Deflect Boy

Deflect Boy

Reima Project · April 30, 2024 · Action, Bullet Hell, Short, Action Roguelike, Top-Down Shooter

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Mostly Positive79% · 19
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lowest tracked $1.59
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Deflect Boy price by region

Deflect Boy costs $1.39 in Georgia (USD), £1.69 in the United Kingdom, $1.99 in the United States, €1.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$2.59 in Canada, A$2.95 in Australia, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, R$6.99 in Brazil and zł8.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Deflect Boy offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $1.39 $1.39 — 1
United Kingdom £1.69 £1.69 — 1
United Statesyour region $1.99 $1.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €1.99 €1.99 — 1
Canada CA$2.59 CA$2.59 — 1
Australia A$2.95 A$2.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.99 NZ$2.99 — 1
Brazil R$6.99 R$6.99 — 1
Poland zł8.99 zł8.99 — 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 Deflect Boy

✦ AI summary

Deflect Boy is a roguelike shooter where you survive waves of bullet-hell enemies armed with only a upgradeable shield that converts incoming fire into devastating counterattacks. Stack synergistic shield skills like lightning and explosions across quick 10-15 minute runs to become an unstoppable defensive juggernaut.

You, an avid gamer living in your 80's dreams, suddenly sucked into the game.
But where everybody has guns, you only have your shield!
Can you survive waves of enemies while deflecting barrage of bullets coming at you?

Face the barrages of enemies using only your shield in Deflect Boy. Imbue your shield with skills and attributes as you navigate more in order to survive until the end. Will you survive to become the Deflect Master, or will you allow yourself to be consumed by the violent bullet-blasting enemies?

Your shield is an energy-converting device. Rain down lightning to your enemies, or imbue your shield with explosive energy that blasts the enemies away! How each run unfolds is your choice alone. Stack the shield's skills and become the juggernaut until you finally survive the game.

KEY FEATURES



- Shield skills : upgrade and stack your shield skills to combine your deflection capabilities
- Precise control : Directional aim and movement to deliver a precise and methodical movement
- Short Session : Approachable 10-15 minutes quick play sessions

Deflect Boy — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

✦ AI summary

Deflect Boy is a simple defensive game with a solid concept where you deflect enemy bullets back at them, but players find it too easy, lacking in challenge, and extremely short with minimal content or progression. The core mechanic is novel enough for casual entertainment, though most players finish it in under 30 minutes and criticize repetitive level design, off-screen enemy bugs, and artificial padding from wave counters. Players generally view it as a brief, low-cost diversion suitable for killing boredom rather than a substantial experience worth extended engagement.

Not recommended May 4, 2024
One of the easiest, and also the most boring, games I have ever played. Stand in front of bullets, have mouse pointer vaguely towards enemies, wait, win. The game is literally just waiting for enemies to shoot so they kill themselves. The amount of bullets on screen did not present me with a challenge. I never came close to dying. Every level is the same. Sometimes enemies start or go off screen, making it harder to hit them. The biggest enemy is the wave counter, because this stretches levels on artificially long.
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Not recommended May 4, 2024
this game simply has not enough content for the price, in 25min you have round trough the entire game and that was it. no metaprogression, difficulty increase, anything. the problem is i have seen demo's with more replay value then this game and it's a real shame for the idea is solid but the execution is severly lacking.
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Recommended Oct 1, 2024
Other guys have noted that when enemies are off-screen you can't hit them. The thing is, if they are there for too long or if they're stuck I'm not sure, they are moved back on the screen, and you get hit by their body if you're in the way. It should be better if you or the enemies can come out from the opposite side of whichever border they go into, would be more challenging as well
Recommended Sep 2, 2024
too easy, and enemy can bounced so far away
Not recommended May 29, 2024
A pretty short game like finish completely in a half hour sitting kind of short. The game is fun in the sense that just having a shield and playing defensively is a novel concept. The game needs to either have an infinite mode or do something to shake things up a little bit but how much can you really ask for with a game this low in cost running $2 at full price. Games like this remind me of how much was loss with the death of flash game websites because it would have been right at home in those spaces.
Recommended May 21, 2024
Simple, cheap, easy fun. Picked up and played for a couple of runs cause I was bored. But for the love of god please fix the SFX slider

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