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1988PC94 % positive7.79 €

Truxton is a classic vertical shoot 'em up from the arcade era, where you pilot a small spaceship through five large levels packed with enemy waves. With just a shot and a bomb button, you fight through bosses that loop endlessly at higher difficulties.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Truxton special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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DoDonPachi Resurrection

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2008PCXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive−50 % 28.99 € 14.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Truxton: good gunplay, a demanding difficulty and a sci-fi setting.

You weave your ship through dense bullet patterns where every millisecond counts. DoDonPachi Resurrection is an uncompromising CAVE shmup with a time-travel plot and a steep difficulty curve.

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