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Psychotic Psoftware / Aug 29, 2014 / Action, Indie
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
| Part | Your PC | MinimumNot sure |
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| CPU | Not set | 2.40GHz Can't tell |
| GPU | Not set | DirectX drivers for HiDef graphics. Can't tell |
| RAM | Not set | 4 GB RAM Can't tell |
Mixed
61% positive, 117 reviews
Definitely good shoot'em up for its price. It offers some nice level design with interesting waves of enemies and formations that outstand laws of gravity. Plenty of boss fights with starships, mechs, aliens and other scum. What's most unique about this one is that it have a few different firing modes. Soundtrack is ok. Gameplay is good enough so rest easy because it's easy to recommend this one.
6 found this helpful, 2026-04-08
Power-Up, developed and published by Psychotic Psoftware, is a side-scrolling shoot-’em-up that leans heavily into the traditions of classic arcade design while attempting to inject a bit of modern flexibility through its upgrade systems. It presents a familiar setup—a lone pilot fighting against overwhelming alien forces—but its real focus is not on narrative or worldbuilding, but on delivering a mechanically driven...
1 found this helpful, 2026-03-28
Average side-scrolling shoot 'em up. Interesting story or at least an attempt at one. The weapons start up very wimpy looking and when they're powered-up (during play), they do look more impressive but the originality or variety isn't there. There's only forward, spread, backward, up-down and short range. In theory you should constantly switch weapons depending on the situation, that's cool, but in practice you'll...
9 found this helpful, 2026-02-20
