Lucid Dream First-Person Shooter ODDRooM Revealed in New Trailer [EXCLUSIVE]

Game Rant exclusively reveals ODDRooM, an unorthodox first-person shooter that certainly lives up to the studio’s namesake: TeamODD. ODDRooM largely takes place within a series of lucid dreams where the player character is aware that they’re dreaming, an understanding that grants the player heightened capabilities during first-person shooter combat and traversal. ODDRooM pits players against a staggering variety of enemies throughout each dream sequence, along with an equally impressive array of environments and scenarios.

In a roughly four-and-a-half-minute-long trailer provided to Game Rant, TeamODD highlighted ODDRooM‘s dreamlike visual style, its lighthearted yet action-packed gunplay, and an assortment of adrenaline-fueled traversal sequences. The trailer also depicts several bullet-hell-style boss fights, a handful of enemy types that appear to be homages to games like Elden Ring, and much of ODDRooM‘s weapon and environmental variety.

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ODDRooM’s Dream Sequences Keep Players Guessing

The trailer starts with the player finding themselves in a mansion, greeted by a strange cat-like being, and then setting off through one of the numerous glowing doors toward a dream sequence. The mansion is a hub area for players between missions, allowing them to decide which dream to tackle next. In a way, it resembles Peach’s Castle in Super Mario 64, and it appears that these “dream doors” are progressively unlocked in a similar fashion.

TeamODD then dives straight into gameplay, showing off ODDRooM‘s whimsical approach to otherwise impactful and fast-paced first-person-shooter gameplay. Bullet impacts are accentuated with comic-style speech bubbles like “Splat!” and “Kill!” which brings to mind classic shooters like XIII. Upon death, enemies occasionally explode confetti accompanied by a celebratory Duke Nukem-style voice line. The player is also shown unleashing comically powerful uppercuts with their legs, sending enemies into low-Earth orbit. Those same legs are used for slides, wall runs, and huge leaps, demonstrating ODDRooM‘s acrobatic movement. It’s an action-packed, hyperviolent shooter that substitutes gore with TeamODD’s oddball sense of humor.

ODDRooM‘s enemies and environments stole the show in this trailer, with a dizzying variety of themes owing to ODDRooM‘s dream sequence setting. In one scene, the player is careening down the face of a cyberpunk skyscraper, while in another they’re lobbing pumpkin bombs at rabbit monsters in a dimly lit fantasy dungeon. ODDRooM wears absurdity on its sleeve, and there appear to be some nods to other franchises. One standout example was enemies that strongly resemble Elden Ring‘s Living Jars, while other assailants bear a strong resemblance to Prey‘s Typhon. Based on what was shown in the brief trailer, it’s safe to say that TeamODD has dreamed up a memorable experience for shooter fans.

ODDRooM is currently in development for PC.