Rami Ismail and Aesthetician Labs are bringing some truly chaotic energy to the tactical strategy scene. During the OTK Winter Games Expo, the team debuted a brand-new gameplay trailer for Australia Did It, a self-described Tactical Reverse Bullet Hell that blends turn-based unit planning, tower-defense positioning, and high-intensity “you-are-the-bullet-hell” shootouts aboard a doomed cargo train.
The new “Orientation Trailer” walks players through what Ocean Traffic Control considers standard operating procedure, which is to say, utter madness just ahead of the game’s first public Steam playtest in December. Playtest sign-ups are open now.
A Train, the Atlantic Seabed, and a Monster Problem
Australia Did It takes place in the drained remains of the Atlantic Ocean, now overrun by monsters after a mysterious global cataclysm. Your job? Escort precious cargo from station to station on a massive train while fending off endless waves of creatures. Whether you survive or not doesn’t matter; only the cargo does.
Before each departure, players must deploy a small squad of mercenaries and position them carefully to survive the onslaught. Once the train starts moving, the genre flips instantly into reverse-bullet-hell chaos, with players unleashing nonstop carnage to clear incoming threats.
Key Features
Defend Your Station
Set up units in a turn-based, tactical layout. Positioning and timing matter; a single mistake can (and will) explode spectacularly.
Evolve Your Units
With 1,500+ combinations across 30+ unit types, players can merge and mutate their mercenaries mid-run. Some results are brilliant. Others are… dangerous.
Survive Reverse Bullet Hell
Once the train is in motion, everything turns into pure mayhem. You aren’t dodging bullets, you’re generating them, mowing down swarms in high-speed shootouts.
Customize Your Strategies
After each stop, Rewards Cards allow players to alter perks and builds. No two runs are the same.
Playtest Coming This December
Fans won’t have long to wait. The game’s debut public playtest kicks off on Steam in December 2025. Players can wishlist the game, sign up for the free playtest, and hop into the community on Discord and TikTok.
Australia Did It launches on PC in 2026, bringing one of the weirdest and most ambitious genre mashups to Steam next year.
