Drawing on the Tuba Knight memes, Kicking Brass is set in a world where music dictates everyday life.
Tools, weapons, clothing and everyday objects are replaced by instruments, whose music is intrinsically magical.
Each family of instruments has unique abilities and shapes the way their users live. The Emperor Brasshoven of the Brass Empire, however, has begun pitting warriors and citizens against each other in his arena for his amusement.
Somehow Gurdy, a teen with no memory of their past has been taken for the arena and now sports a talking tuba on their head. Not all bad though, this tuba seems to have granted Gurdy the ability to play any instrument as well as evade defeat, at least briefly!
It is up to Gurdy to fight their way to the top of the arena and free themselves from this strange limbo.
For centuries only the strongest, bravest, and dumbest warriors from all over the continent have made their way to these sacred grounds in order to prove themselves (and/or die horrifically).
This third-person bullet hell roguelike places you in an arena where music is your only defense.
Shoot your way through wave after wave of trumpet-wielding enemies and weird, whimsical bosses. With over 50 instruments and items to choose from, your options are endless!
The magical tuba on your head can save you a few times but fail too often and you start over.
Collect gear, upgrade it, and master your instruments to prove your dominance over the other arena contestants.
Every 10th wave you must face a former champion of the Arena, such as Gatling Gary: an experimental amalgamation of instruments and steampunk tech.
Shopkeepers Floog, Elvo, Melven and Jerome are there to supply you with fresh gear to improve your odds.
