Stars Force
Its a very barebones shmup where you’ll max out your weapon quickly and see everything the game has to offer in a couple levels. You can beat the game in about 40 minutes. Its not really a bad game, but it just gets repetitive quickly as the levels tend to feel like I’m on a conveyor belt and a lot of the sections repeat over and over. Boss fights were decent though, wish there were more of them.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
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Too simple.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
CROSSFIRE II (2002)
I had some real fun playing this retro gem!
For a casual like myself the difficulty was hard but fair and i liked the tactiical aspect of the fights. i enjoyed hiding behind my fierce allies or asteroids before unleashing a swarm of rockets against the UW or alien fools! The controls are simple but very intuitive. I got my money’s worth.
– Real player with 4.2 hrs in game
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It’s a timeless space shooter. Worth the price. Very nostalgic.
Thank you to the developers for bringing it back to life on PC.
I really do appreciate the revival of this game.
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story is short, but varied
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different weapons
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cool extras
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achievements
- don’t care for multiplayer, it’s deatchmatch or horde only
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
FireAirPlan
①:This is a free direction shooting game,player need to use “w”,“a”,“s”,“d” to move the airplane.
②:Player use the mouse left button to fire and shoot more enemies.
③:Players will count the number of enemies shot down to get points.
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OnSlaught
OnSlaught is a 3rd person bullet hell space shooter where you need to fight, kill, and obliterate hordes of alien ships to try and save what is left of humanity. Although Fighting through these hordes may be tough, you will gain better gear and ships as you progress through the campaign. Progress further behind enemy lines to discover the horrific intentions the aliens have for humanity.
Fight, upgrade, and grab some insanely powerful weapons to try to beat the onslaught of enemies in this game of action, music, and hell.
Planetary Defense
lol wtf is thiss
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
Planetary Defence is a Unity Asset flip, what Valve calls a “fake game”. The “developer”, INFINITE BRIDGE, took the Planetary Defence game pack Unity Store tutorial/demo/game asset pack from the real developers, Daniel Buckley, changed the name, and dumped the result onto Steam. They’re attempting to scam people into buying this, so they can get your money for someone else’s work.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Space Duels
1v1 spaceship duels with realistic physics. Players can join public or private 1v1 lobbies to engage in 1st person spaceship combat, using lasers to try and destroy their opponent’s ship. Movement is especially tricky because of inertia and the lack of air resistance, and it adds an extra layer of depth to the gameplay. Good aim and a mastery of spaceship movement are necessary to win.
Silverwing
Silverwing is an action flight game where you build an array of powerful spaceships to combat enemies across space and a diverse array of planet landscapes. Use your piloting skills and a 6 degrees-of-freedom flight system to defeat enemy fighters, bombers, turrets, and capital ships. Play through a fully voiced 20+ mission campaign with multiple endings based on your mission choices.
As you progress through the game, you’ll earn credits to upgrade ship components and unlock their powerful array of abilities. Choose the ships that fit your playstyle whether it be a faced-paced fighter, or a massive gunship. Customize your ship’s weapons and abilities for each mission. Will you use stealth? Disable ships? Or simply overwhelm them with an onslaught of missiles. The choice is yours.
Gameplay Features:
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Easy to learn, intuitive controls
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6 degrees-of-freedom (6DOF) flight system
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8 flyable ships with each supporting a unique gameplay style
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Earn credits through completing missions and use them to upgrade your ship components
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Upgrade each ship in your hangar to improve acceleration, speed, shields, hull, weapons array, and missile capacity
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Customize your ship’s weapon loadout, special abilities, and ship color
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20+ mission campaign
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Fully voiced characters
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Multiple mission types including search and destroy, high-speed chases, stealth recon, escort, location securing, turret building and tower defense
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Battle an array of enemy fighters, bombers, turrets, and capital ships
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Beautiful and diverse landscapes and spacescapes for each mission
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Campaign system map to view progress, fleet locations, and territorial control
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In-game decisions that affect the campaign and ending
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Support for keyboard+mouse, joystick, and controllers
Spaceship Simulator
A fairly decent game for the price, definitely worth checking out. Not very long though, I beat it in about 8hrs and that was with me messing about fighting enemies I didn’t really need to while testing out different ship designs. There are also a few game breaking bugs - namely sometimes you can only attempt a challenge mission once (which is clearly not intended) thus preventing the game from continuing.
Despite that, it is still a lot of fun. The major draw - harvesting parts from enemies to build your ship - is done well enough and the actual ship design segment (despite some counter intuitive elements and a tediousness that could be solved with a copy/paste feature) is actually rather fun. The sinuous nature of the ships moving about like living things is not something you see often, especially not a as major role in the ship design. In that, this game achieves exactly what it set out to do.
– Real player with 7.2 hrs in game
I had a good time playing this game for the most part. The various enemies were cool, I really liked the spider spaceship design. Just keep in mind: when building your spacecraft, you must select the part you want to add and then click and drag from a joint to place it. It must be within a certain range of that joint. The game is pretty simplistic, but it isn’t too expensive and I’m a sucker for games where you build on to your vehicle by destroying enemy vehicles. Some updates to the game and maybe a way to do pvp would be cool. I probably won’t explore the game further unless it gets updated.
– Real player with 3.9 hrs in game
Starfighter Arduxim
If you have a HOTAS or maybe two joysticks laying around; this is totally worth the 5 bucks you will spend on it. Its playable with a controller, but its way superior with better input hardware. Its got a little depth, but its mostly simple space flight/combat stuff. Has multiplayer but I havent tried it yet. Also, it works with Trinus VR quite nicely.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Simple but fun!
This game has a nice, but short storyline. Your ship can be equipped with different primary and secondary weapons, which will be unlocked for different missions in the campaign.
Mission and story descriptions are written and some parts have voice acting too.
Graphics are very simple but still sufficient, the soundtrack is great and fits perfectly.
Flight mechanics and dogfights are pleasant and challenging with increasing progress.
There are a good amount of options for e.g. scale, graphics, and ofc controls - HOSAS is no problem!
– Real player with 2.4 hrs in game
XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter
Earth had no warning.
Out of nowhere, an army of insect-like creatures from a distant world, using technologically advanced space weapons, ambushed and devastated Earth. Perhaps more horrendous than the nearly three billion deaths was the portion of the remaining population that was used as host bodies for gestating alien offspring. The Fist of Earth world government was formed to defend humanity and repel the looming alien threat.
You’re a member of FOE’s elite fighter corps – a recruit fresh from the Academy. You’ve studied diligently, spent countless hours in simulations, and prepared yourself in every way possible for battle. But, until recently, the alien technology and firepower were far superior to Earth’s.
Now, you’ve been assigned to the XF5700 Experimental Fighter (codename: Mantis). The fate of the world rests in your hands.
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Complete edition: Includes the Rexum missions, voiced audio, and cinematics added for the expanded version of the game.
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High-tech fighter: Sporting a shock-proof electro-luminescent HUD, Quad-Jump drives, and a sophisticated navigational system, the Mantis is the weapon Earth desperately needs.
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Epic sci-fi story: CGI and full-motion videos (in all their early-90s glory) present a sweeping space drama in a vibrant futuristic setting as you progress through the game’s missions.
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Awesome firepower: the Mantis comes heavily armed with Mass Driver cannons and an impressive array of missiles.
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Realistic ship physics: Ship flight and movement are modeled on Newtonian physics models that give the game a distinct sense of motion.
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Fearsome enemies: The Sirian insect race can form a powerful collective group mind capable of obliterating the human race. Only you can stop them.