Helicopter Gunship DEX
- December 1, 2022
- Jimmy Arcade Limited
- 500h median play time
Get on SteamHelicopter Gunship DEX is a classic-style shoot 'em up game where you pilot a combat helicopter. Engage in intense air-to-ground battles, destroy enemy forces and bosses, and upgrade your helicopter with various weapons and equipment. With its pixel art graphics and arcade-style gameplay, Helicopter Gunship DEX brings a nostalgic touch to the modern gaming world.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game strikes a perfect balance between accessibility for casual players and depth for simulation enthusiasts, making it enjoyable for a wide audience.
- The developer is highly responsive to community feedback, providing regular updates and improvements, which enhances the overall experience.
- The graphics and flight mechanics are impressive for an early access title, with a nostalgic feel reminiscent of classic helicopter sims from the 90s.
- The game currently lacks a comprehensive tutorial, making it difficult for new players to learn the controls and gameplay mechanics.
- There are significant issues with the control scheme, particularly for gamepad users, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- The game is still in early access and has many unfinished features, including incomplete damage modeling and limited mission variety.
- story104 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 88 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The game's story aspect revolves around a series of dynamically generated missions that blend arcade-style excitement with realistic tactical challenges, allowing players to engage in various scenarios such as reconnaissance, air support, and combat. While currently limited to single missions without a campaign, the game offers a diverse range of objectives and helicopter types, encouraging strategic planning and adaptability. Players express a desire for more mission variety and a campaign mode, but the existing content is engaging and keeps them returning for more.
“I find myself addicted to this game due to it having a semi-tactical/realistic feel to it that makes you really plan out your missions carefully.”
“The simulator offers a wide range of missions, including reconnaissance, air support, and combat scenarios.”
“The initial offering gives a simple mission format, you get a primary and secondary objective, very reminiscent of the old MicroProse F-117A/F-19 mission style.”
“No campaign, only instant action random missions.”
“One of the goals is to have a dynamic campaign, but right now there are only single missions generated by the mission generator.”
“Still has a ways to go implementing more mission options and campaign but very playable already.”
- graphics32 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics of the helicopter gunship simulator receive mixed feedback; while some users praise its visually stunning elements and engaging aesthetics reminiscent of classic 90s flight sims, others note that there is room for improvement, particularly in cockpit immersion and overall fidelity compared to top-tier simulators like MSFS 2020 or DCS. The game is still in early access, and players appreciate the ongoing updates and graphic options that enhance performance on lower-end systems. Overall, the graphics are considered good but not exceptional, with potential for further enhancements.
“One of the standout features of this simulator is its visually stunning graphics.”
“With its impressive graphics, realistic flight mechanics, and engaging gameplay, it stands out as a solid choice in the genre.”
“Otherwise it seems to have quite good graphics (not great), but the cockpit is a bit non-immersive with no clickable buttons and a reliance on these large virtual MFDs rather than the MFDs in the cockpit which are difficult to make out.”
“Early access, but more maps would be good and there's room for improvement on the graphics.”
“Graphically speaking, you can't expect the level of fidelity of MSFS 2020 or DCS, of course - but the assets and effects that aren't obvious placeholders are looking pretty good already.”
- gameplay22 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the helicopter gunship simulator is praised for its realistic flight mechanics and engaging, challenging missions, earning a solid score of 8.5/10. While the controls are accessible and easy to grasp, enhancing the variety of helicopters and missions could improve the game's longevity. Currently, the game features a single, albeit barren, desert map, but frequent updates from the developer keep the experience fresh.
“The gameplay is both challenging and rewarding, and you can always change the settings of the enemy.”
“With its impressive graphics, realistic flight mechanics, and engaging gameplay, it stands out as a solid choice in the genre.”
“Game was a surprise with its engaging gameplay and easy-to-grasp systems.”
“However, expanding the variety of helicopters and missions could further enhance the longevity of the gameplay.”
“At the moment, there is only one map, which is a quite barren desert, but the main game mechanics work; it's tense to fulfill the missions, and the developer is very active and releases updates frequently.”
“Where HGDex takes artistic liberty to serve gameplay is simplified controls for accessibility.”
- music4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game features an energetic synth-wave soundtrack that has been widely praised as a standout element, described as a "total banger."
“Total banger of a soundtrack, too!”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is noted to have some bugs, but it successfully evokes nostalgia for the gunship era, suggesting that while stability issues exist, they do not significantly detract from the overall experience.
“The game is still a bit buggy, but it reminds me of the gunship days.”
“The game is still a bit buggy, but it reminds me of the gunship days.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Hgdex shows decent performance, particularly considering it has not undergone extensive optimization. Overall, players find it runs reasonably well despite this limitation.
“Hgdex performs reasonably well, especially for a game that hasn't seen significant optimization yet.”
