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Content notice: This game might contain themes and depictions that some people might find disturbing or unsettling. Such themes include suicide, mental illness, mild gore and body horror.
Positive — 100% positive (18 reviews) · 36 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Enter an ASCII-Art bullet hell war-zone! Guide and maintain your Android and enact vengeance upon this corrupted world. Upgrade C424, keep her loyal, and use her to paint the Concrete Plains red. But remember: PANOPTICON always stares back.
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Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Navigate the Concrete Plains in Blood in the Panopticon, an action-packed RPG where you command your Android ally C424. Upgrade her skills to survive the ASCII-Art bullet hell war-zone while seeking vengeance against a corrupted world.
About this game
A GOD'S GREATEST SIN IS THE BIRTH OF ITS CREATION
Panopticon does not reveal its secrets. So you are going to have to learn them on your own. So you will die. A lot. But metal is cheap, and parts can be swapped. Thus, you can keep trying as much as you need. It is not you catching the bullets anyway.
Experience:
Over 3000 lines of dialogue
6 unique Endings
7 unique Bosses
Almost 200 unique Upgrade pick-ups
And much more
C424 "Cara" - Gen 4 Combat Android
Your weapon. Your arms and legs. The instrument to enact your will. She is yours to command and yours to do with as you see fit.
Or your trusted partner, your missing half, and maybe, even your friend. It all depends entirely on you.
Each run will leave its mark on her body.
Take care of her well!
Deep, Multi-Layered Lore
Explore Strata 13 and discover the origins and horrors of the Human-Android conflict that spans millennia.
Learn about the fractured humanity, shattered and spread through the hundreds of Strata which encompass the Megastructure and the vicious Androids, organized into an ultimate extermination force, trying to hunt humanity down to extinction.
Fight, Unlock, Upgrade
Defeat enemies and use the data and upgrades you collect to turn C424 into a weapon that fits your playstyle. If only fate would be so kind as to give you what you need. But the Admin must make do.
Will you trade speed for defense?
Make your bullets bounce between targets?
Or bypass all safety restrictions to triple your fire rate?
About the Project
Developed independently as a solo project with a bit of help from some very good friends. I wanted to see how far I push the idea of ASCII art. This is the result: Story, lore, crazy action beats and a "must protect" companion in the form of C424.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Vulkan-1.0-capable card ex. GTX 1050 / RX 560
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Additional Notes: 1440p@60
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 / i5-11400 or Ryzen 5 5600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 1660 / GTX 1650 Super / RX 580 / Intel Arc A380
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Additional Notes: 4k@60
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
DEVLOG 1
HelloLet's start with the important stuff. New Game PlusSeptember 10th.That's when the new update will come. Or some time around that date. Might delay it by a day or two in case I run into unexpected issues. But for now, everything is going great. Got the new boss working, made him some new sfx and I am even working on a new song. The new difficulty scaling system is working well; I also finished implementing all the new upgrades and the new enemies. I still have to test them. But at first glance, they work perfectly! Just like everything else when you make a game. SoundtrackNext up, is the the OST. I decided to add it here as a bundle you can purchase. If you wanna listen to it it's also on YouTube. This is just a way to support the project a bit more if you really feel like it. I included an extra song as a bonus in case you do buy it. And I will also add the new one in there once it's ready. So in case you do buy it, thank you very much! In other news, I am also experimenting to some tweaks to the ASCII art. I had an idea that might help make it easier to read. Or it might make it much worse. We'll see. If it does make it better, it will be a toggleable option. Now for some fun stuff.I am playing around with a concept for a new game. It is not related to BITP, it is something completely different. It is a co-op experience. In a fantasy setting. It is isometric, it has fighting, it has base building elements, it has tower defense elements. And it is going to be fully drawn by yours truly. Now... there is a small issue. I cannot really draw. I began learning a few years ago, stuck to it for like a month but then gave up because I couldn't really get the hang of the basics of... making lines. The thing is that, when I was little, like very little, I drew something. As any kid does at some point. And my parents laughed at me so much (apparently it was shit even by kid standards) that I decided that I will never draw anything ever again. I know this sounds like a vil...Read full article on Community Announcements (Bojo Satoru)Patch NotesOfficial
HOTFIX 6
Changes:Fixed a bug preventing a screen effect from clearingFixed a bug causing problems if the player died immediately after ordering a retreat.Read full article on Community Announcements (Bojo Satoru)Patch NotesOfficial
HOTFIX 5
Changes:Tweaked Nomi's spawn-rateTweaked the Comms Tower's spawn-rateNomi can now spawn more than once in a run if her encounter was missed or abandonedAdded a "Welcome" message for the first time the game is startedAdded input hints in the Conversation Logs BoxAdded an option to reset the game just before a game-ending choice after that choice has been madeFixed a bug causing the game not to advance to the credits on a specific endingNERF: Blood Drinker bonus 7% -> 1%NERF: Blood Engine Heal amount 20 -> 2Read full article on Community Announcements (Bojo Satoru)Patch NotesOfficial
Acessibility Update
What changedNew Features:Added a new Accessibility Subtab in the settings page.Added a High Visibility Mode that should reduce visual noise and make combat easier to read.Added individual settings to tweak various aspects of the graphics, such as contrast, scanlines etc.Added variable Zoom levels.Added an optional Reflex mode that helps you react to off-screen bullets.Bug Fixes:Fixed a dialogue line where the Admin yapps a whole block of text.Fixed an issue causing a dialogue not to trigger, blocking progress in Nomenclatura's questline.Note:A more cohesive way of selecting your intended combat look will be part of a future update. This update aims to bring these much needed features first without much worry about presentation. A complete redesign of the settings menu is also planned. And some of the optional settings might become default after more testing.Read full article on Community Announcements (Bojo Satoru)Patch NotesOfficial
HOTFIX 4
Fixed a bug causing the Final Boss's portrait to not show up correctlyRead full article on Community Announcements (Bojo Satoru)
