Solaroids
If you like astroids type games, you will love Solaroids! It is a really smooth play, and there are many settings that you can tweak and change to adjust the game play/view the way you want. I also think the soundtrack is high quality and enjoy listening to it while I play. The local multiplayer mode is fun for families, -my kids enjoy the game too! Solaroids is still in early release, but the solo developer keeps us posted about the updates he is making and the plans he has to improve the game, including a story, and more grapics etc. He is also very open to suggestions, which I appreciate. I would definately recommend the game if you like to shoot things in space. It is surprisingly fun, and polished in the game play. Give it a try!
– Real player with 134.7 hrs in game
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I have been playing this off and on for about 3 years. Seeing the massive updates, option upgrades, graphic changes, etc. has been really amazing.
This seems like a finished product, not a beta or early access… and then it updates and (unlike many other updates) you realize that they found a way to improve on something that was already great and retain the things you liked! You have even more things to explore or try out!
When the twin stick came out I was FINALLY a bit more competent and it transformed from a PC simulated arcade game to a modern console version.
– Real player with 69.8 hrs in game
Angle Wars
Angle Wars is a light-hearted, top-down war game blending elements of speed and strategy. Control soldiers using a variety of weapons and abilities, across an array of battlefields and game modes. You’ll have to direct your men where to move and at what angles to shoot, taking into account perspective, obstacles, physics, wind, and elevation. Victory or defeat, the balance lies in your hands…because in Angle Wars, you call the shots!
Features
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Do battle with a variety of weapons, from rifles and pistols to mortars and airstrikes.
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Hone your skills while winning the war in campaign mode. Progress through dozens of missions across the European theater, alone or co-op with up to 4 players, doing things only an expert marksman can!
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Use your surroundings to your advantage! Hold the high ground, position your troops in buildings, take cover behind objects for a defensive bonus.
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Master the angles, and then master them again. Ricochet a bullet off a rock, off a building, and into your enemy’s face.
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Take wind into account, or you’ll throw a grenade at your own feet, knock a tree down on yourself, or roast your own men in a grass fire.
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Let destruction be your friend! Take cover in a crater left by an airstrike, or crush an enemy soldier with a falling tree or dislodged boulder.
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Play a variety of game types, such as the competitive, tactical Battleground, or the frantic co-op survival mode.
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Advance through the ranks, and earn medals for your awesome marksmanship and heroic deeds on the battlefield!
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Local multiplayer for 1-4 players.
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Gamepads fully supported. No gamepads, no problem! Inputs are configurable, so 4 people can play crowded around 1 mouse and keyboard. Perfect for local play, or for Steam’s Remote Play!
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Trigonarium
This is EXCELLENT. I bought it on sale, and would happily pay full price.
I loved Geometry Wars, Waves and countless other 2-stick shooters (also old enough to have loved Asteroids…), but this feels fresh. It’s perfectly polished, and the addition of constant mid-game changes to the arena shape gives you something new to run away from, learn, and sometimes use to your advantage.
No unfair deaths, no easy/lazy ways to grind through levels, no smart bombs, and in challenge mode just one life.
– Real player with 13.2 hrs in game
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Trigonarium is a very solid twin-stick shooter that has never received the recognition and love it well deserves. If you find the Geometry Wars games to be too fast for you, but you enjoy the mechanics of Super Stardust HD, then this is the game you want to have a go at. Unlike many other titles in the same price bracket, this one appears to have been tested thoroughly: I don’t recall experiencing any bugs whatsoever.
This title is critically underrated and at only three euros it’s an absolute steal. I urge everyone to give it a whirl!
– Real player with 11.4 hrs in game
Dead End Job
Ok, finally beat it…I think if I understood things more it may have happened faster. I dig the gameplay. I only played single player. I think the explanations on items are in code…I mean come on…item descriptions are so vague. Some items don’t even do anything…then their worth after the level was a joke. Maybe that is what they were going for…Maybe I am too serious. Overall things were repetitive but I enjoyed it…nice colors and sometimes I got hit by what I don’t know…health was pretty abundant. Hint: make the vac stronger. I totally recommend if you like the dungeon never know what your walking into but excited to shoot things. Also I used the steam controller the whole time. Use your items people!!! I bought it on sale :)
– Real player with 22.0 hrs in game
Dead End Job is a roguelike/roguelite shooter game in which you play as a ghost hunter.
There’s not an awful lot of narrative to the game, but there are plenty of different ghost types (which get progressively harder as the game goes on), booster items, and skills to unlock as you level up.
It’s a pretty hard game, and took me one playthrough of a few hours to get the hang of it, and the second playthrough to actually beat the game.
The music is monotonous and becomes annoying after a while, but the visual aesthetics and colour scheme are pleasing to the eye - as many have said, they are inspired by John K of Ren and Stimpy fame.
– Real player with 19.4 hrs in game
Galaxy Champions TV
I will write this in two languages. If i’m not totally clear in english is because my first language is spanish
ESPAÑOL:
Ok. Jugué por varias horas a este juego antes de su lanzamiento en Steam, ya que lo conocí por Twitter hace varios meses, y la experiencia de juego SIEMPRE fue positiva, sin importar las actualizaciones. Galaxy Champions es, en tres palabras: Rápido, adrenalínico y divertido.
PROS:
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Es muy difícil. Supone un desafío para el jugador.
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Es muy divertido y atrapante.
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El estilo artístico es muy bello, y las diferentes animaciones están perfectamente logradas.
