Ghost Blade HD

Ghost Blade HD

Hucast Games · March 8, 2017 · Indie, Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Great Soundtrack

Buy Ghost Blade HD from Steam at $9.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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lowest tracked $6.99
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Ghost Blade HD price by region

Ghost Blade HD costs £6.99 in the United Kingdom, $6.99 in Georgia (USD), $9.99 in the United States, €9.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$10.99 in Canada, NZ$11.99 in New Zealand, A$14.50 in Australia, R$19.99 in Brazil and zł35.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Ghost Blade HD offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £6.99 £6.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $6.99 $6.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €9.99 €9.99 — 1
Canada CA$10.99 CA$10.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$11.99 NZ$11.99 — 1
Australia A$14.50 A$14.50 — 1
Brazil R$19.99 R$19.99 — 1
Poland zł35.99 zł35.99 — 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 Ghost Blade HD

Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques. Designed with a modern graphic style and special effects, Ghost Blade HD also features an awesome 2-player mode! Ghost Blade HD is easy to learn, hard to master.

Story


10,000 years ago an Artificial Intelligence known as Shira was built to protect the residents of Mars.
As time passed the AI became corrupted and Shira started to attack the Mars colonies. With no way to defend itself against ‘Evil Shira’ Mars calls for help. The Earth Defense Force fleet fights its way to ‘Evil Shira’ and uses powerful lasers to destroy it. However, ‘Evil Shira’ secretly had a backup that flees into space and takes over an abandoned space station at the outskirts of the solar system.

When the EDF notices the escape they send their bravest fighter after ‘Evil Shira’. You are this pilot, and your mission is to destroy Evil Shira before it can complete its new attack force and threaten the existence of the entire universe.

Features

  • Beautiful, detailed HD Graphics
  • 5 Stages with HUGE Boss Enemies
  • 3 Player battle ships with different gun types
  • Instant Respawn - No cutscenes!
  • Practice Mode
  • Score Attack Mode
  • Fine tuned gameplay and balanced difficulty
  • 3 difficulty levels: Easy, Normal and Hard.
  • 60 FPS
  • Arcade-style gameplay and addictive scoring system
  • Fast and smooth Gameplay
  • Auto-bomb enabled Easy mode for beginners
  • TATE/portrait screen option available
  • 2-player local co-op mode for addictive fun
  • Incredible Soundtrack composed by Rafael Dyll (Söldner-X2 and Rainbow Skies)
  • Tone down background brightness
  • Optional softslow
  • Online Leaderboards
  • 37 Achievements
  • 1080p Full HD
  • TATE/TATE INVERTED/portrait screen option available
  • Xbox 360 and Xbox One controller, Keyboard

Tips For Getting Highscores


Earn points by destroying enemies and collecting Stage Star items. The higher your Combo Multiplier, the more you earn. Destroying enemies and crates add to the Combo Multiplier.
  • Use Focus shot for tight spots to avoid running into stray bullets
  • Try all ships to see which one fits best for your style of play
  • For a top scoring run kill as many enemies as possible and avoid dying and using bombs - use FOCUS shot to earn extra bombs and pick them up for a score bonus!
  • No-bombing gives big impact on score, as does having as high bomb count as possible.

Ghost Blade HD — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Split screen
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.

✦ AI summary

Players praise this classic-style shmup for its excellent visuals, outstanding music, solid controls, and perfect length, appreciating its straightforward gameplay that combines the best of Cave and Toaplan aesthetics. However, concerns center on visibility issues including overly bright player shots, too many bullet color variations making enemy fire hard to distinguish, excessive screen flashing, HUD obstruction in vertical orientation, and abrupt boss fight transitions that detract from an otherwise polished experience.

Not recommended Nov 3, 2023
con: - bad visibility. Which is why I can't recommend. Not sure what, but something is wrong. I think our ship shots are too bright and opaque. Too many color variation for the enemy bullets. - part of the hud can obstruct your ship (when in TATE orientation) pro: - music.
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Recommended Sep 5, 2025
Love this game its very like dodonpachi the colours are amazing.
Recommended Feb 3, 2025
Fun little shmup, Good graphics, solid control. The screen has a bit too much "flashing" wihich is sometimes annoying (particularly on stage one). This is a back to basics Shmup, with no fancy mechanics. 5 Levels makes it the perfect length to improve your game. It seems like a solid mix of a Cave game with an old Toplan game.
Recommended Apr 25, 2023
I have LOTS of top notch shmups and this is definitely one of the best, It is very simple, but it does the basics wonderfully- great flow, visuals, sound, and fun. Stylish yet straight forward. It does have one glaring issue though- the transitions into , and out of, boss fights are astoundingly, annoyingly, and disappointingly abrupt. They obviously didn't play test those bits. Devs, If you are listening, PLEASE fix this. This is a classic that could so easily have widespread recognition as such. If any DLC or sequels come out, I will be first in line. If you like old school simple shmups DO NOT miss this. Definitely worth full price.
Recommended Apr 11, 2023
This was my first shmup and I had fun getting all the achievements for it. Also I like the cover art by GENZOMAN. It's a bullet-hell (not every shmup is a bullet-hell) but it doesn't feel like the game hates you (read: sadistic). The art is good; the music is intense; the game itself is challenging, but I never felt like there was a challenge that I couldn't eventually overcome. I was poopy at shmups but, after completing this game, now I'm a little less poopy.
Recommended Nov 28, 2022
fantastic game

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