Xenogunner
I adore this boss-rush action game despite its various flaws. If you like the gameplay in the trailer and can afford it, I totally recommend it. If you’re on the fence, though, consider watching some gameplay on Youtube or checking out a speedrun.
The Good:
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The music is HYPE! But also kinda weird. Love listening to this with Skullcandy Crushers ANC for that extra bass rumble.
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Thrilling hyper-action boss-rush side-scrolling shmup-platformer, very much like Gunstar Heroes or much more closely Alien Soldier for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. There aren’t that many games like this.
– Real player with 25.4 hrs in game
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Really underrated game! It’s a cool Genesis-style game that’s short, simple, and always keeps me coming back for more. I’m not sure why, but I think it’s because it’s got so many cool bosses. Like, most of the bosses are super distinct and unique, and each have their own unique patterns you’ll have to learn and master if you wanna do as well as possible in reruns. One negative I can think of is the lack of achievements, but that’s not much of an issue if you’re just playing for fun. Some of the late game bosses are pretty tough too, so you gotta bring your A-game, just a recommend. The artstyle is pretty cute and unique too, really has that Genesis Zest to it.
– Real player with 15.3 hrs in game
Astrozombies
Very fun and complete classic platform experience, with secret unlockeables and all the nice stuff of the good ol' days!
– Real player with 11.9 hrs in game
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10/10 very high risk-high reward platformer with some serious influences on its background that range from old horror films to the most classics of 80’s games like Castlevania
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Gun Rage
Gameplay is fun and I like the grotesque-looking enemies you encounter in the game. Unfortunately the developer obviously did not proofread any of the dialogue during development because it is riddled with poor vocabulary. If you can ignore that glaring issue and are into side-scrolling shooters you will enjoy this one.
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
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Pure atmosphere with a fast-and-loose play style, Gun Rage is proving to be a lot of fun so far. I haven’t encountered any major design issues, and this game was obviously made with care and a specific vision in mind. I’m sure any possible issues will be addressed. Great art and soundtrack. An early thumbs-up from my quick dip into this tasty, violent, and gory syth-pocalypse.
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game
Meteoroids 3D
Asteroids: when the simplest is the most addictive.
Eighties of the twentieth century. The golden age of 8-bit video games. We were leaving school, and we were going to spend our precious coins in the arcade machines.
One of the machines that personally caught my attention was Atari’s Asteroids. How could something so simple be so addictive? How could they simulate the physics of that little white triangle on a black background in such a way?
Asteroids was as simple as it gets. A simple black background, a white triangle, and figures representing asteroids, which were destroyed as we shot white dots from our triangle, which was our ship. Imagination did the rest. And the inertia effects were really amazing for the time.
A tribute to Asteroids: Meteoroids 3D.
Meteoroids 3D doesn’t pretend anything except two things: to be a tribute to Asteroids, and to allow the player to go back to destroying space rocks in an absurd and crazy way. To do this we have created a modern game, with weapons and scenarios in three dimensions, but with the simplicity of the game of the time.
Meteoroids 3D doesn’t want to be better than Asteroids; that’s impossible. What we want is to make a tribute. And that’s all we want.
We have added some aspects, besides the famous UFO: a demon, and some enemy ships that launch rockets to destroy us. Main features are:
Features.
Note: we highly recommend using a pad (Xbox, Playstation or compatible) because you’ll have more control flying the starship.
1.- 24 levels, that follow the greek alphabet. Why the greek alphabet? It’s cool.
2.- Seven weapons. You get new weapons while you get new levels. But you can activate all the weapons from the very first time if you wish.
3.- Energy weapons are far more effective, but consume a lot of energy. Be careful.
4.- Missiles. They follow the priority targets. If there are only meteors, they destroy the nearest. If there are enemies, they follow the most dangerous.
5.- Enemies. Asteroids had the UFO. Here you’ll also get the Demon, the Mother Ship, and enemy fighters, that are very, very fast and dangerous.
6.- What if you don’t want enemies and just want play the old way, destroying meteors? Deactivate enemies and that’s it.
7.- Every time you start destroying meteors there is an incremental count that finishes after a time. Try to make your best records in the minimum time.
8.- There are two initial scenarios, more to come. But don’t worry: the main goal is to finish meteors, not scenarios.
9.- You can see who’s the best in the Steam statistics.
10.- First view is the best! We want third view! Well, choose how you want to play in the config menu.
11.- Fast game or a long challenge? You can modify the time for every level from 3 minutes to 15. And you’re going to suffer if you want to survive.
12.- Leaderboards and records for various items, including the record destroying meteors in 20 seconds.
Have an idea or something to say? This is a game to have fun. We’ll hear you.
Last, but not least, we have added a full physics option: if the player wants can activate it, and then the ship will have the same inertia that the small ship of the old game had, so the control will be logically more complex. Those who do not want that degree of realism in physics can leave the simple mode activated.
For the rest, Meteoroids 3D is a simple, addictive game, with twenty-four levels, which wants to be a tribute to the games that gave us so many good times in the eighties, and especially Asteroids, which undoubtedly made me leave many, many coins inside.
