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Star Drifter

47% positive of 121 Steam reviews

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Released
2016
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Platforms
Steam

Made by Nostalgia Hound, PiGravity. Published by Back To Basics Gaming.

About the game

Star Drifter is a super hard and hectic space shooter, inspired by classics such as R Type, Xenon, Galaxian, Moon Cresta and Gradius.

Tagged by players

  • Shoot 'Em Up
  • Action
  • Casual

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Mostly Negative

What players say

  • Not recommended
    I've been on a real SHMUP kick lately, and when I saw this was available for 50¢ I figured I couldn't go wrong, right? I wish. I'm not even sure where to begin in listing the negatives of this game, let's see... The scanlines on screen make everything super difficult to see, and cannot be turned of; they make the screen overall very dark, since 50% of it is darkened by their presence. This, paired with the overuse…

    2.2 h played when written. 57 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Keep moving, nothing to see here. While Star Drifter has some decent pixel art and a low asking price, it doesn't bring anything new to the table, and there are enough small issues to add up to overall badness. Essentially, this is another space-shooter in a sea of space-shooters. Shovel it on the pile with the rest of them. To to go from 'meh' to bad, add in no controller support, sloppy-joe controls, and overall…

    8 min played when written. 29 found it helpful.

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