– Real player with 14.2 hrs in game
77 / 100
Relatively small in scope, but a load of fun to play! The shear volume of enemy mobs with all their contrasting effects can pose a serious challenge, despite how powerful the weapons make you feel. The upgraded Laser is probably the most hardcore laser effect I have seen outside a Japanese Shmup! But I would have to go the machine gun or flamethrower get me out of those tight predicaments as they are simply epic.. Stay on your Toes!
- Weapons Maketh the Champ.. love the crazy carnage coupled with deliciously meaty sounds!
– Real player with 8.4 hrs in game
KosmoSquad
I am addicted. I played for 6 hours last night. Gotta get the next upgrade!
– Real player with 33.4 hrs in game
This is a great way to have fun with your friends gathered around the screen! I love being able to play, gain points, and progess in short increments!
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
Retro Classix: Heavy Barrel
The arcade version that most of us likely never played, having only had access to the NES and its simplified controls. You can easily tell the vast difference between the two when you go up a couple screens and dozens of enemies flood the screen very slowly. The difficulty is not really balanced for two people and is more like Serious Sam. You get sections where enemies just pile up on the screen and even have multiple bosses join in and follow you if you try to push through dying repeatedly. You have unlimited credits, but this is not something you can speedrun alone, since enemies chase you and those jetpack guys will circle you forever. BRING A FRIEND.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Now I don’t have to bug my mom for more quarters.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Retro Wars
Overview
Take on an entire army in this 80s inspired retro top down vertical scrolling shooter.
Be a one man war machine or take a friend into battle for some fun 2 player local co-op.
Rescue POWs before they are executed
You will be heavily out numbered….
You will be heavily out gunned….
Advance through the levels tactically so you are not over whelmed!
Cautiously make your way to the enemy base on each of the 8 increasingly challenging levels and use whatever cover you find to evade enemy fire.
Use grenades to escape if you are pinned down by the enemy troops or trapped by an enemy tank patrol.
Features
Single player and two player couch co-op action
8 campaign levels to blast your way through
4 difficulty modes which can be set independently for each player
Rescue POWs before they are executed in front of you
Parachute munition drops to be collected
Throw grenades at enemies to take out multiple troops at once
Destroy enemy vehicles for bonus points
Customizable joystick sensitivity
Use level objects as tactical cover
Retro 8 directional movement to take you back to the 80s
AIPD - Artificial Intelligence Police Department
I wholeheartedly support this videogame. I have appreciated potential audience to this notice about the extreme limitations of your simulation software, and why I am only infrequently active. I will occasionally play your Asteroids-tier simulation for a span of 10 minutes, to handle the random mobs. Officially, I am requesting AIPD groups for display, and I have awesome badges that I am not “really” permitted advertisement on my profile. I love the theme of this simulation-software, which for me is a glorified version/emulation of the famous Atari videogame, yet with massively greater features and functionality. At the point of writing this review, it has been approximately 90 hours of play, per SteamPowered.com listings, with 10 minute bursts of activity. These days I drop in for 1-3 minutes to handle fine-motor control functionality, with a better interest and desire for combat-specialisation simulations. I am constantly handling “gamers-thumb” after barely any play, due to the random mobs featured in the 3D-stylised scrolling features, and I set hands after exercises in daily life, irrespective of this simulation. In my official opinion, Atari doesn’t own side-scrolling genre simulations any more than any Bullet-Hell Monday corporation. And I mean this in support: my logged hours of play have always been a “Bull-Hell Monday” of the Asteroids-tier genre. I prefer to play on hard mode, and refuse to play on easy mode, and compromise if there were ever a crew, on normal mode. I must capitalise this because there is no formatting feature: PLEASE MAKE THIS A MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE SIMULATION… (conclusively: my standard hours of play are spent on High-Tech Armada, normal mode.)
– Real player with 774.3 hrs in game
SUMMARY: This is primarily a “MIXED” review, with a recommendation to buy the game only if it’s on sale. AIPD is a relatively enjoyable twin-stick shooter that should appeal to anybody who liked Geometry Wars. However, it is not a perfect game, nor is it a long game. Additionally, there are numerous features that could stand to be improved. As a result, I really can’t recommend the game at full (US $9.99) price–if you like twin-stick shooters, it might be worth it when it’s 60-80% off.
– Real player with 16.6 hrs in game
DEATHPIT 3000
As someone who is a keen follower of the Welsh gaming industry (well, what there is of it), I was excited to play DEATHPIT 3000. When I initially received the game from Cyberlamb Studios, it was local multiplayer only, but I was pretty happy when it was patched to add online multiplayer, which I think vastly enhances the accessibility of the game. As a middle aged gamer with a baby, I unfortunately don’t have much of a real life anymore for local party games.
DEATHPIT 3000 is a twin stick top down arena based shooter where you fight a variety of monsters whilst avoiding environmental damage and try to survive. Each round rewards cash and a shop with upgrades specific to that match, whilst completing the entire match unlocks upgrades and features for the next qualifier. You progress through the game until you hit the finals, steadily unlocking more goodies as you go.
– Real player with 12.2 hrs in game
DEATHPIT 3000:
The Glactic Empire has spread to almost every part of our Galaxy. And like every Empire we have seen on earth, they have established powerful and dangerous games to entertain the population. With the Roman Empire we had the gladiator games, and now in the Glactic Empire we have death pits stationed deep in space! Are you daring enough to enter these terrifying death pits and be crowned champion of The Glactic Empire? Yes . . . Then welcome to DEATHPIT 3000.
*– [Real player with 8.3 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198003030375)*
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