- September 18, 2022
- Sam Murray
- 22h median play time
Space Bandit
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About Space Bandit
Space Bandit is a single player shooter game with violence and science fiction themes. It was developed by Sam Murray and was released on September 18, 2022. It received very positive reviews from players.
A rogue-lite top down shooter with crazy firefights and clever AI.
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Reviews
- Fast-paced, challenging, and addictive twin-stick shooter gameplay reminiscent of Hotline Miami.
- Highly polished with great visuals, slick art style, and an excellent soundtrack that enhances the intensity.
- Intelligent and dynamic AI that adapts to the battlefield, creating engaging and tactical combat scenarios.
- Certain bosses and zones introduce mechanics (invisibility, forced melee, smoke usage) that break the flow and can feel unfair or confusing.
- Some difficulty spikes, including one-shot kills and off-screen damage, lead to frustration and feel unfair.
- The game's variety in zones and gimmicks is divisive; some players find these forced mechanics detract from the core enjoyable shooting experience.
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19 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay is fast-paced, addictive, and satisfying, especially for fans of quick, one-shot combat akin to Hotline Miami, combining polished mechanics with roguelike elements. While early stages deliver a smooth and enjoyable experience, some experimental mechanics in later zones, like melee combat and smokescreens, disrupt the pace and feel less engaging. Overall, the gameplay is praised for its fun, fluid action and clever mechanics despite occasional gimmicks.
“The gameplay is incredibly fun and the shooting feels satisfying!”
“This game fulfilled my desire to play something like Hotline Miami, I really like the fast and fluid gameplay combined with roguelike mechanics.”
“The basic gameplay loop -- spawn into a small floor and mow down enemies with quick precision -- is incredibly fun.”
“The tactical bullet-fest that makes zone 1 a joy to gun through is abandoned completely as the game forces you to go through melee combat, which, considering the player character dies in one hit, feels incredibly shoehorned, with inconsistent blocking mechanics present on the melee weapons.”
“The melee in Space Bandit just doesn't mesh well with the core pacing and mechanics of the game, but you're forced to encounter it every run.”
“Similarly to zone 2, zone 3 has its own mechanic, and it's utilizing smokescreens -- but again, this just sort of kills the pace.”
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Space Bandit is a shooter game with violence and science fiction themes. Common tags for Space Bandit include indie, roguelite, pixel graphics, twin stick shooter, combat and others.
Space Bandit is available on PC, Windows and Linux.
On average players spend around 22 hours playing Space Bandit.
Space Bandit was released on September 18, 2022.
Space Bandit was developed by Sam Murray.
Space Bandit has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Space Bandit for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.
Space Bandit is a single player game.
Similar games include Starward Rogue, Voidigo, Juicy Realm, Nuclear Throne, Strafe and others.