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Astro Fighters

by Paul Connor

2025
96% positive
25
$6.29
Steam

About This Game

STORY

Your galaxy has been invaded by an alien race intent on the total destruction of your species.

You must take to your ship as a defending astro fighter to defend your star system from the unrelenting evil of a far superior enemy. 

Use all your skills as a pilot to dodge and weave your ship past the onslaught of bullets, deploy special weapons, bombs and even slow down space time itself to give yourself the edge and turn the suicide mission into a victory to never be forgotten.

FEATURES

  • Single and Two Player modes (local co-op or via remote play together)

  • Vertical scrolling non-stop bullet hell action

  • Tough challenging gameplay to test your shooter skills

  • End level boss battles to weed out unworthy players

  • Build up your graze points gauge by skimming bullets and collecting medals

  • Spend graze points and deploy your special spread shot or bombs (rips through enemy fire)

  • Spend points to slow down time for more precise evasions

  • Steam online high score leader boards

  • Steam achievements

  • 4 Difficulty modes for enhanced replayability (higher bonuses for tougher difficulty runs)

  • Gauntlet Mode (unlockable procedurally generated endless mode)

    Difficulty modes unlocked by game completion

    Gauntlet modes unlocked by Level 3 completion on Normal Mode

Get This Game

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User Reviews

Positive24
Negative1
Overall96% positive

Game Details

Release Date: 3/28/2025
Developer: Paul Connor
Publisher: Paul Connor
Price: $6.29

Platform Support

Windows

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