly stronger creatures, unlocking their abilities for yourself and becoming stronger as you go along, and eventually defeat and become the dungeon's ultimate endboss.

Purchase

Trailer

MidBoss Gameplay Trailer

Features

  • Possess your enemy and gain their strengths and skills.
  • 19 forms and over 60 abilities to unlock.
  • Randomly generated loot and equipment system.
  • Randomized potion system. (optional)
  • Traps as well as unidentified and cursed items
  • Dynamic music system that ups the musical excitement when enemies are about.
  • Quick Play mode for shorter, more condensed play sessions.
  • Custom Games so you can play the game exactly the way you want to.
  • Shareable death cards document your run and how it ended. Load these in the game for stats or to play using the same seed and settings.
  • Spend death cards to start your next run with items you had when you died.
  • Beating the game gives a victory card which can be used to play a new game+ mode where you start over with your items, abilities, or both.
  • Detailed tooltips.
  • Line of sight and fog of war systems.
  • Cratefish and balls of yarn currencies.
  • Randomly generated dungeon floors.
  • Several types of lootable containers and chests.
  • Single-file save and resume with permadeath.
  • Full options menu including key rebinding and resolution options.
  • Multiple monitor support and borderless windowed fullscreen.
  • Color-blind modes (deuteranopia, protanopia and tritanopia), optional high contrast font, and adjustable brightness.
  • 12 retro mode filters to find and unlock.

Gameplay

In MidBoss you play a weak monster in a dungeon: an imp. The imp is not noteworthy at all, beaten by simple skeletons or zombies, except that it has the ability to possess other creatures after it kills them. To progress through the game you level up and put points into four meta attributes (Violence, Cruelty, Relentlessness and Adamancy) which govern your playstyle. How these attributes come to expression in the core attributes (actually used to determine gameplay effects) varies depending on the multipliers of your current form. By unlocking new forms you gain access to their improved multipliers, and as you level those forms up you can unlock new abilities.

Screenshots

01_killyou.jpg

02_possession.jpg

03_dive.jpg

04_shop.jpg

05_fireball.jpg

06_cratefishking.jpg

07_possessedcattrap.jpg

08_customgame.jpg

09_rotworm.jpg

10_shrine.jpg

11_gameboy.jpg