- Shooter, Action, Science fiction
A retro mix of a shoot 'em up gameplay with RPG elements, DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge is inspired by the likes of Tyrian, Raiden and Donpachi. Fast-paced with a primary focus on gunplay rather than bullet hell, DreadStar gives you incremental ways of not only pushing through content, but also improving your ship and its loadout (such as experience, leveling and skill points).
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Plot-driven, grave, unpretentious and nostalgic.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
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Worth PlayingCody MedellinApr 20214.5/10There are things that DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge does right. The actual shooting is quite good, with a nice enough enemy layout even though the levels feel rather long. It also nails the look of a classic late-era DOS game. However, the seemingly endless grind mixed with questionable design decisions and poor performance make it a chore to get through. Unless you get lucky and get a smooth experience with no loss in controls, DreadStar is probably one shoot-'em-up that should be approached with a heap of caution.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Augmented Irreality
- Publisher
- Augmented Irreality
- Released
- October 20, 2020
- Modes
- Single player
IGDB rating 4.5/10 from 1 ratings.
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