Platypus

"I finally found it again... I must have been six to eight years old when I played this, surely I'll find it super easy now." Top 10 sentences before disaster

Old-school shooter from 2002 with unique claymation look. Very simple models but always interesting to observe. Limited variety of small enemies. Gamepad support is iffy depending on your controller, but weirdly, this was originally made to be controlled with a mouse, and it controls much better that way. I was stuck on level 3 with gamepad but ploughed through with the mouse. I could also pick up the fruits (why fruits?) sometimes popping up from enemy ships more easily and even found it fun instead of frustrating. Great energetic electronic music that sometimes reminded me of the old indie demoscene (think Future Crew). The game is challenging, even at easy, but not bullet hell which was refreshing. One hit by a projectile or vehicle kills you, but you have lives and credits (continues), and can proceed from where you are until game over. Limited continues but thankfully once you beat a level, you can always start from the next one. Be aware that a more expensive remake exists called Platypus Reclayed and that it even includes the original, this game.

This is one of those games that you play when you're really young, you don't remember much about it, but you know you played the ♥♥♥♥ out of it and enjoyed every second

FINALLY!!! I FINALLY FOUND IT!!! ONE OF MY CHILDHOOD GAMES!!!! AFTER 12 YEARS I FINALLY FOUND IT!!!! YIIIIIIPEEEE!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS SOOOOOO NOSTALGIC!!!!!!!!!!

This game... Oh my god. I remember playing this on my brother's old crappy laptop. Played and finished it today, it feels so good to relive the memories.

peak game , better than most triple aaa studois these days

Really nostalgic

best shmup up out there because it's actually playable and beatable by people who don't play shmups 12 hours a day. still runs fine on w10 and modern hardware but you can totally feel the mouse control is slightly floaty, i mention this because while the keyboard controls are good they are slower and obviously less precise. not sure if that's fixed in the reclayed version that just came out.

Good old simple game and it's cheap, for those who don't know how to run it on modern machines use dgvoodoo program There's a post on the Steam guide section on how to set it up

My name's Ricky Bobby, and if you don't like Platypus, then ♥♥♥♥ YOU