'' Nex Machina '' was developed by Finnish video game studio Housemarque with designer Eugene Jarvis serving as a creative consultant . Jarvis is known for his role in designing arcade shoot 'em ups such as '' Defender '' ( 1981 ) , '' Robotron : 2084 '' ( 1982 ) , and '' Smash TV '' ( 1990 ) . At the 2014 D.I.C.E. Awards , Housemarque 's founders Ilari Kuittinen and Harri Tikkanen met with Jarvis and asked him if he would be interested in collaborating on a game . Jarvis ' games , particularly '' Defender '' , was a source of inspiration for Housemarque 's 2013 game '' Resogun '' . For the design of '' Nex Machina '' , they combined elements from Jarvis ' previous shoot 'em ups and '' Resogun '' . The development team experimented with different setups for the game 's firing mechanics . They followed a different design philosophy than their 2016 game '' Alienation '' by choosing not to incorporate character progression systems in '' Nex Machina ''
D.I.C.E. Awards
D.I.C.E. Awards
Nex Machina