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2016PC82 % positive

A minimalist retro top-down arcade shooter where you survive waves of enemy spaceships and dense bullet patterns. Power-ups help, but the difficulty keeps climbing.

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

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Strikers 1945

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1995PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable91 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Space Codex: good gunplay, a fast pace and combat with precise timing.

You fly a plane through waves of enemies and bullets in an alternate postwar world full of mechs and rockets. It rewards quick reflexes, dodging and collecting power-ups.

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Shooting and gunplay

A space combat shooter where you fly ships from nimble interceptors to heavy gunships. You fight with machine guns, missiles and rail guns, and use a gravity shield that can turn enemy fire back on them.

Air Buster

Shooting and gunplay

A classic arcade side-scrolling shoot-'em-up in the vein of R-Type and Gradius, blasting through sci-fi stages with power-ups. Its standout feature is simultaneous two-player play.

Hit the Hive

Shooting and gunplay

A VR space shooter where you fight procedurally generated waves of brutal robots. Each run feels different and keeps the action intense.

Terminal Velocity

Shooting and gunplay

A fast-paced 1995 arcade flight combat shooter that favors simple controls and intense dogfights over realistic flight simulation. You blast through futuristic landscapes in sci-fi jets, shooting down everything in your path.

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