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| Developer(s) | Nik Nak Studios[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Nik Nak Studios |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 23 May 2017 (early access) |
| Genre(s) | Top-down shooter Roguelike Battle royale |
| Mode(s) | Singleplayer Multiplayer |
Skillshot City is a top-down shooter, roguelike, battle royale video game developed and published by Nik Nak Studios. It was originally released with the name Geneshift on Steam via early access on May 23, 2017.[2]
On November 16, 2022, the name was changed from Geneshift to Gene Shift Auto, and then went free to play on November 28, 2022. The name then changed to Skillshot City on July 9, 2025, as reported by PCGamesN.[3]
References
- ^ "Skillshot City Official Site". skillshotcity.com.
- ^ "Skillshot City on Steam". Steam. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ Hore, Jamie (9 July 2025). "GTA 2 inspired, free-to-play battle royale changes its name for a second time". PCGamesN. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
Further reading
- "Chaotic GTA 2 Inspired Co-op Shooter Geneshift Launches Next Week On PC". GameSpot.
- Caldwell, Brendan (30 March 2017). "Geneshift is a homage to GTA with mutant multiplayer". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- "Geneshift–A Multiplayer Top-Down Shooter With A GTA2 Vehicular Twist". Siliconera. 24 May 2017.
- Donnelly, Joe (26 May 2017). "Meet the indie dev who spent two years making a game in youth hostels abroad". PC Gamer.
- "After Eight Years, One Developer's Dream Project Is Finally on Steam". Vice.com. 24 May 2017.
- "The Indie Dev Who Left Australia To Finish His Game". Kotaku Australia. 9 June 2020. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017.
- Wawro, Alex (24 May 2017). "What one indie dev learned from a summer project that took 8 years to finish". www.gamasutra.com.
