Sektori is psychedelic, tough as nails, and worth the pain

• Sektori is an old-school twin-stick shooter game that puts players in the role of a small ship navigating through swarms of enemies.
• The game combines modern ideas from roguelikes with retro arcade gameplay, creating a unique and mesmerizing experience.
• Creator Kimmo Lahtinen’s vision for Sektori is to put players into a flow state, where they can fully immerse themselves in the game’s pulsing visuals and music.
• The game features upgrades that players must collect by navigating through enemy swarms, adding an element of challenge and survival to the gameplay.
• Sektori has received praise for its ability to balance old-school gameplay with modern ideas, making it a standout title in the twin-stick shooter genre.

Sektori is an old-school twin-stick shooter. Created by a former developer at Returnal studio Housemarque, it puts you in the role of a little ship that blasts through swarms of enemies, and you have to weave through them to get upgrades to help you survive. Often, my runs end after less than a couple minutes, like a retro arcade game. But creator Kimmo Lahtinen brilliantly weaves modern ideas from roguelikes with pulsing visuals and music that make Sektori a mesmerizing experience.

A key part of what makes Sektori good is how it puts you into a flow state. “Sektori is a place, a form of being, a method of transformation,” reads the descrip …

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