We hope you enjoy Meteoroids 3D, but don’t forget to play Asteroids in some emulator. It’s still as addictive now as it was then. Thank you very much.
Pixel Game Maker Series Remote Bomber
Remote Bomber is classically styled old-school action puzzle game.
You can move left and right and climb ladders, but you can’t even jump!
Your only weapon is the placement and detonation of remote control bombs.
Avoid the Security Robots and destroy all Jammers with these limited actions.
[Technical Bonus]
Complete stages without killing any enemies, or kill many enemies simultaneously, to earn a technical bonus.
You need to think carefully to aim for the highest scores!
Achieve high scores in both Arcade and Stage Select modes and get in the top 10!
It seems so simple, but you’ll have to be clever to figure out the various ways to solve each stage.
Ride on top of an enemy.
Take advantage of the high ground.
Choose your detonation timing.
Modify the stage by breaking blocks.
If you always focus on the easy solve, you are likely to get stuck and have to retry.
Are you up for the challenge of becoming the Remote Bomber?
[Story]
In far future, humans are able to use telepathy by implanting a special next-generation communication device. However, the government is trying to dominate the citizens by abusing this device.
You have discovered this evil plan with your comrades. Now you must destroy the “Jammer” devices deployed by the government, which are preventing the use of older communication methods.
[Instructions]
Arrow keys or directional pad: Move
Space key or A button: Deploy and detonate remote bomb
G key or Y button: Pause (and retry)
Starship
Promising, a bit addictive by its simplicity and the progressive difficulty
So it’s all right
– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game
Super Thrustforce: Orbital Meat Police
After evil aliens abduct all Earth’s cows the governments of the world came together to create a team of Orbital Meat Police (codename Super Thrustforce) to infiltrate the giant alien mothership and rescue as many cows as possible.
Super Thrustforce: Orbital Meat Police is an old-school arcade game featuring gravity-based gameplay and lots of shooting. Players will need to master a tricky control scheme to navigate increasingly hazardous environments, whilst terminating hordes of evil aliens with their ships powerful weapons, as they set about reclaiming Earth’s stolen cattle.
The Last Exterminator
Extermination pays the bills. Now the world is under attack, it’s time to make a killing.
The Last Exterminator brings back the adrenaline-fueled carnage of FPS games from the 90s such as Doom, Duke 3D, Blood and Quake.
You play as Kira Parker, a down-on-her-luck exterminator barely making ends meet. When working a job one night, an alien invasion starts tearing apart the city, and in the crossfire they manage to destroy the only thing that Parker had left; her van. With nothing left to lose, she fights her way through the streets to tackle the invasion head-on, and figure out just what the hell is happening in this city.
Battle your way through three episodes of action-packed, hand-crafted levels, full of frantic chaos and devious secrets. Arm yourself with 12 unique weapons, including Shotguns, Dual Uzis and the explosive Demolition Disc, and use them to take on an army featuring over 16 unique enemy types, from the lowly and plentiful Gruntroaches to the fierce and powerful Abomination, The Last Exterminator is a love letter to FPS games from the 90s and the action movies that inspired them.
Fully Moddable Engine
Running on Ironworks' own Mars Engine, The Last Exterminator contains a full suite of modding tools, including a fully featured in-engine level editor! Create your own maps and share them with friends, or even build entirely new campaigns!
ARCADE
ARCADE is a cool hardcore fast-paced action game! In the game, you need to control a spaceship and dodge a heap of shells flying at you or shoot back from them. The ship is controlled by the keyboard, and the direction of fire is by the mouse. The graphics are made in a space neon style, very cool. At the moment, only one mode is available - after holding out for a while, the level and, accordingly, the difficulty increases. But the game is still in development and promises cool new functionality for a change.
– Real player with 25.9 hrs in game
One of the best arcade games I’ve ever played. A lot of exciting levels and interesting gameplay.
New mechanics. I really liked the game, I advise everyone to start playing it. Now there is a discount on it. Many achievements in the game. There is support for the controller. The game is not expensive and very addictive. Those who like arcade games and shooters are sure to play. If there are any problems, they will definitely help you. I advise everyone that the developers do not cheat a little when writing a description on top!
– Real player with 13.8 hrs in game
PROMOD
PROMOD is a 5v5 tactical FPS - Outthink, Outmaneuver and Outgun your opponents in constantly evolving explosive gameplay, handcrafted using the blueprints of old school shooters. Lock & load into the most explosive down the barrel experience in tactical FPS and become UNSTOPPABLE.
ENTER THE SIMULATION //
Enter the simulation of PROMOD and shatter the limits of modern warfare. Train as an operative of Phantech’s PROMOD & compete with other mercs in 5v5 scenarios to prove your worth. Your goal is not just to win, but to dominate your opponents.
A BULKHEAD INTERACTIVE PASSION PROJECT //
As FPS players ourselves, we wanted to make a tactical FPS game that was faster paced & more explosive than the competition. We are building upon the legacy of one of the greatest competitive experiences of all time with PROMOD.
We’ve been building this vision in our spare time as professional game developers and turned it into an inhouse development project to share with you all as soon as it’s ready. Importantly - we currently have no external obligations to release and plenty of funding to push forward with the decisions that we want to make for the best of the game.