Critical Damage (2020)

Developer: First Games Interactive
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 19 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A frantic, arcade-style space shooter with simple controls, constant explosions, and satisfying upgrades.

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What players say

Players remember it as their first PC game and buy it for nostalgia. The game is a simple arcade top-down shooter with tower defense elements, where you upgrade a robot, turrets and mines between waves. Some call the gameplay repetitive, a few note the game only runs in 4:3 and that a boss can respawn and instantly destroy the bunker.

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