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2017PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable94 % positive5.69 €

A hypnotic arcade shooter from Llamasoft where you blast through psychedelic tunnels and storms of light while pulsing electronic beats pull you into a trance. Great for short, intense reflex sessions, especially in VR.

  • Strong soundtrack
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Lavish presentation

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Project Wingman

92 %Match

2020PCXboxSteam Deck playable94 % positive24.99 €

Fits your focus: Combat like Polybius.

A fast arcade combat flight game in the spirit of classic Ace Combat: you fly as a mercenary pilot in an alternate world, upgrade planes and weapons, and fight intense dogfights backed by a driving soundtrack.

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Luftrausers

  • Combat like Polybius

A frantic arcade plane shooter from Vlambeer where you mix and match weapons, bodies and engines to take down aircraft and ships. Punchy feel, a stylish sepia look and relentless high-score chasing keep you coming back.

Overload

  • Combat like Polybius

Overload is a six-degrees-of-freedom shooter that revives the Descent formula: you fly weightlessly through tight mine complexes, blasting robots and hunting for keys and secrets. Precise controls and fast, frantic combat are the core appeal.

Wing Commander: Prophecy

  • Combat like Polybius

A late-90s space combat game where you play rookie pilot Lance Casey flying linear missions against a mysterious alien threat, told through live-action FMV cutscenes.

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

  • Combat like Polybius

Arcade dogfights in an alternate 1930s filled with air pirates and zeppelins. You play Nathan Zachary in a swashbuckling, pulp-adventure campaign with the feel of a classic Hollywood movie.

Terminal Velocity

  • Combat like Polybius

A fast-paced 1995 arcade flight combat shooter that favors simple controls and intense dogfights over realistic flight simulation. You blast through futuristic landscapes in sci-fi jets, shooting down everything in your path.

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