Don't PANIC! (2026)

Great foundation for a Hotline Miami-in‑space experience. The controls are tight, the action is frantic, and the aesthetic is spot‑on. It’s a lot of fun to play, but the amount of content is currently on the smaller side - typical for early access. If you’re okay with that and want to support development, it’s definitely worth picking up now.

*Sighs* It pains me to leave a brand new indie developer a negative review for a game that genuinely looks like he put a lot of work into. I get that it's "early access" but that is NO EXCUSE for launching a game that boots up blowing my ear drums out, obviously defaulting to MAXIMUM VOLUME with NO WAY TO ADJUST THE SETTINGS. Not only that, but the screen is 1/4 of my monitor size and I pressed every button hoping it would be a "full screen/windowed" key, but no such option exists here. Let's also say that these new indie devs continue to just DROP THE BALL with these top down space shooters. In my opinion, the only "proper" way to do a space shooter correctly is use W to move forward in what ever direction you face and A & D to rotate your ship. But soooooo many of these indie devs make these space top down games with "noob dev" controls as in W moves Up, A moves left, D moves right and S moves down. THIS IS A SPACE SHOOTER, NOT A TOP DOWN RPG!! You're not controlling a naked dude running around a town, you're in f'ing space you dwit! IDK, I almost always hate these stupid overly simply controls for a space shooter. This game mostly gets a negative review however for the…

Lots of potential for a semi-realistic bullet hell in space. Unexpectedly great soundtrack and overall sound design, this game has a knack for attention to small details. The bad news is, it really needs more content.

I started playing this game even before it was released on Steam :) But anyway. The game has grown better with dynamic battles accompanied by equally dynamic music. I like it, because it takes me back to my childhood, when I spent many hours playing similar games.