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Neon Ships: The Type'em Up Shooter

86% positive of 43 Steam reviews

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Released
2021
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Sensen Games.

About the game

Shoot enemies while typing pop culture phrases to destroy enemies with your special laser attack! This is a classic Shoot'em up game with a typing twist! We challenge you to dodge all the shots and destroy all the enemies!

Tagged by players

  • Typing
  • Time Attack
  • Spelling
  • Word Game
  • Shoot 'Em Up
  • Arena Shooter
  • Bullet Hell
  • Modern
  • Score Attack
  • Intentionally Awkward Controls
  • Difficult
  • Arcade

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What players say

  • Recommended
    i purchased this game for around $2 and it really pretty fantastic. You are in the zone of a top down shooter, displacing enemies reminiscent of Galaga the old 80's game. The twist here is that you must practice your typing in order to launch a powerful canon necessary to destroy some of the harder enemies. Graphics are a colorful neon and quite beautiful to look at. Sound and music is apropos to the visuals and…

    26 min played when written. 19 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    If you like shmups _and_ typing very quickly, this is worth a buck. The gist - 3 ~90 second, non-random waves. You type short pop culture phrases to activate a mega laser for a brief time, while dodging bullets (keyboard controls - wasd or esdf; any keys that are part of the phrase will _also_ move your ship). You get 3 shields. Score is based on efficiency/speed. I was able to complete the 3rd wave after less than…

    1.1 h played when written. 19 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Excellent visuals and good soundtrack, but the control scheme needs work. A game that focuses on typing should not use its typing controls as movement controls, especially when that can lead to you steering your ship into enemy fire. Upgrades would also be a nice feature to have.

    14 min played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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