Not quite, but the isometric look is hugely inspired by games like Populous.

Think of this as more of an X-COM meets roguelike city builder, trying to capture the spirit of the anime Evangelion

Check out the Steam page for a super early trailer and some details:

store.steampowered.com/app/3626080

Kinda! I'm trying to get a system for animating the tiles in general set up, so I can apply canned movements on the tiles that already exist in the world.

ie: I want tiles to ripple in a radius around explosions

The flying upward is just the simplest animation I could make to test sprite ordering

Hi Daivd, you can wishlist the game at the link below. If you're not able to sign in into your web browser for any reason, you can also search for "Metrogear" in the steam app.

store.steampowered.com/app/3626080/...

That said, if you wishlist it on Steam, they'll send you an email when the demo is out!

store.steampowered.com/app/3626080/...

Thank you so much for your interest! The game is probably in an advanced prototype stage at this point. I've got most of the core city-building systems built, but combat still has a way to go.

And tbh, I can't confidently say when a demo will be ready, but I'm vaguely targeting the end of the year

Thanks Antoine! I'm a long way to release, but feedback like this helps a ton!

Mind sharing which game it reminds you of? Brigador has been a major influence so far for the look of the lighting