Having its community page added to Steam yesterday, indie side-scrolling shooter Reign of Bullets is now officially up on Steam, with a pre-order button to soon follow. Combining classic shooter gameplay with the loot-collection of Diablo and a clever ship building mechanic, developer Critical Bit hopes to make some waves in a crowded indie-heavy genre.

The game has you playing as Troy, a mechanic whose small tool shop has been leveled by a large mega-corporation. Hellbent on getting revenge for its destruction, Troy salvages parts from the corporation’s ships that he blows up to enhance his own. Starting out with nothing but a simple jet, the vehicle grows and changes according to the types of parts you add onto it. The complete list of features can be seen within the game’s description on Steam:

• 2D shoot ’em up gameplay with waves of enemies and screen filling bosses.

• Lots of upgrading possibilities on each and every individual gun leading to a nearly endless amount of variations to customize your weapons to suit your playstyle! Guns are based on different types ranging from simple rifles to drone launchers. A simple rifle can be modified to a shotgun, minigun or sniper rifle.

• Free weapon placement: Place weapons anywhere on your ship in any direction to adapt to different enemies and levels.

• Epic loot: Defeat bosses for rare and epic weapons that upgrade your ship to take on new areas.

• Campaign mode: Play through the storyline that leads you through all the different areas and tells the story of Troy and his crusade against the Titan corporation.

• Survival mode: Play each area in survival mode with randomly generated levels for nearly infinite replayability. What is the highest level you can reach?

Reign of Bullets is due to launch on August 19th, though no price is listed on its Steam page as of yet.