Choke on my Groundhog, You Bastard Robots

About

Choke on my Groundhog, You Bastard Robots is a chaotic twin-stick shooter where dying doesn’t end the game, it adds another layer. Each time you perish, your past self returns as a spectral helper, firing alongside you. The more lives you lose, the more ghosts join the fray turning your struggles into a squad-based assault. Developer Kloonigames leans into the genre’s frenetic energy with bullet-dodging action and a nonlinear approach to progression. You’ll replay levels constantly but with growing support from your former mistakes. The twist of using past failures as tools sets this apart from typical run-and-gun fare. No health bars or power-ups matter as much as your own persistence. The premise of a lone human and a time-bending groundhog battling robot overlords adds absurd charm. Players stuck in loops will appreciate the dark humor and escalating chaos. Released in 2008, it still feels fresh for those who enjoy shooters that punish and reward in equal measure.

Storyline

Robots are always bastards. There’s no way around it. We build them and they killed us all. Well almost all, I’m the Earth’s last survivor. But with my time traveling groundhog sidekick I’m going to destroy the robot liberation army and take back Earth.