Dex

Mechanics

Dex for PC, PS4 and etc. is non-linear, thus the player chooses the path of their development and decides about the manner in which they complete subsequent missions. Depending on one's individual style, difficulties encountered can be eliminated with use of weapons, skills or special devices. Interestingly, the creators implemented mechanics for melee combat, which brings classic beat'em up games into mind. Apart from the main story of the game, Dex offers a series of side quests. Those are not a mere addition however, because they are strongly tied to the main story and affect its further developments accordingly. An original idea is that one is capable of playing on two interconnected planes: the real world and the cyber-space. When assuming control over their avatar, above all, the player can hack into computers or deactivate defensive systems – the results of such actions can be seen immediately in the reality surrounding the avatar.

Technical aspects

The game's hand-drawn, two-dimensional visuals combine designs typical for the aforementioned Flashback with the style and atmosphere of games such as Shadowrun Returns. In of the soundtrack, one will be listening to music by Karel Antonin (a mixture of film music and electronic sounds) when playing Dex. All the in-game dialogues were voiced over by actors. Dex utilizes the popular Unity 3D engine – as a result, the game came out for Windows, Linux, MacOS and the Ouya console at the same time.