47% positive of 121 Steam reviews
Made by Nostalgia Hound, PiGravity. Published by Back To Basics Gaming.
Star Drifter is a super hard and hectic space shooter, inspired by classics such as R Type, Xenon, Galaxian, Moon Cresta and Gradius.
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.
Read on SteamKeep 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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