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2015PCNintendo Switch75 % positive12.99 €

A fast, vividly colorful space racing-shooter loosely inspired by the Odyssey, where Penelope searches for Ulysses and visits planets in any order. Weapons drain your energy, so you are powerful yet always close to death.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Fast pace
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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Galak-Z: The Dimensional

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2015PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable77 % positive19.99 €

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A punchy 2D space shooter with physics-driven flight, roguelike structure and a look inspired by 80s mecha anime. Intense dogfights demand quick reflexes and smart resource management.

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A tight neon-drenched roguelike first-person shooter where you only have six bullets that you must pick up again after firing. Careful movement and smart ammo management decide whether you survive.

Colt Canyon

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A pixel-art Western rogue-lite shooter where you blast through randomly generated canyons to rescue your kidnapped partner. Scarce ammo, tough bandits and permadeath keep the tension high, with co-op support.

Space Beast Terror Fright

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A brutally hard arcade first-person shooter with permadeath where you fight as a Marine through dark, monster-infested spaceships. Each run is an intense fight for survival as you grab data and upgrades.

ZeroRanger

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You pilot a small ship through a vertical shoot-'em-up where precise dodging matters as much as firing. Each fight unlocks new weapons and abilities, while a mysterious story about the invaders slowly unfolds.

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A rhythm-based roguelike first-person shooter where shooting, reloading and moving must land on the beat of a rock opera soundtrack. As a Valkyrie you fight through randomized dungeons full of enemies that attack in time with the music.

Nex Machina

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A frantic twin-stick arcade shooter from Housemarque and Eugene Jarvis built around high scores, precise dodging and short, intense runs. Voxel explosions and tight controls make every run a spectacle.

Receiver

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A minimalist first-person shooter where every gun action is manual: ejecting the magazine, loading rounds one by one, cocking the hammer. Randomized levels and scattered tapes tell a dark story in fragments, while turrets and drones punish every mistake.

Xeno Crisis

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You run and gun through an overrun alien research outpost as a battle-hardened marine. Randomly generated areas force you to rethink your approach on every run, and the two-player mode turns the chaos into a shared fight.

Dimensional Slaughter

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A very fast, bloody movement shooter with a retro look and roguelike elements. Ammo comes from moving and health from killing, which pushes you into aggressive, fluid play through strange dimensions.

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