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2013 PC 0.99 €

A fast, busy retro vertical shooter in the spirit of classic C64 games, remade from an early hobby project and first released on Xbox Live Indie Games.

What defines Pester:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Pester are Distant Space, Madrobot X and Blue Rider. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pester special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Distant Space

98 %

2016 PC 0.99 € 83 % positive Very positive, 494 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat

A small 80s-style arcade shooter where you pilot a spaceship and blast alien invaders that advance in fixed formations.

Madrobot X

Sci-fi setting

A classic retro shoot 'em up in pixel art where a robot escapes a mad scientist's lab with help from a fellow robot. The focus is on quick reflexes and arcade action.

Blue Rider

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An arcade shooter where you fight to survive as the Blue Rider in a valley flooded with bullets. It nods to classic console heroes and leans on fast reflexes.

Tiamat X

Sci-fi setting

A retro side-scrolling space shooter in the spirit of classic arcade cabinets, with six levels of intense shooting action. Quick reflexes and dodging are the core of the experience.

Terra Lander

Sci-fi setting

A retro arcade shooter in the spirit of the classics, where you guide a ship with scarce fuel through twenty increasingly tough levels to the landing pad. Every move and shot burns fuel, which you replenish by blowing up fuel dumps.

Droid Assault

Sci-fi setting

A fast-paced retro arcade shooter where you blast your way through hordes of hostile killer robots. Droids you acquire fight alongside you as a small squad, adding a touch of tactics to the shooting.

Wolflame

Sci-fi setting

A classic vertical 2D shooter in the vein of Raiden and Twin Cobra, built around arcade action, reflexes and dodging bullets. A no-frills retro throwback from the makers of Gigantic Army and Satazius.

Galaga

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade shooter where you pilot a fighter along the bottom of the screen and blast waves of insect-like aliens. The tractor beam that captures your ship, which you can rescue for double firepower, gives it its hook.

Necromonads

Sci-fi setting

A space shooter inspired by classic arcade games where you pilot a ship covering colonists as they flee to shelter. Captured colonists become infected and spread the plague, adding extra pressure.

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