Dextram
Love the game. Currently have the highscore in the gamemode classic. Try to beat me ;)
– Real player with 17.8 hrs in game
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I have only played for a short time so far, but am really enjoying the game. I can see myself sinking many hours on this to climb up the leader board.
Update: This game is dangerously addictive.
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
Bacon Rebellion
Its worth its price of $4 but it doesn’t try to be worth anything more than that. No extra gamemodes, no multiplayer, no customization options to change gameplay, and no support for modding. This game was supposedly put on the backburner for 7 years and it was just dropped onto Steam with no marketing. Its likely that the developer just wanted this out of development limbo. Adding the fact that there’s only been two small updates in the past few months, its clear that there’s no more plans to add anything to this game any further.
– Real player with 16.3 hrs in game
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Straight up just a fantastic and fun arcade twin stick shooter. If you like twin stick shooters go for it, if you don’t why even think about it.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
TechBeat Heart
I’m not a shmup kind of girl, but even for me, I found this game very enjoyable.
It’s hard, but also very rewarding, you simply cannot stop playing.
If you don’t have a lot of time and yet want to experience some dope gameplay, this game is for you.
(Mads is def my inner spirit!)
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Update Nov 24th: Halloween mode is absolutely amazing, you play as the spider! Revenge, finally!
– Real player with 25.8 hrs in game
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At its basic level it’s fun enough to play. Controls well, things work, not buggy, etc. But as a score attack it’s really not ideal. It’s achilles heel is RNG! Bad RNG? You’ll be given a spawn far away from your reach to connect your combo, get bad weapon (Don’t pick V-Shot, please, its coverage for the sides and the back is BAD), or spawns that are more about chunky enemies than plentiful popcorns. Scoring and rougelite is like water and oil: They don’t work!
The end boss is fun enough, though and the soundtrack is nice. The fact that the game switches its music for each new run is also nice.
– Real player with 7.7 hrs in game
Cathedral 3-D
“I like the aesthetics and bold discount tactics” - My friend Berry
I’ve got to say that this game is really great. I don’t know if there is anything else like it or if it’s emulating a style but that does not matter. Cathedral 3D’s movement, speed, style, and mechanics combine for an awesome time.
The game has a simple tutorial, some would argue to simple. Just get in there and play, figure out routes, learn what attacks work best, and stack combo orbs which give you invincibility, shield, or invincibility for your chest. To reload your health and ammo, you must be holding the chest as you run over the grails. Additionally, your point modifier depletes if you stray to far from the chest.
– Real player with 17.9 hrs in game
I’d say this game is well worth your time if youre a fan of arena shooters with a unique spin. Fans of Devil Daggers and the like will feel at home with this fast paced First Person Demon-er.
While the game doesn’t do much in terms of hand holding, there’s a bit to take in mechanic wise at first. But after a few play-throughs and learning the ins and outs on your own its an easy beast to tame. Flying around as a demon in this massive gorgeous cathedral feels so satisfying and blasting away and taking out your foes its a lot of fun.
– Real player with 9.0 hrs in game
Elevated
Amazing!
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game
Before i found this game. my wife left me, my kids hated me, and i had to move back with my parents
But now, with this game by my side
Nothing has changed, but i still have a cool game to play while i cry
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
BATTLE ARENA: Robot Apocalypse
A very well developed and extremely challenging game! I’m loving this!
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
Very good. It’s difficult, but it’s cool.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
Saffron Fields
SAFFRON FIELDS
An arcade tank game devoted to physics rather than hitpoints
You’ll have
A tank that can shoot, jump and do a somersault
A greedy, reckless, drug-dealing PMC, staffed by copters, fighters, digging tanks and mechas
Infinite fun of trying to throw everybody from the edge
Kickass, plunging into a battle trance soundtrack by Damscray
4 different game mods
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Campaign — tricky arenas, cutscenes and unique bossfights
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Endless — compete with saffron farmers around the world in a global leaderboard
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Co-op — see how long you can survive with your friend in local multiplayer
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Duel — destroy your friendship by showing ultimate tank skillz
Space Smash
It is a really addictive shoot ‘em up game with the idea taken from Players Battleground that the playing field becomes smaller and smaller. But the good news is that you can collect items to resize the playing field again.
– Real player with 13.8 hrs in game
This is a great game!!!!
I have an issue with my Xbox360 controller, only worked the left thumbstick, but not the right one, so I used both the controller and the keyboard, the controller to navigate and the keyboard to fire.
Hopefully, this will be fix soon. Nevertheless a great game that you should have in your library.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
Alien Death Mob
This is one of the fastest and most relentless twinstick shooters I’ve played! There are a lot of levels, powers ups, and enemy types. I especially dig that each level looks very unique and has its own layout.
Staying alive can be difficult, but the game doesn’t penalize you much for dying. Scoring is way more important than surviving, and you are encouraged to collect score multiplier items as quickly as possible even if you have to die to do it.
I love that the power ups get dropped out of little cars that drive across the screen.
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
Alien Death Mob is a brutalist construction of the twin-stick masterworks before it, which it smelts and reforges into a true arcade experience recontextualized for the home computer.
It asks you not to “win”, but to “shoot”. It asks you not to “finish the level”, but to “get points”. When you get points, you collect stars. With stars, you can play new levels. That’s the foundation of Alien Death Mob, a lovingly crafted showcase of the purest, hardest, most transparent materials with which a game should be made.
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
CARSTEROIDS
One of those true hidden gems on Steam, which absolutely deserves more attention.
– Real player with 42.0 hrs in game
Update: The developer has updated to game to address some of my concerns. That is very cool. ‘Easy Mode’ has been added, which is still very hard.
RE: Unapproachable Controls: Slight turns are now possible, and a fun drifting mechanic has been implemented. This is a big help.
RE: Powerups and road hazards look similar. Helpful icons have been added over power ups that help differentiate them from hazaards.
RE: Death walls. The walls of the arena electrocute you, and cause damage to your car. A front end collision with a wall is basically a death sentence. This is still a frustrating way to end a match.
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game