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Angry Arrows is a single player and multiplayer action adventure game. It was developed by DanielDavisGames and was released on August 13, 2015. It received very positive reviews from players.

Angry Arrows is a cooperative archery game about rescuing hostages from enemy strongholds using nothing but bows and arrows. Just remember, one fatal mistake and it's back to square one.

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92%Audience ScoreBased on 87 reviews
gameplay8 positive mentions
optimization1 negative mentions

  • Excellent local co-op experience supporting 2-4 players, making gameplay fun and engaging with friends.
  • Simple, responsive controls and solid gameplay mechanics that are easy to learn but hard to master.
  • Challenging and intense gameplay with satisfying AI accuracy and strategic elements, providing good replayability across multiple modes.
  • Solo play is very difficult and frustrating due to high difficulty, one-shot deaths, and lack of mid-level checkpoints.
  • Game lacks a story and content depth, including limited enemy types, environments, and no online multiplayer.
  • Some control issues exist such as imbalance between mouse/keyboard and controller aiming, and occasional technical limitations like lack of cloud saves or limited controller support.
  • gameplay

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    57% positive mentions, 22% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a smooth, challenging, and tightly designed experience reminiscent of Hotline Miami but with unique mechanics like bow charging. It excels in multiplayer couch co-op with shared screen and zoom features, making it fun and accessible yet hard to master. Controls are best suited for mouse and keyboard despite developer recommendations for a gamepad.

    • “I love the shared screen gameplay with multiple people and the way the zoom pans out so everyone is always perfectly in frame is great!”
    • “Tight game mechanics, simplicity, difficult and challenging enemies and level design, you'd think all this would lend the game to being a stiff and demanding arcade precision shooter, but combine all this with multiplayer couch-co-op elements it makes for a grand ol' time.”
    • “Smooth gameplay, easy to learn, hard to master.”
    • “It's been a rough ride, but 11 hours of gameplay managed to get me to colosseum level 8!”
    • “You'll definitely want to use mouse and keyboard for gameplay; the developer "heavily recommends" a gamepad, but that's baloney.”
    • “In terms of gameplay, the most succinct way to describe this game is simply try playing Hotline Miami with a controller, but then also you have to use a bow instead of a machine gun or shotgun.”
  • music

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The music in the game is generally described as soothing and pleasant, contrasting with more energetic soundtracks like Hotline Miami's. However, some users noted issues with sound balance, as sound effects can overpower the music if volume levels are increased. Overall, the soundtrack effectively sets the mood and helps immerse players despite the repetitive nature of the tracks.

    • “Art, music, and sound are all pleasant.”
    • “Upgradeable arrow types, local coop and a thrilling soundtrack.”
    • “The simple, yet intense music also sets the scene to get involved and immerse yourself within the experience.”
    • “Upon first launching the game, it was practically muted, so I bumped up both the music and sound effects to four dots.”
    • “Unfortunately, that's not an ideal setting for the game, as the sound effects will drown out the music at those levels.”
    • “From loading the same level a few times, I realized that the music chosen isn't based on what level you're playing, so there must be a certain number of tracks available that are selected from as you progress.”
  • story

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The game lacks a cohesive story, with players simply rescuing hostages or repeatedly saving Princess Zelda without narrative development. The campaign is considered storyless and can be frustrating when played solo, while multiple game modes focus more on gameplay than plot. Users suggest that adding a more engaging and varied storyline would improve the experience.

    • “In this quest to rescue Princess Zelda twenty-five times, Legolas can rescue Zelda alone or with up to three other companions: Link, Hawkeye, or Red the Green Arrow on the same machine with local co-op.”
    • “There are several game modes which include vs arena, wave survival, campaign missions, and randomly generated missions.”
    • “Would be awesome with some story, and less typical princess rescuing in each mission.”
    • “You're a human trying to rescue hostages from monster camps, but no plot is provided.”
    • “The campaign is storyless and frustratingly hard when played solo.”
    • “No story.”
  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a nostalgic, pixel-art style with a variety of well-designed levels, offering a clean and responsive visual experience. While the retro visuals may not appeal to those sensitive to pixelated graphics, they complement the game's charm and gameplay effectively.

    • “Quite a variety of levels, not too shabby in design, yes it's wee-pixely graphics, works fine with keyboard and mouse, responsive.”
    • “Clean graphics.”
    • “Nice old school graphics.”
    • “Quite a variety of levels, not too shabby in design, yes it's wee-pixely graphics, walk away if you have "pixel graphics" head issues like I have seen around.. works fine with keyboard+mouse, responsive.”
  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers multiple modes, including a versatile versus mode with four types, significantly enhancing its replayability and challenge. Overall, users find the replay value to be very good.

    • “There are 3 other modes to play through that will add more replayability and challenge.”
    • “Versus mode, however, was great; you can choose between four different types, and it adds a lot of replayability.”
    • “Very good replayability.”
  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game shows performance issues and is not well optimized for Steam Link, leading to potential lag even when using a wired network.

    • “Not optimized for Steam Link, so lag is possible even on a wired network.”
  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is highlighted by the amusing possibility of team-killing, adding a playful and unexpected twist to gameplay.

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Play Times

11h Median play time
11h Average play time
11-11h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Angry Arrows is a action adventure game. Common tags for Angry Arrows include indie and pixel graphics.

Angry Arrows is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 11 hours playing Angry Arrows.

Angry Arrows was released on August 13, 2015.

Angry Arrows was developed by DanielDavisGames.

Angry Arrows has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Angry Arrows for its gameplay but disliked it for its music.

Angry Arrows is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Hammerwatch, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Door Kickers: Action Squad, Meltdown and others.