Over and over, the Crimzon Clover series of shmups has been entertaining its fans for years. Now the new entry is about to arrive in the form of Crimzon Clover – World EXplosion for Nintendo Switch. It’s a worldwide launch, hitting Japanese, North American and PAL markets at the same time. If you’re new to […]
One week from now, run-and-gun shooter fans will be able to play Star Titan on their mobile devices. The game takes place in a future where humanity has colonized most of the galaxy, and all races live in peace…until an evil military organization called the Terran Conglomerate, who believe humans should rule over all other […]
Enjoy shmups, but wish your spaceship was a giant hand with a protruding middle finger instead? I think we’ve all had that wish at one point. Fortunately developer Wide Right Interactive is here to finally grant it with Freedom Finger, a profant journey through twelve worlds to, in their words, “protect Democrassy.” That’s either a […]
Portugese developer Imagination Overflow has combined the traditional space shooter with the exploration elements of a roguelike to create Stellar Interface, which arrives on Switch today. Much deeper than a mindless shooter, Stellar Interface gives you an entire randomly-generated galaxy to explore. As you progress through the game, you’ll unlock more powerful spacecrafts with new […]
Spacewave Software, a Canadian indie game studio, has released their new shmup known as Rival Megagun. There are shmups of all shapes and sizes, but Rival Megagun is the first we’ve seen of its kind: a two-player competitive shmup where the goal is to destroy the other player as much as the enemy. You and […]
There are shmups of all shapes and sizes, but Rival Megagun is the first we’ve seen of its kind: a two-player competitive shmup where the goal is to destroy the other player as much as the enemy. You and a partner play on a splitscreen display, with each of you targeting separate waves of enemies. […]
You can now make a date for Witch Thief! Cardboard Keep’s upcoming unorthodox 3D bullet hell game will be coming to PC via Steam on September 21. As the title implies, Charlotte is a witch, and she is also a thief. There’s a book of spells she’s after, and NOTHING will stand in her way […]
Indie developers Cardboard Keep have announced Witch Thief, their new shmup bullet hell game, is coming to PC soon via Steam. Unlike most games in its genre, this one is in total 3D. Story is rather light: all you need to know is that there’s this witch, there’s a book of spells she’s after, and […]
Blindflug Studios has finally finished their midair shooter game, Airheart, and it’s available for purchase digitally starting today on Playstation 4 and PC via Steam. Most folks expect this type of game to take the form of a bullet hell shmup, but Airheart adds a few unique and innovative twists. The most obvious is that […]
After months of of tireless toiling, indie developers Huey Games have announced their latest title, Hyper Sentinel, is almost ready and will be out for purchase next month. “After a lot of hard work we’re super excited to be able to announce a release date,” said Rob Hewson, CEO and Creative Director at Huey Games. […]
Canadian studio Zugalu has announced Technolites, a new top-down space shooter, is now under production and they’re seeing crowdfunding cash. The game concerns a group of astronauts on a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa who become sidetracked by accidentally running into a horde of alien ships — with endless firepower. Very few people play a […]
Captain Kaon, the retro twin-stick gravity shooter inspired by seminal Spectrum and Amiga games, has launched for PC on Steam Early Access. A salute to such 1980s classics as Thrust and Gravitar, Captain Kaon brings the vector graphics of old right ‘up-to-date’ with vibrant Amiga-style pixel art and a tight twin-stick control mechanic. As a much-loved […]