Stalker but it's a top-down shooter with dimensional travel: No Such Place is having a Steam playtest now
No Such Place looks like a promising top-down shooter with elements of survival horror and inventory management. There's a playtest on Steam now.
Over the weekend, developer ChillyRoom announced No Such Place, a top-down extraction shooter about venturing through portals on reconnaissance missions. From the announcement trailer ed yesterday, this will be great for fans of tense horror shooters. Though, don’t get this confused with a first-person shooter. This has a much more retro vibe, with lightly pixelated sprites and a classic top-down perspective. No Such Place is planning a 2026 release, but you can sign up for the playtest on Steam.
No Such Place looks like a top-down rogue-lite Stalker with dimensional travel
Indie developer ChillyRoom has released several other games over the last few years, including Otherworld Legends, a top-down rogue-like brawler, and a popular mobile game, Soul Knight, a roguelike that combines survival and shoot ‘em up elements. No Such Place certainly seems to be going for a different vibe, something that fans of the Stalker series might appreciate. While most of the development team’s other titles are brighter and colorful, based on No Such Place’s trailer, it will be darker, full of shadows, and apocalyptic vibes.
Despite the pixelated graphics, the various player appearances that show up in the trailer each have a distinct style. At some moments, the player is wearing a full hazmat suit, while at other times, they are sporting gear that looks much more prepared for combat. This makes me wonder if some specific dimensions or portals require proper preparations to explore. Each world has a time limit, at which point it will begin to unravel. So get what you need and get out. Survival is the primary goal.
From the trailer, aside from the tense shooter mechanics where swarms of creatures come running out of the darkness, it looks like there will be elements of inventory management and RPG elements to upgrade abilities. The player talks to a weapons seller, and the items are all organized into squares, taking up various amounts of space, much like in Stalker. Each gun has several customizable slots where the player can adjust the scope, magazine, stock, muzzle, and underbarrel. The RPG-like upgrades appear to come from some sort of handheld device. Players can upgrade their physical abilities along with combat tactics and more. But it’s hard to gather all the details just from this trailer.
For now, we’ll have to wait to learn more about No Such Place. It looks like a promising, challenging, gritty survival horror experience with plenty of systems to manage and organize. , if this looks interesting, add it to your Steam wishlist. It’s a great free way to show the developers that there is growing interest in their game. Plus, it never hurts to sign up for the playtest. When I requested access, I was granted it immediately, so chances are the same thing could happen to you.
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