X-Force Genesis (2021)

Developer: Cube Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating: 3.4 of 5, 32 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A frantic top-down shoot 'em up where you constantly upgrade your ship to survive increasingly chaotic bullet-hell waves and boss fights.

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What players say

Players are split on this short bullet-hell shoot-em-up: some enjoy the music and challenge, but many criticize the upgrade system as pointless since even a maxed shield still leads to one-hit deaths, and the five-stage campaign feels too brief. The game lacks basic options like resolution or volume controls, and its identity as either a euroshmup or arcade shooter is unclear.

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