FUR Squadron Phoenix

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FUR Squadron Phoenix is a single player arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Raptor Claw and was released on February 18, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

✨ What Awaits You: Upgradeable ships, unlockable weapons, and skill trees that let you craft your own path to becoming an ace pilot. Massive bosses, dynamic environments, and intense battles across space, air, and sea. A dazzling arsenal: unleash power beams, multi-missile barrages, and even a nuke strike. ‍ Meet the FUR Squadron: Train with a renegade crew of elite pilots using cutting-…

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88%

Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Strong homage to Star Fox 64 with familiar controls and gameplay, appreciated by fans of the genre.
Beautiful and improved visuals, including striking environments like underwater levels, and upgraded audio compared to the previous game.
Enjoyable gameplay loop with skill progression via upgrades and squad friendship systems adding strategic depth and replayability.

Relatively short game length with limited content and repetitive level designs, including excessive simulation/training stages that reduce excitement.
Boss fights are generally easy and lack creativity or challenge, with some being tedious damage sponges.
Some frustrating design choices such as limited control mechanics, confusing ship selection system, repetitive music and sound effects, and a story that feels underdeveloped and primarily setup for future installments.

story
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
74%
13%
The story is brief and largely revolves around simulator training, offering minimal plot progression despite some character development. While it stands alone without requiring prior knowledge, many players find it lacking depth and meaningful advancement, culminating in a quick ending that pushes players toward older titles for continuation. Overall, the narrative feels like a secondary aspect amid gameplay-focused missions.
- “You start off as Robin in the Phoenix Squadron, but one of your teammates dies and the other one goes missing, while Robin is wounded during the mission and ends up being rescued and later training under the Fur Squadron.”
- “Although this story is a sequel, it stands on its own, and you do not need any prior knowledge to follow it.”
- “The plot is short given the character development, as most of the game consists of 'simulator training,' and it doesn't lead to a strong conclusion.”
- “The story does not amount to anything.”
- “The plot is so short for how much character development they put in and it doesn't go anywhere with it, almost the whole game is 'simulator training'.”
- “Instead, after less than 2 hours of play, I'm greeted with 'you beat the game!' and 'if you want to continue the story, go buy our 3 year old game!' No thanks.”
gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46%
31%
23%
The gameplay is a solid and enjoyable progression from the series' origins, featuring smooth, well-balanced rail-shooter mechanics with added fun elements like a skill tree and meta-progression. While relatively short and occasionally unpolished, it offers a nostalgic Star Fox-inspired experience with familiar controls and engaging pacing. Minor flaws in UI and control design do not detract significantly from the overall fun and charm.
- “Gameplay is more solid and adds fun features, like a skill tree you can dump points into to increase weapon power.”
- “Gameplay is smooth, levels are well balanced and paced, and there's a handful of references to other games including a few lines straight from Star Fox 64.”
- “Besides some unpolished areas with the UI and some rough translations here and there, I'd say it's a rock-solid game that executes the core gameplay loop right while experimenting just a tiny bit with its meta-progression.”
- “These skins are purely cosmetic and offer no gameplay advantages, but they are required for achievements.”
- “Its not perfect, and some of its hewing to the formula detracts from the gameplay (I think they should have split the charge and regular shots into different buttons, for example), but it's overall a fun ride.”
- “It doesn't quite have the depth of character that Starfox did, but they don't screw with the gameplay like later installments of the series stuck you with.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The game's graphics mark a significant improvement over its predecessor, featuring breathtaking environments, detailed battleships, and stunning visuals both in space and underwater. Despite being developed by an indie studio and incorporating AI art, the overall art style and visual presentation are impressive and a major highlight of the experience.
- “The scenery and environments are breathtaking, the visuals in space look grand and vast, the battleships (in space and on sea) are massive, looming threats, there's an underwater level that is absolutely my favorite just for how gorgeous it looks.”
- “The graphics are amazing, especially compared to the last game.”
- “This game is much longer, has better graphics, bigger budget, costs nearly three times more money, and more time and effort was put into it.”
- “Art style also takes a big jump from the first game and was the driving force that caught my attention to check this game out.”
- “For an indie studio, I think that the visuals are pretty decent.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The music in the game is generally solid and effectively sets the mood for levels and boss fights, but it can be repetitive and is often drowned out by louder weapon sound effects. Overall, it receives mixed feedback, ranging from adequate to somewhat monotonous.
- “The music is pretty solid and does a good job of setting the mood for the levels and boss fights.”
- “Repeatedly firing your weapon, which is a routine feature of any game like this, drowns out the background music, as the sound effects are much louder and more prominent.”
- “When I was able to hear the music, it was really repetitive, looping the same few bars over and over again.”
- “Many aspects of this game are mid, such as the characters, the writing, or the music.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game offers additional difficulty levels that unlock after completion, providing some replay value for players who enjoy it. However, most find little incentive to replay once they've finished the game and obtained the upgrades.
- “But as it stands right now, I have no reason to touch this game again; it has no replay value once you beat it and get the upgrades.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is generally seen as tedious, especially when purchasing all the mods, though replaying levels for high scores can help speed up the process.
- “It's just tedious.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game demonstrates strong performance with smooth and stable optimization, ensuring a seamless experience across a variety of devices.
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Character development is extensive but feels disconnected from the overall plot, which is short and largely centered around repetitive simulator training, resulting in limited narrative progression.
- “The plot is so short for how much character development they put in and it doesn't go anywhere with it, almost the whole game is 'simulator training'.”

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FUR Squadron Phoenix is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme.

FUR Squadron Phoenix is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

FUR Squadron Phoenix was released on February 18, 2026.

FUR Squadron Phoenix was developed by Raptor Claw.

FUR Squadron Phoenix has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked FUR Squadron Phoenix for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

FUR Squadron Phoenix is a single player game.

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