A Blast From The Past

A Blast From The Past

Happy Cactus Games Limited · March 15, 2023 · Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Casual, Shooter, Arcade

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A Blast From The Past price by region

A Blast From The Past costs $3.99 in Georgia (USD), £4.99 in the United Kingdom, €5.89 in Europe (EUR), $5.99 in the United States, CA$7.79 in Canada, A$8.79 in Australia, NZ$8.99 in New Zealand, R$20.49 in Brazil and zł27.50 in Poland right now.

Cheapest A Blast From The Past offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.99 $3.99 — 1
United Kingdom £4.99 £4.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €5.89 €5.89 — 1
United Statesyour region $5.99 $5.99 — 1
Canada CA$7.79 CA$7.79 — 1
Australia A$8.79 A$8.79 — 1
New Zealand NZ$8.99 NZ$8.99 — 1
Brazil R$20.49 R$20.49 — 1
Poland zł27.50 zł27.50 — 1

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 A Blast From The Past

Aliens have invaded the galaxy!

A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!

Travel the galaxy and destroy the waves of invading Aliens! Show us your shooting mastery and get your Hi-Score in the world wide Hall of Fame!

Power up your ship and blast those Aliens!
  • Casual, Pro and Tournament Game modes - Fun for the whole Family!
  • Endless Levels - Battle for the Hi-Score!
  • Hi-Refresh and HD monitor support for ultra smooth & responsive gameplay!
  • Perfect for the Steam Deck with a tiny storage requirement of less than 100mb
  • Play Anywhere! Steam Deck, Big TV, Computer Monitor, Valve Index VR Theatre Mode!
  • Awesome Audio
  • World Wide Leaderboards
  • Mini-Boss Encounters!
  • Optional 3D Perspective Camera Mode
  • Power-Ups

This game really is the ultimate Blast From The Past!

A Blast From The Past — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jun 11, 2023
[h1] Very entertaining Galaxian clone updated with nice graphics, sounds, and more interesting attack patterns. [/h1] [h1]🤔Overall Impressions🤔[/h1] [quote][h2][b]A Blast From The Past is an enjoyable Galaxian clone which has been updated in every sense. It looks nice, sounds great and has many new enemies with different attack patterns. There are bonus rounds between sections and three difficulty levels which get harder as you progress. Compete against your own high scores, or try working your way up the online leaderboards on the harder difficulty settings. If you enjoy casual arcade shooters then this is definitely worth checking out. [/b][/h2][/quote] [h1]🕹️Gameplay🕹️[/h1] [h1]🎬Gameplay Video🎬[/h1] https://youtu.be/QKmjTsRkjzw [b]The game play video will show you what to expect. Perhaps you could subscribe to my channel if you find it helpful.[/b] 😏 A Blast from the Past is a retro, casual, arcade shooter with waves of enemies who form a fleet and break off to try and shoot you or crash into your ship. Your ship can only navigate horizontally, and is unable to travel up and down the screen, and it has quite a measly gun pattern with only two bullets allowed to fir…
13 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 4, 2023
Fun game, but I feel like there should be an option to have more than 2 shots or to speed up the travel of the two shots. My mind wants to approach this like Galaga, which has fast bullets, and I can mash the fire button. Enable that mode, and this game would be perfect.
4 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 16, 2023
Yeah, it's Galaxians alright, just not as we know it. Improved and stylish graphics, inventive attack patterns - really enjoyed my only game so far. APPARENT BUG ALERT + Every boot in subsequently results in the 'connecting' screen, endlessly, never letting me in. Also it won't allow Steam to stop it. Restarts required, etc. Unplayable. I can't be arsed to chase this up on Discord. Yo! Mighty Dev - please patch this 'un - your game is xlnt and I wanna play. # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Hope you notice this , Mr. Dev. The game boots up fine, thanks for that. However, It still won't stop, and hangs around in background processes. Restart needed .Couldn't find you on Discord, may try to find the steam forums.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 13, 2024
Great game. If you liked the one from the past you'll love this one. Would like to see a little more variety in the levels but overall excellent! And now after playing for a while, I really, really enjoy it! Maybe even a little more than the oldies!!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 23, 2024
It's fun - can't go wrong with a Galaga-ish game.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 24, 2023
perfection.
1 found this helpful

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