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Isbarah

83% positive of 31 Steam reviews

Released: 2015
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Leikir Studio.

About the game

Isbarah is a cross-genre of bullet hell and platformer style, it's a hardcore 2d game and each level is a duel boss fight. Players will need to fully understand the boss patterns. It’s built on smartly managing your powers and to use them wisely to survive - everything in our game involves dodging and making smart movements.

Tagged by players

Bullet Hell
Platformer
Shoot 'Em Up
Action
Female Protagonist

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Positive

What players say

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Well I guess after over fifty hours of this game, I'm qualified to write a review. It's a very original mix between two genres which can seem very weird but in the end it works very well. The gameplay may need a few hours to be fully able to play with all the abilities to control perfectly your character. The game is very progressive in the beginning to let you accustom yourself to the dash/slow-time/barrier making…
48 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.
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Recommended
On a list of things I didn't know I wanted, Isbarah would no doubt be at the top. I love bullet hell games that require you to focus and memorize patterns, and this takes that idea and completely reimagines it. Everything about the game feels polished, and all of the visuals look crisp, clean, and sharp. In the spirit of bullet hell games it keeps you constantly in the action, with only brief periods of downtime…
2.3 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I dislike having to chase the cannons around the stage and having platforms being just too high to jump on. The combination of genres is alright but other games do it better. You're better off playing outland, furi, rabi-ribi, and tohou luna nights rather than this game. Another plus is that all of them allow you to use a controller in a platformer game. Danmaku are fast frenetic affairs and this one is too slow and…
1.2 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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