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Press release:
Seattle, United States, 29 January 2026 | Indie developer Codex Interactive is excited to announce their debut title, Omen, coming soon to Steam. Explore and loot the lost remains of a fallen galactic empire in this extraction top-down sci-fi shooter. Organize your defensive front to combat waves of lurking pirates, opportunistic traitors, and savage cultists. A demo will be available on Steam on Thursday, February 5th, and the full game is coming soon.

Calamity In The Galaxy

Humanity has been reduced to The Voidborn, a post-apocalyptic expanse of ex-starfaring civilizations inhabiting broken space stations and nomadic spaceships. Take on the role of an Astral, an immortal starship pilot serving the interests of the Halvonic League. Your role? Investigate a cosmic anomaly known as The Veil, a mysterious phenomenon hailed by an army of cultists set on inciting a total war to claim power. Amidst this macabre backdrop, Omen challenges players to root out the forces of the Veil, raid their bases, defend against retaliatory infiltration, and ally with the resistance to recenter the remaining threads of humanity.

The Monastery

Omen combines base defense combat, stackable roguelike upgrades, and extraction looter elements for a cross-genre gameplay experience. At the start of the game, you come across the remains of a monastery, a broken-down structure, but suitable enough to use as your base. With the Monastery as your main hub, interact with local NPCs to claim missions, trade for utility items, and build new weapons for your future raids. The Monastery is a prime target for the forces of the Veil, and they will seek to destroy it. Build out your defenses and try to survive brutal waves of enemy onslaught. After successfully defending the Monastery against raiders, choose a perk–known as a blessing–to provide powerful upgrades to your future runs.

Isometric Extraction Experience

When you’re ready to set off, choose an enemy region to target. Extract precious resources before the enemy armada arrives, and keep the fight going to fend off more defensive waves for higher-value resources. Hunt for components and blueprints on enemy bases to bring back your base for new crafting opportunities. Each level boasts mini-objectives for players to complete, challenging players to fight for key rewards–or die trying.

A Hopeless Saga

Every region of the Samarin Empire has unique challenges, quests, and loot. Discover Omen’s 4 Act structure as you delve further into the abominations of this otherworldly dimension. Each act–complete with its own set of defense missions, mini-objectives, and loot drops–ends with a high-octane boss battle to test your upgraded weaponry, blessings, and additional resources, such as drones, cloaks, and allied ships. Battle through military bases, secret research facilities, and the empire’s capital city before reaching The Veil. Secure final weaponry upgrades and team up with new allies to survive a gauntlet run facing The Veil’s fiercest opponents. Do you have what it takes to overcome The Veil for good?

Gameplay Features

Base Defense Gameplay: Manage and expand your base to defend against retaliatory enemy raids, seeking retribution for the Astral’s actions.

Extraction Shooter: Select a mission to complete allies’ objectives and extract valuable resources; if the armada arrives, stage your exit or defend your loot for higher rewards.

Roguelike Rewards: Defend your base against raiders and receive special perks–known as blessings–to alter the gameplay experience between each run. Blessings can be stacked but are lost at the end of a run.

4 Act Saga: Uncover the truth behind The Veil across 4 distinct story arcs, each culminating in a unique boss battle.

Over 100 Items and Upgrades: Collect loot from enemy bases, trade at the monastery, and build a combination of over 100 weapons, defensive structures, abilities, and utility items.

Demo Coming Soon: Interested players can anticipate the game’s demo, coming Thursday, February 5th.

Omen is coming soon to Steam. Players can wishlist the game for launch updates and look forward to the game’s demo on Thursday, February 5th. For more information about Codex Interactive, please visit their website: https://www.codexinteractive.com/

About Codex Interactive

Codex Interactive is a three-person indie game studio based in the Pacific Northwest, focused on making games with a gritty, immersive atmosphere, iconic electronic soundtracks, and unique gameplay. Omen is the studio’s first game, a top-down space ship extraction shooter where the player must upgrade and defend their base while also raiding enemy territory for resources.