Intake2013

Intake

2013 Cipher Prime Studios81Great

Playtime

ShortTypically 5 hours

Playable on

Mac
PC
Steam Deck
Playable
Steam Machine
Playable
SteamOS

Available on

Steam
$9.99

Game modes

Single player

Details

Launch: October 3, 2013
Developer: Cipher Prime Studios
Publisher: Cipher Prime Studios
Themes: Action
Science fiction
Genres: Shooter
Music
Indie

Overview

Intake is the new retro-futuristic drugstep arcade shooter from Cipher Prime. In this polychromatic love child of Dr. Mario and Ikaruga, you battle a never-ending barrage of pills, pushing your skill and reflexes to the limit to avoid a lethal dosage. Blast and combo your way through an epic cascade of audiovisual mayhem so intoxicating it comes with its own warning label.

Players91

Excellent

Steam91from 278 reviews

88 / 100 As the saying goes 'Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.' This is personified in Intake with its super simple yet challenging, pill popping gameplay. Intake takes some practice to master; it's a true test of your reflexes & mouse control skills. Music (although limited)...

Neon colors. Dubstep. Pills. Flashes. Bangs. Booms. Coin-up look and feel. Excellent game. Intake it's a rare gem, every single part of it in harmony with the rest, making this game an instant thumbs up. Gameplay is excellent, either you use keyboard or mouse: simple controls for quick, non-stop action. Graphics are sharp and bright colored and the...

I wasn't sure about this game, but now I'm absolutely in love. It's almost pure gameplay, and at that the game excels. It's a lot of fun and has surprising variety thanks to a system of unlocks. It's also just challenging enough, which gives it nigh-infinite replayability. Definitely one of the hidden gems.

Probably one of the best little score attack games out there. Easy to pick up on, extremely hard to master.
The whole point of the game is to shoot colored pills and get as much score as possible, comes with unlockable power ups.
Game is really visually pleasing, vivid colors and a great (but sadly, short) soundtrack.
Definetely worth picking up.

Shoot the pills and get your daily dose of medications. Swap colors to take down the right pills and get combo going. Presentation is vivid and dynamic but gameplay is pretty much shallow.