Filipino development outfit Indigo Entertainment released their love-letter to Japanese mecha-anime in the form of a 3D action game called Garrison: Archangel. The anime-inspired action game is currently available right now over on the Steam store for $14.99. During the first week of release the game is discounted by 25% off the normal price, so you only have to pay $11.24 for it. Alternatively, if you’re not convinced that it’s worth the entry price, you can download a free demo to play-test Garrison: Archangel before committing to a purchase.

The game makes no qualms about being a Filipino-made version of a Japanese mecha game. In fact, they repeatedly make it known that it’s a game for people who grew up on and loved all the Japanese mecha anime and video games that were spawned from said anime.

You can see the influence of titles like Virtual-On and New Gundam Breaker in the general design of Garrison: Archangel, where it focuses on either one-on-one or team-based multiplayer battles between players either locally or online.

You can check out the gameplay trailer below to get an idea of what the gameplay is like.

The highlight of Garrison: Archangel is that you get to build your mech from the ground up using a variety of different parts, weapons, liveries, and colors.

You then take your mech into battle and fight for supremacy in a number of customizable game modes, allowing you to do battle in one-on-one battles or go online and set up tournament lobbies against other players from around the world.

Additionally, you can go head-to-head in local multiplayer battles with split-screen versus modes for up to four players!

The game also supports remote play via Steam, where you only need a single copy of the game to play online with someone else.

Alternatively, if you don’t like people and don’t like playing with people, you can duke it out against the AI in a variety of single-player modes where you can unlock new characters, weapons, liveries, and parts in the Arcade Mode, Survival Mode, Horde Mode, or the Mission Mode.

Feel free to check the game out now that it’s out of Early Access, or watch some Let’s Play videos to see if it’s the kind of mech game that’s up your alley.

(Thanks for the news tip durka durka)