Open now · By request
NINE ROUNDS RAPID playtest
by SOUTH WESTERLY GAMES
Blast your way to freedom, solo or with a friend in online or local co-op, through a possessed, fragmenting space station. Upgrade abilities, mod your weapon builds, and manipulate time to defeat the station's nine gatekeepers. Power up, progress, and learn the ugly truth with every escape attempt.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Jan 29, 2026
- Planned release
- Q3 2027
- Developer
- SOUTH WESTERLY GAMES
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, Online co-op, Single-player, Split-screen co-op
- Languages
- English
How to join the NINE ROUNDS RAPID playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the NINE ROUNDS RAPID playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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About NINE ROUNDS RAPID
PLAY YOUR WAY
Fight for freedom in this top-down, fast-paced, action-roguelike. On a possessed, fragmenting space station, survival is not a given, and how you escape is up to you. Mow down enemies solo, team up online, or hop on the couch and fight side by side.
Whichever way you play, co-op or single-player, no two runs will be the same. With hand-drawn, procedurally generated maps, giving millions of permutations per run, you’ll have plenty of reasons to hop back in for “just one more run”.
MANIPULATE TIME
Pause, slow, or rewind time to dodge projectile storms, outrun rapid foes, and beat the station's decay. Running low on time? Steal some from your enemies.
NINE BOSSES, NINE LEVELS
Every level ends in a terrifying gatekeeper, with tactics built to end your run. Stopping you is all they want, so bring everything in your arsenal. Each one demands a unique approach, so look sharp and keep your wits about you.
UPGRADES, UPGRADES, UPGRADES
Find everything from simple blasters to chaos-evoking dimension weapons. Score mods from chests and a rather snarky shopkeeper; trust us, his wares are worth the attitude.
Then upgrade a slew of special abilities, stealth or health, mines or orbital drops. Swap builds on the fly, and carry perks between runs.
From the game's Steam page.
