Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute

Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute

CITY CONNECTION · April 27, 2022 · Action, Arcade, Shoot 'Em Up, Shooter, Top-Down Shooter

Buy Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute from Steam at $11.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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Mostly Positive79% · 52 📉 Recent reviews down 59%
Best price 34 Fair price
$11.99-60%
$29.99lowest tracked $6.89
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Where to buy Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute — official stores

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Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute price by region

Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute costs £5.10 in the United Kingdom, €5.81 in Europe (EUR), $11.99 in the United States, CA$13.59 in Canada, $14.49 in Georgia (USD), NZ$14.79 in New Zealand, A$17.18 in Australia, R$23.19 in Brazil and zł32.14 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £5.10 −60% £10.07 £5.10 2
Europe (EUR) €5.81 −60% €11.19 €5.81 2
United Statesyour region $11.99 −60% $11.99 — 1
Canada CA$13.59 −60% CA$13.59 — 1
Georgia (USD) $14.49 $14.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$14.79 −60% NZ$14.79 — 1
Australia A$17.18 −60% A$17.18 — 1
Brazil R$23.19 −60% R$23.19 — 1
Poland zł32.14 −26% zł43.19 zł32.14 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute

* Note! You need a controller to play this game. *

Released in 1995 by Taito, Layer Section is the home console version of the arcade game RayForce, a vertical shooting game.
Players control X-LAY, a mobile weapon equipped with lock-on lasers and battle against the Con-Human system for the survival of humankind.

You can also play Galactic Attack, the overseas release of Layer Section.

Enjoy the enhanced BGM of the home console game in stereo sound in this title.
The remixed main melodies are tastefully different from their arcade versions!

New useful features like game rewind, slow mode, and quick save have been added.
Compare scores with others in the new online ranking mode!

◆Lock-On Lasers
The game's main feature, lock-on lasers allow you to attack enemies on the ground or in low orbit.
Use your unit's cross hairs to lock on to enemies and fire lasers at them in one fell swoop.
Target up to 8 units at once. Destroy multiple enemies together for a higher score.
Destroy 8 enemies at once for a 128x multiplier!
Make full use of lock-on lasers to aim for higher scores!

◆Useful Features and Options
・Rewind
 Rewind gameplay a by certain amount of time and resume.
・Slow Mode
 Slow game pace down with a single button press.
・Quick Save/Load
 Save game state at any point.
・Online Ranking
 Switch to online ranking mode in settings to enter your score into the online leaderboards and check how you compare with others.
・Stage Selection
 Play your favorite stages with your favorite settings.
・Expanded Rapid-Fire Settings
 Rapid-firing can now go faster than the original home console version (15/second -> 30/second).
・Coin Credits
 Insert up to 99 credits and play at leisure without worrying about continues.
・Change Difficulty Increase Settings
 Play at a constant minimum or maximum difficulty, which increases when certain conditions are met.
・Screen Orientation
 For arcade mode. Optimized for portrait screen orientation.
・Scan Lines
 Mimicks the nostalgic CRT monitor display.

◆S-TRIBUTE
Reprints of classics produced and developed by City Connection with the Zebra Engine during the Saturn era.
Play a variety of titles with improved controls and new features.

Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Co-op, Split screen
PC Game Pass
Not included
More games like this:Split-screen games

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 13, 2025
Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun are both better, but for sale around $12 It was a decent purchase for me as I like having as many arcade shooters as I can. Granted this isn't real arcade, but it's close enough, and a playthrough I did day one used more credits than the game cost me if I paid per credit in a real arcade. I think I blew well over 30 credits as I'm that bad on the game and I blew 10 credits the day before I wrote the review for fun. I wouldn't buy this game as the only arcade shooter, there are better ones, but on sale if adds to a solid collection.
6 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 27, 2025
When booting this game up on Steamdeck I was a bit disappointed as the game didn’t seem to run at full speed and had awful audio glitching. I had a play around with compatibility and found that running Proton 7.0-6 and going into the in game options>screen settings and changing the windows size from full screen to 1920x1080 fixed all the issues. Annoying, you have to tinker to make it work but it got there. Happy shmuping!!
3 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 8, 2025
Not as good as the chronology release, but still a great game.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 28, 2026
It's a interesting piece of shmup history, but is still a basic and short game from 1995. It should be £$14.99 AT THE MOST. £$25.00 for this is a borderline scam.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 23, 2025
There are obvious sound problems, but overall I've enjoyed it. Achievements require just beating the game, soundtrack is nice, stage 1 BGM is my favorite (although ruined by how it is played) I guess Ray’z Arcade Chronology version is better. This one is alright to get when it's on sale.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 13, 2026
Layer Section is fun, and with probably one of the coolest player ship designs, and cover art in the the history of SHMUPs. The gameplay is unique because enemies can change layer depth, requiring you to alternate attacking between standard shot and the lock on laser. It's challenging, but also rewarding. A must play for fans of this type of shooter.

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