Galactic Vanguard (2025)
- Developer
- TopGame
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual, Indie
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 26 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 3.4 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A nostalgic side-scrolling shooter that feels like a 90s arcade cabinet brought to modern screens, with relentless enemy waves and responsive run-and-gun action.
retropixel artfast-pacedshootingchallengingnintendo-hardsingleplayerarcade-like
What players say
Players are sharply divided. Many call it a straightforward Contra clone with decent music and retro appeal for the price, but several reviews, including heavily-upvoted ones, accuse the publisher of directly stealing assets and code from the freeware game G Warrior, with the co-op mode removed. Those who enjoy it note bugs like invisible enemies and bad respawns.
Screenshots
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