Axan Ships
Probably has a target audiance, it just is not me…
Nice graphics and idea but feels like it is the section of a larger game.
Lack of continuity is a deal breaker for me. But the price is right.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
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Power of Ten
What if you took Asteroids, expanded on the gameplay, and gave it a graphics update? that’s Power of Ten. Well-done pixel graphics, good sound effects, and simple but fun gameplay.
The game has little scenarios*, random maps, and weapons pickups, so reminds me a tiny bit of FTL: Faster Than Light, which is nice (I may be a little biased but I love anything like FTL). Power of Ten is made by one guy, and he’s very active on development and feedback in the PoT community which is something I really love seeing. always a good sign.
– Real player with 34.3 hrs in game
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Its a fine game. But play space is empty. Just a few planets, astroids, and thats it. Would love you see maybe a passing ship in the background or something to make it move lively. I know its space but come on.
Significant slowdowns and lag may turn people off.
NEEDS multiple updates!
Other than that it makes you feel like a true starfighter. Ships handle great and combat is cool. If its on sale buy it, because itll be a solid game in a while.
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game
Antithesis
Antithesis is a top-down action arcade game where you control one spaceship with each hand: one with WASD and one with the arrow keys (alternatively, one with each joystick of a controller). There are four levels to beat by getting a certain score, and one endless level in which you have to try and get the highest possible score, and who knows, maybe even get a spot in the leaderboards?
Unique Selling Points
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High intensity, frantic gameplay that rewards skillful players.
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Unique challenge of hand independence, which will test you in ways you’re not familiar with.
Features
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Control a Green Ship which loses health constantly. Avoid all asteroids and lasers, but try to pick up powerups.
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Control a Purple Ship which gives the Green Ship health back upon destroying asteroids, but cannot die or pick up powerups.
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Collect 4 different powerups.
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Survive 3 life-threatening events.
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Beat 4 levels, ranging from easy to impossible.
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Get a high score in endless mode. Good luck getting a spot in the leaderboards!
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Have fun! :)
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Retro Classix: SRD - Super Real Darwin
One of the all time table top classics from the 80’s on PC! Shoot your way through enemies with different power ups to repel the invaders from Cokyo. Save the planet and top the leaderboard!
– Real player with 6.3 hrs in game
Data East 3
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Space Defense
I didn’t think making a simple 2D space blaster could ever turn into this big of a catastrophe…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GT3ecSaOmQ
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No in game audio settings at all. Ugh.
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The Timer at the top has a decimal and shows fractions of seconds down to the 10,000th of a second. WTF. Can this developer really not simply google “how to round a variable to a whole number in Unity”??
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Your space ship has no collision at all with enemy ships! What the hell dev?
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No impact is shown when you get hit by an enemy bullet, ‘nor is there any audio for this.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Art of Space
Note that this game is still in alpha and that the game experience may not be fully complete and bug-free.
What is ART OF SPACE ?
Do you love fast-paced 2D space shooters? Where timing is crucial and success is sweet? With lots of satisfying destruction and explosions? Then read no further, this should be very much to your liking. (Just kidding, do keep on reading.)
Art of Space is essentially madness, as can be seen below.
Inspired by online and offline space shooters of the last two decades, Art of Space aims to provide a similar feel/atmosphere, putting an emphasis on fun gameplay mechanics while the campaign is reminiscent of the early days of online gaming.
Art of Space gives you the chance to build a spaceship and tweak it to your very own tastes, both visually and stats-wise. This game is for people who love to try all sorts of different combinations to figure out that ONE sweet-spot build that feels just right.
If you’re more of a “mad skillz!!” person, you will love the combat in Art of Space as fast-paced is what we do, and perfect timing is what we love. Your spaceship is a modular machine that can be destroyed and rebuilt bit by bit, all in the heat of battle.
Meanwhile, our single-player story-driven campaign aims to provide a narrative around the world of Art of Space, while providing many hours of entertainment to the player.
For the price of a hot meal, here’s what this game offers:
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Manoeuvre your weapon of destruction through hazardous asteroid fields as you take out foes and defend allies using a wide array of weapons and utilities.
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Build a fully modular spacecraft from a pool of ship parts and weapons.
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Tweak your ship’s stats and utility slots.
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Follow along a story-driven campaign that will provide many hours of entertainment.
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Test your skills in the Endless mode to see how you measure up to others, or just take it easy and use it as a playground to try out your newest configuration.
Slordax: The Unknown Enemy
An ancient enemy has returned.
It has been seven centuries since the cruel race of superbeings known as the Slordax were thwarted in their attempt to conquer the galaxy. Now, the Intergalactic Defense Alliance has detected that the Slordax are gathering once again in the Slordian System. You must pilot the fastest, deadliest ship in the galaxy into the Realm of the Slordax in a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate the alien threat before they become too strong to defeat. Strap in, pilot, it’s going to be a bumpy ride!
Softdisk’s classic top-down shoot ‘em up programmed by legendary developer John Carmack sends you flying deep into Slordax territory to stop an existential threat to the entire galaxy. Take out the Slordian threat and preserve galactic peace!
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Soar through five levels of white-knuckle shoot ‘em up action through an asteroid belt, over a planet’s surface, into ancient fleet construction tunnels, and more.
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Become an unstoppable force! Upgrade your Reddog Adaptive Strike Ship’s weaponry with power up capsules dropped by enemy ships.
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Face off against enemy ships, vicious creatures, and formidable bosses.
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Keep going! Take on a more challenging campaign after you’ve finished your first.
SUPERVERSE
Playing Superverse is really awesome experience.
Whole universe against you, just like old retro games when we were saving world and universe from bad guys, those were good old times. What can one wish for more.
Excellent graphics and fluid gameplay is something that is typical for this game.
Tested on keyboard which can be playable but i recommend with Joypad. It is totally different experience.
Once you get used to controls it becomes very natural and easy to play even versus tougher opponents.
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
Have you ever played Gate88? How about Chicken Invaders? Imagine Gate88 space mechanics and controls where you are floating and you can power up your weapons in Chicken Invaders style and just enjoy nice space scenery?
SUPERVERSE will give you all that and more. Although it is an early access game, it is offering interesting content. You are a small space vessel and you roam around different universes and upgrade weapons, Chicken Invaders style where more is better, enjoy the scenery and destroy enemy vessels.
– Real player with 5.7 hrs in game
Red Sector
Fun arcade style game that gives you that, “I want to complete the next level” feeling. Still early doors but I feel sure the road-map of improvements will be coming soon.
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game
There are a bunch of things I like about this game. Start with the creative “sector” element of an arcade shooter. Moving to different sectors to clear out before giving the player the decision as to where they want to go next makes it a bit more controllable while breaking up the action in parts.
I also like the visuals. Simple but appealing too.
Really nice product!
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Space Debris
This is a great party game for rock-blasting retro space fun. I love the drop in/drop out feature and the massive number of gamepads supported.
There’s also a bit more to it than you might expect:
Several ships to choose from, each with their own unique style
Bring dead allies back to life
Collect space dust to power up
Collect debris from destroyed alien ships to unlock new ships and upgrades
Play it now! you know you want to.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game