Underplayed Gems

Slordax: The Unknown Enemy (2021)

Slordax: The Unknown Enemy cover
Developer
Softdisk
Publisher
Ziggurat
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action
Rating
5.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 40 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A frantic, retro-styled shoot-'em-up where you weave through bullet patterns and alien swarms in a desperate first-strike mission.

fast-pacedretropixel graphicsintensebullet hellalien combataction-packedtop-down shooter

What players say

Players call it a difficult vertical-scrolling shooter straight out of 1991, with five levels and enemies that sometimes chase you unpredictably. The developer connection to id Software and John Carmack is a main draw, and reviewers note it is tough but fair.

Screenshots

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