From Beyond: Arcade Edition

ABOUT THIS GAME

FROM BEYOND: Arcade Edition is a full-length rock album you can play. The music isn't just the soundtrack, it’s the entire saga.

Halloween night, 1986. Listeners of local heavy metal station 96.6 The Lazer begin reporting mysterious lights in the sky. DJ Nasty Nick Nash unknowingly narrates the last broadcast on Earth. Tune in as the new BCVHS album soundtracks an alien invasion... FROM BEYOND!

KEY FEATURES

• An Interactive Space Rock Odyssey: Blast through a complete, 10-track concept album by the artist BCVHS, reimagined as a retro space shoot ’em up. Use your ship to destroy the song lyrics as they roll up the screen like the credits of an '80s sci-fi flick.

• Pure Arcade Action: Focus entirely on the perfect run. With no traditional game overs, play through Story Mode to unlock Arcade Mode, allowing you to put your favorite track on repeat and maximize your score.

• Unique Dynamic Levels: Every song features distinct enemy types, custom formations, and shifting color palettes that adapt directly to the music.

• Peaceful Mode: If just taking in the vibes and piloting your ship is more your style, turn off the enemies. Sit back, relax, and cruise through the album stress-free.

• Deep Customization: Trade rare space collectibles to unlock a massive vault of modifiers, including new ship designs, custom colors, and unique bullet trails.

GAMEPLAY & MECHANICS

In FROM BEYOND: Arcade Edition, gameplay revolves around controlling your ship and blasting lyrics and alien invaders into star-dust. As the music pumps, master the ultimate score chasing loop:

• Build the Multiplier: Chain destruction together without taking a hit. The longer you survive unscathed, the higher your multiplier climbs.

• Harness 6 Devastating Power-Ups: Turn the tide of battle with tools like Rapid Fire to shred the screen or the Rebounder to repel enemy bullets and turn them against the horde, or even combine power ups to create your own version of destruction. 

• Hunt for Space Collectibles: Snag rare items hidden within the chaos to instantly boost your multiplier or bank currency for the unlock shop.

THE ULTIMATE GOAL

Without a "Game Over" screen stopping the music, your progression is driven by skill and optimization. Perfect your routes, timing, and power-up management to squeeze every single point out of the album and conquer the charts.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• 10 Full-Length Tracks spanning a ~45-minute total runtime with endless replayability and customization.

• Full Steam Leaderboard Integration featuring both Daily and All-Time variations for global and friend competition.

• Steam Achievements to test your arcade dominance.

• Dual Gameplay Variants: Track-focused Story/Arcade Mode and the relaxed, combat-free Peaceful Mode.

(Be sure to check out From Beyond: Album Edition, the standalone soundtrack by BCVHS that serves as the foundation for the game!)

Brace yourself for the greatest rock and roll space odyssey you've ever played. This is an entirely new way to experience a musical album!