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Highwind (Selva Interactive)
"An origami inspired vertical shooter game" - Author's description Download on App Store (iOS) Download on Google Play (Android) [Via @selvaint]
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Guardian Sphere (Pixel-boy, AAA)
"Shoot 'em up in which you use your life point to buy full of upgrades" - Author's description Download on itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux)
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EXO SAPIENS: EP EDITION (Max Wade)
"Something is amiss... but you really need the cash for pills. Clock in and learn what it truly means to work for a living." - Author's description Author's note: "This is an EP Edition and contains a section of stages and narrative from
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PicoShot (Ben James)
"PicoShot is an attempt at squeezing a vertical scrolling schmup into 64x64 pixels" - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser)
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JunkStar (castpixel)
"Use your gold (and trash) as ammo in my LD game Star Junk" - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser)
pixeljam
Gamma Bros (Pixeljam)
"it is dinner time on earth, and the Gamma Brothers' families will not be pleased if you don't get Buzz and Zap home safely." - Author's description Download on itch.io (Windows, Mac) Download on Steam (Windows, Mac) [Via @pixeljamgames]
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Imperishable Memories (Jennifer Raye)
"It combines bullet-hell gameplay with flashy cutscenes and angsty pondering to tell a story about coming to terms with horrible mistakes and gaining the strength to move on, little by little." - Author's description Download Demo on Itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux) Back it on Kickstarter
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Xmas Slime Invasion (Jani Nykänen)
"Evil space slimes (they must be evil since they smile all the time!) have invaded Earth! Defeat them, so you can go home and have a nice Christmas!" - Author's description Download on itch.io (Windows, Linux)
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Devil Engine (Sinoc)
"Shoot, bomb and burst your way though hoards of enemy craft." - Author's description Download Demo on Itch.io (Windows)
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Waker (akirassasin)
"Battle rogue programs to free humans from cryosleep." - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser)
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Molder Ship (kass)
"shooting 2D" - Author's description Download on itch.io (Windows)
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Monolith (Sam Loeschen, David Carney)
"Monolith is a screaming fast, hyperkinetic shooter about going super fast and racking up massive combos." - Author's description Download on Itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux)