Underplayed Gems

They came from another planet (2023)

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Developer
Magnus Fredriksson
Publisher
Bortbyting AB
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.1 of 5, 35 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 32 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A chaotic arcade shoot 'em up with a charming cat hero, where collecting stars and leveling up drives fast, frantic alien blasting.

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What players say

Players describe this as a hybrid of a vertical shoot-em-up and Breakout, controlled by stretching a cat-headed ship with each stick. The unusual controls divide opinion, some find them clever, others frustrating in action. The game is short, around 30 minutes, but the final boss is a notorious difficulty spike.

Trailer

Screenshots

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