Highway to the Moon

The game itself is decent, it is a scrolling twin stick shooter, the graphics and overall polish of the game are a little on the cheap side, but nothing that can't be overlooked. The premise is simple enough, one stick moves, one strick aims and you have a shot, super shot(that charges pretty quickly), a dash, and a phase. When you are phasing you are totally invincible but you cannot damage enemies so you will phase through bullets and have to phase back in in order to damage the enemies. Each level is decently long, roughly 20-25 minutes and have several bosses with an end boss consisting of several phases. I enjoyed my short time with this game, but I cannot recommend it because of one simple fatal flaw: no save feature. The game has 5 levels, the 2 I played each took about 25 minutes, so assuming you don't die(and assuming all levels are roughly the same length) you could beat the game in roughly 2 hours. I did not know there was no save feature when I started, so I played campaign, beat the first level and went off to do other things. I came back later, hit campaign and was put back to level 1, I noticed there was a level select option so I checked that out. Level 1 a…

Highway to the Moon, developed and published by Vernacular Games, is a frenetic and eccentric arcade shooter that feels like a fever dream of speed, chaos, and cosmic ambition. At its core, it tells the tale of Jacob Helaway, a thrill-seeking stuntman who embarks on a literal highway to the moon, pursued by an array of bizarre antagonists that include rival gangs, government agencies, alien enforcers, and otherworldly powers. The game embraces absurdity as part of its identity, blending over-the-top storytelling with high-velocity gameplay and a distinctly indie sense of humor. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, yet beneath its loud and colorful veneer lies a demanding and skill-based experience designed for players who crave constant motion and challenge. The gameplay fuses classic side-scrolling shooter mechanics with endless-runner energy, constantly propelling the player forward through waves of enemies, shifting terrain, and obstacles that test reflexes and precision. Jacob rides along a “highway” suspended in a surreal cosmic space, firing at enemies while dodging collapsing sections of road and incoming projectiles. The central mechanic that defines the experience is the…

I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of y…

This is a vertical scrolling 2D retro pixel twin stick bullet hell shmup with a futuristic highway/motorcycle theme. The game does not display correctly in 16:9, being limited to what looks like a 5:4 aspect ratio, which would be fine if my PC was in an arcade cabinet... but it isn't. Not sure how many people have their PCs in arcade cabinets with 5:4 CRTs, but Vernacular Games seems to think that's a lot of people. They are wrong. Fixed controls, fixed resolution, ugly retro pixel graphics all top off this shovelware mess that isn't worth playing, let alone buying. Hopefully they did make enough money from selling this in bundles to buy a 16:9 monitor.

A trippy as hell shoot-em-up drawing from psychadelic motor gang space wars

https://youtu.be/Vg78-f-MjJE The slow pacing for this twin stick shooter prevent it from building any real excitement. The limited enemy types and wave layouts quickly exhaust the encounter variety.