That headline only ever comes by once in a century, by my reckoning. Then again, those names only exist once in a lifetime of note anyway, so...

*Ahem*

Tesla Force is set in the same game-universe as developer 10tons' previous outing, Tesla vs Lovecraft and features a procedurally-generated game-world filled with monsters to, ah, shoot.

Here's the studio's official line:

With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!

History

Tesla Force is the next step in 10tons' top-down shooter evolution. Tesla Force develops the award winning Tesla vs Lovecraft concept with new gameplay elements and also improves the visuals over its predecessor. The development started in late 2018 and the planned release date is Q1 2020.

Features

• Endlessly replayable rogue-lite
  
• Randomly generated levels
  
• Wild array of devastating weapons
  
• Intense top-down shooting action
  
• Large selection of perks to customize your hero
  
• Over a dozen unique abominations to destroy
  
• Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft or Shelley!

Watch a short reveal trailer for the game embedded below.