Metacell is a match 3 twitch puzzle shooter with a hard scifi story-line following the paladin Dominic Moore, a highly regarded warrior for a galactic empire, the Imperium, who is on a mission of the greatest importance: to save the universe from the Metacell. The match 3 twitch puzzle shooter gameplay involves the player piloting a ship around a massive creature called the Metacell, dodging the Metacell’s defenses and collecting pickups that are generated by matches being made. The player starts by shooting randomly generated genes toward the center of the Metacell and attempting to make matches of three or more like genes within the creature. Players can defeat the Metacell by scoring 999,999 points or beating Level 99 of gameplay.
