
A sci-fi twin stick shooter stripped down to the bare essentials with focus on smooth controls and satisfying action.
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Phobos Down is a twin stick shooter stripped down to the bare essentials with focus on smooth controls and satisfying action.
You're a lone corporation contract worker sent to salvage lost cargo on a distant uncharted planet full of hostile lifeforms. Mow down waves of unique enemies earning access to better equipment and customize your weapons to suit your play style.
There is a player with three guns, swarms of enemies that need killing and a weapon upgrade system made as simple as possible. You can play unique randomized missions or weekly challenges where everyone play the same game and compete for the highest scores.
Procedurally generated missions. Every run is different
Slower-paced strategic shooter action
Play one mission at a time. Pause at any point. No time limits
Weekly challenges with online high scores
Designed specifically with Steam Deck in mind
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, Finnish
Reviews
Fun game that can be enjoyed in short sessions. Plays great on Steam Deck!
Nice bullet hellish run'n'gun with both utilitarian and fun powerups. Cool oldsk00l arcade vibe with clear and simple offerings - a well defined experience with no extra shenanigans to distract you. I have a love & hate relationship with the launcher aiming :D SOO frustrating when you miss enemies as it's so slow to fire, but it also makes the stakes higher and has you all tense and cursing in tighter spots :D
Even for someone unfamiliar with the genre (and who can barely tell left from right) this felt like a solid, well-paced arcade experience. It’s easy to pick up and play, with a difficulty curve that ramps up just right. The gameplay is impressively smooth, especially for an early access title. The top-down perspective occasionally makes it hard to judge terrain height, and a game like this is practically begging for a local multiplayer mode. Still, it plays great solo and holds up well in a home setup, even though it would truly shine on an arcade cabinet.
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[b]Phobos Down[/b] is a simple twin stick shooter with straightforward gameplay and very satisfying combat. The weapons and enemies are very well balanced and the sound design is superb [i](my ears for some reason really love the "pops" and "squishes" when projectiles impact the enemies)[/i]. The objective of the game is pretty simple - survive hordes of hostile lifeforms while keeping as many shipping containers untouched as possible. Which actually isn't as easy as it sounds! While the game is still a bit barebones [i](since it's still in early access)[/i], the core gameplay feels very polished. It's fun evading the enemies, blowing them to pieces, and watch your score go up [i](which you can then proudly showcase in a public scoreboard built into the game)[/i]. The game also features weapon upgrade system, which I think could use some improvements, but overall it's well-done. I think [b]Phobos Down[/b] has a lot of potential. [b]FRACTiLE Games[/b], who is just [i]one[/i] person, seems to be very active and engaged in its development. Even in its current state I think the game is well-worth the asking price. I wish the developer the best of luck and I'm looking forward to the future content updates to this cool game!
Perfect game for decompressing after a long workday!
it works
Well made and enjoyable quick game. Some info screen of game basics would be nice to avoid doing all the mistakes to learn.
This twin-stick shooter has a great potential to become maybe second greatest game in the world. Been beta testing it many times before early access.
Vaikuttaa ihan ok peliltä näin erittäin aikaisessa early access vaiheessa. Vajaan tunnin verran meni tätä kirjoittaessa pelin "kampanjan" (6 aluetta) läpäisyyn. Itselle näppäimistö ja hiiri oli huomattavasti parempi ohjaustuntuma kuin ohjaimen kanssa sekä helpompi oli saada osumia.
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