THREATTIER · MODERATE
Mitotic Surge
Enemies split into fresh clones when they die.
Cancer cells divide by mitosis. Uncontrolled replication is what makes cancer, cancer.
In Development · PC / Steam
Killer Cell:
Remission
A bullet-heaven auto-battler where you play as a Natural Killer cell. Every enemy on screen is a real biological process.
· Fluorescence · λex 488 nm40× · GFP Channel
Live
NK-001 · Run 001 · Tumor Microenvironment
MECHANICS DRAFT
Built from the disease up.
No re-skinned zombies. The biology came first, and the mechanics follow from it. What you fight in the game is what your body fights in real life.
THREATEVENT · PHASE 2
Cytokine Storm
Your fire rate doubles, but you take chip damage.
A dangerous immune overreaction that damages the host, not only the target.
THREATAURA · PARACRINE
Membrane Signal
Enemies broadcast buffs to the cells around them.
Paracrine signaling. Cancer uses it to reshape the tissue in its favor.
BUFFWEAPON · MEMORY
Perforin Rail
A rail that punches through a line of cells. Evolves into Granzyme Payload.
Perforin drills the membrane, granzymes trigger apoptosis. How your NK cells actually kill.
BUFFGOAL · 4,000 UNITS
Remission Meter
A 4,000-unit biomass bar that fills toward victory.
Tumor burden reduction. The measurable goal of real cancer treatment.
BUFFUNIT · PLAYER
NK Cell / You
Automatic weapons that reward constant motion.
Natural Killer cells patrol nonstop and kill cancer cells on contact.
BOSS · THREE PHASESTIER · CRITICAL
THE SARCOMA CORE
Strip its calcified bone armor, expose the soft tissue underneath, then survive the necrotic inflammation surge. Straight from real sarcoma pathology.
Cell Lines
Pick your killer.
A small roster of immune cells. Each one changes how you move and what you leave in your wake.
NK CELLPLAYABLE NOW
- SPEED
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- RANGE
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- BURST
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A spherical patrol killer studded with cytotoxic granules. The all-rounder: auto weapons, and it rewards you for never standing still.
MACROPHAGEIN DESIGN
- SPEED
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- ARMOR
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- BURST
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A bulbous, shape-shifting brawler that engulfs cancer cells on contact. Slow, heavily armored, built for the front line.
NEUTROPHILIN DESIGN
- SPEED
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- RANGE
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- BURST
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The fastest responder, nucleus split into lobes. Clears swarms and leaves sticky NET traps in its wake.
CYTOKINEIN DESIGN
- SPEED
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- RANGE
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- BURST
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An elongated signaler that fights by broadcast, not by contact. Buffs and pulses ripple out through the tissue around it.
Specimen Sheet
Every mechanic maps to a real one.
The whole design rule in one table. The left column is what you do. The right column is what your body actually does.
| Index | Mechanic | In the game | In your body |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mitotic Surge | Enemies split into clones on death. | Cancer cells divide by mitosis. Runaway replication is the disease. |
| 02 | Cytokine Storm | Fire rate doubles, but you take chip damage. | An immune overreaction that harms the host, not just the target. |
| 03 | Membrane Signal | Enemies broadcast buffs to nearby allies. | Paracrine cytokine signaling reshapes the microenvironment. |
| 04 | NK Cell (you) | Automatic weapons, rewarded for constant motion. | Natural Killer cells patrol continuously and kill on contact. |
| 05 | Sarcoma Core boss | Bone-armored phase one, exposed flesh phase two. | Osteosarcoma builds a calcified shell. Strip it to reach soft tissue. |
| 06 | Remission Meter | A 4,000-unit biomass bar filling toward victory. | Tumor burden reduction: the measurable goal of treatment. |
Sourced from peer-reviewed cancer biology. Accuracy is a design constraint, not a marketing line.
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Killer Cell: Remission
- Studio
- TM Tech · solo developer
- Genre
- Bullet-heaven auto-battler
- Platform
- PC · Steam (App 4759300)
- Status
- In development