Startide

Startide is a strangely boring shoot-'em-up, strongly reminiscent of the 2003 freeware title Warning Forever mechanically but much slower-paced, to its detriment. Essentially the entire game is fighting bosses by destroying them part-by-part from the extremities inward, since only the outermost parts on a limb take any damage, with the scaling falling off such that hitting any part other than the two outermost is almost worthless. So, it's all about slowly circling enemies, minimizing the amount of hits you take, and slowly wearing them down. Of course, with a system where you both regenerate health and destroy the boss's weapons as you fight, this means that essentially all stages get easier as they go on, which contributes to the tedious feeling. Likewise, there's not all that much difference between stages - some will have time limits, and some will have breaks for asteroid fields (which are to your advantage, since you regenerate health and super bar during this time), and as you ...

A barebones shooter with annoying sound and forgettable music. The menus and the dialogue in the also-barebones campaign mode are full of spelling and grammar errors. Everything about this game is amateur and unpolished and it feels like it was slapped together. I'm glad I got this on sale because I don't recommend spending more than $5 on this.

This is the most boring, unfinished game I have seen yet. It looks colourful on the store page, but my god how boring it is. I hate to write negative reviews, but there's no excuse for this kind of shoddy junk.

I understand the concept of the game. But isn´t fun. The background always rotating ... always irritating! No zoom in or out. No sensation of, definitively, destroy a large ship. That just disappear. And ... the pattern of bullets and secondary enemies is too basic ...

Startide is one heck of a good time! I love the look and feel of this game so much. From the variety of mechs with unique weapons, to the multiple special abilities with active and passive effects, the game does a great job of putting you in control of how the battles play out. I really enjoy the Boss mode where you can build your own custom boss and upload it for other to try and defeat. Finally the love and attention to detail put into the game really shines through in all aspects. It may be simple in it's delivery, but don't be fooled, this is going to be a hidden gem that way to many people will end up missing. Don't be a statistic and give this one a shot. If you wanna see some game play and personal impressions I've provided a link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaihiUtej38

This game is rad. Mecha combat in pseudo 3d space. Super bright Neons, bullet hell, upgrades, all sorts of battles. The ships you fight are all a bit samey, but it is super fun anyway. https://youtu.be/VrRViEe-w7E

Top shooter game!

Pretty neat old school game. Great 4K graphics! When I did Options > Controls > Show Controls (to see controller layout) game freezes. STEP 1) STEAM: Enable Steam Input controller support. STEP 2) GAME: Options > Controls > Enable Controller Infinity - Has COOP Campaign - Don't think it can do coop