Underplayed Gems

Rolling Bird (2018)

Rolling Bird cover
Developer
Hijong Park
Publisher
PsychoFlux Entertainment
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.7 of 5, 200 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A frantic old-school arcade shooter where you dodge bullets and blast through waves of enemies in relentless side-scrolling combat.

retrofast-pacedchallengingarcadeside-scrollingaction

What players say

Players love this as a faithful, procedurally generated take on the classic arcade shooter Rolling Thunder. It is described as brutally difficult and addictive, with two lanes and a super jump for evasion, and enemies that grow tougher through behavior changes rather than gimmicks. The free demo is widely appreciated, and many wish it were on an actual arcade cabinet.

Screenshots

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