Astro Fighters 2

About

Astro Fighters 2 is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Paul Connor and was released on March 9, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

Astro Fighters 2 is a vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Use a variety of special items, power up your chosen ship and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.

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89%

Audience ScoreBased on 19 reviews

graphics5 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

Engaging and challenging gameplay with strategic depth involving leveling, bombs, and spread shots.
Beautiful 3D graphics with smooth animations and well-designed enemy patterns enhancing the visual experience.
Multiple game modes, achievements, and leaderboards adding replayability and encouraging high score chasing.

Performance issues on Steam Deck including FPS drops and long loading times, affecting user experience on the platform.
Some bosses and enemy attack patterns are repetitive and lack uniqueness, with occasional frustrating enemy spawn mechanics.
Controls and visual cues can feel unpolished or subtle, making aspects like shot direction and speed changes feel awkward or jarring.

graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics feature vibrant and colorful 3D visuals with smooth animations and changing backgrounds that enhance the gameplay experience. While the game includes retro filter options appreciated by players, some report performance issues like stuttering even at low settings. Overall, the visuals are praised for their quality and contribution to the game's dynamic feel despite occasional technical drawbacks.
- “Great shoot'em up with awesome leveling mechanics, special weapons, and clean colorful 3D graphics.”
- “Graphics are superb and the backgrounds keep changing on gauntlet mode which keeps it feeling fresh.”
- “Great graphics, animation is silky smooth and the gameplay is just non-stop action.”
- “I had to lock the screen refresh to 60 for a relatively consistent experience, even with graphics settings all the way down, and there were still stutters consistently every few seconds.”
- “The game size is bloated, 5+ GB for very bad visuals.”
- “There are options to lower graphics quality in game and all 8 levels were true 3D.”
gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers engaging bullet-hell mechanics with unique features like medal collection and grazing for depth, alongside special weapons and leveling systems. While the game delivers smooth, colorful visuals and nonstop action, some minor issues include subtle shot direction indicators, overly bright bullets, and certain design quirks such as score penalties for slowdown use and a lengthy game over screen. Overall, it is highly recommended for fans of shmups seeking both challenge and dynamic gameplay.
- “Highly recommend this game if you are into shmups with interesting mechanics, special items, and scoreboards.”
- “Great shoot'em up with awesome levelling mechanics, special weapons, and clean colourful 3D graphics.”
- “There are a ton of other minor things like the visual indication of shot direction being way too subtle, way too bright and bloomy bullets, the game over screen persisting for like 10 seconds without letting you back out, and the odd mechanic of subtracting score for using the slowdown ability.”
- “That is all the justification this shoot ’em up with bullet-hell mechanics needs.”
- “The bar fills by collecting medals from destroyed enemies or by grazing, a mechanic unique to bullet-hell games where you fly dangerously close to enemy bullets.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Optimization for this game on the Steam Deck is mixed; some users report solid performance and enjoyable on-the-go play, while others experience significant FPS drops and long loading times. Developer responses to performance complaints have been dismissive, leading to frustration among some players.
- “This game is not Steam Deck verified but does run on Steam Deck. I've seen some YouTubers playing it and the performance looked solid, so when I get a Steam Deck I will be downloading it and trying it there as this would be awesome to play on the go.”
- “Performance on Steam Deck is terrible with constant FPS drops and long loading times.”
- “The negative review mentioned performance issues on Steam Deck, and the dev response was 'works for me' with some smarmy comments about getting the device repaired, and accusing the reviewer of trying to review bomb with a single bad review.”
- “This game is not Steam Deck verified but does run on Steam Deck; seen some YouTubers playing it and the performance looked solid.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers exceptional depth and replay value, providing an impressive experience well beyond what its price suggests.
- “So much depth and replay value in this game; it's unheard of for the price asked.”