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Salamander is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Konami and was released on July 4, 1986. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and neutral reviews from players.

Salamander is a scrolling shooter arcade game released by Konami as a spin-off to Gradius. It introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages. Some of these would later become the norm for future Gradius games.

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Looking for games like Salamander? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Rangok Skies, HARDCORE MECHA or Procyon.

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55%Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews
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Salamander is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Salamander include science.

Salamander was released on July 4, 1986.

Salamander was developed by Konami.

Salamander has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Salamander for its gameplay.

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

Similar games include Rangok Skies, HARDCORE MECHA, Procyon, Binarystar Infinity, Dimension Drive and others.