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About Maelstrom
Maelstrom is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Sam Lantinga and was released on May 1, 2026.
Maelstrom is a licensed open source port of the original shareware game for the Macintosh by Ambrosia Software, Inc. It is a fast-action, asteroids-like game, with classic pixel graphics and original sounds.
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Maelstrom is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Maelstrom include free to play, 2d, pixel graphics, retro, space and others.
Maelstrom is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, Windows and others.
Maelstrom was released on May 1, 2026.
Maelstrom was developed by Sam Lantinga.
Maelstrom is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
Similar games include Platypus, STRIKERS 1945, Raptor: Call of the Shadows, Platypus Reclayed, Wolfenstein 3D and others.