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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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Noisz

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2018PC95 % positive16.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Polybius: a strong soundtrack, combat with precise timing and good gunplay.

Noisz fuses a rhythm game with a bullet-hell shooter: you dodge dense patterns and fire in time with the music. It's a tough, reflex-heavy mix with a strong soundtrack and a visual-novel flavor.

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Neon White

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A fast speedrunning first-person shooter where card-based guns double as movement abilities. You optimize routes through short levels, wrapped in anime style, dating-sim-style dialogue and a driving soundtrack.

Aaero

Lavish presentation

A rhythm shooter where you fly along ribbons of light, blasting enemies and bosses in time with licensed electronic music. The soundtrack and stylized look are the highlights.

Rez

Distinctive, stylised art style

A rail shooter where every shot becomes part of the electronic soundtrack. Abstract neon visuals, rhythm and sound merge into a hypnotic trip through a computer network.

Child of Eden

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A rhythm-driven rail shooter by Tetsuya Mizuguchi where music, light and color blend into a synesthetic trip. You lock on and fire in time with the beat at abstract enemies across psychedelic cyberspace worlds.

Asteroids: Recharged

Strong soundtrack

A modernized take on the arcade classic: pilot a ship, dodge and blast asteroids, chase high scores and tackle challenge levels with new abilities, neon visuals and a fresh soundtrack.

Pistol Whip

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A VR rhythm shooter where you fire, duck and dodge in time with the music while gliding through stylized, cinematic levels. It plays like a choreographed dance of bullets and movement, driven by chasing high scores.

Rollerdrome

Strong soundtrack

A fast third-person action game where you skate through futuristic arenas, pull off tricks and shoot enemies mid-air. Fluid movement and precise timing mesh together in a stylish retro-future 70s look.

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