Radio Free Europa
Scott McClusky · 2024 · Twin Stick Shooter, 2.5D, Sci-fi, Space, Arcade
PC
Positive100% · 15
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About Radio Free Europa
Radio Free Europa is a fusion of a classic arcade game and an action roguelike. The action is relentless. The soundtrack gets your blood pumping. The enemies are brutal and the bosses are massive but that just makes eventual victory feel so much sweeter!
The visuals are crisp, bright and vivid and modern but the game itself is a throwback to a time before microtransactions or day 1 DLC. It will kick your butt at first, even on easy. But you have all the tools to beat it, and the freedom to explore all sorts of different builds and different strategies. There are multiple difficulties, unlocks, and achievements, and there are also secrets waiting to be found!
When we ran out of the ability to sustain mankind on the resources of Earth alone, despite how much it cost to send a person to space, it was of course only the wealthy who could afford to stay and live on humanity’s home world.Everyone is supposed to be equal under Solar Federation Law, but out on the fringes of colonized space equality is anything but equal.
We need you to make a journey to the Core Worlds, all the way to Earth to deliver our message. We need to be heard and you’re our only hope of that happening.
This game is a passion project, and it’s the first game from Scott McClusky (aka Coffee Puck Games.) The concept was to take a game like Escape Velocity with physics-based 2d spaceship gameplay, and combine it with the increased pace and gamepad controls of a game like Geometry Wars. Add in a hefty dose of ship and weapon customization somewhat influenced by MechWarrior and the ability to choose your path akin to Outrun, Darius or Star Fox, and the result is Radio Free Europa.
The game features a fully original soundtrack by Levente Reti (Plus two songs by me!) It brings the action to another level entirely, with a rich variety of fast-paced level tracks, intense boss themes, and some chill tunes to upgrade your ship to between stages.
The most important thing to me is that the game is fun. I highly value player feedback and I have already been able to massively improve the game thanks to suggestions and comments from players and testers. If you have any feedback on what you think could be a good addition to the game let me know and there’s a good chance I can add it! Join me on the Discord or make a post in the Community for the game and tell me your thoughts or just say hi!
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Radio Free Europa is an enjoyable arcade space shooter, with some nice gameplay touches, but a cumbersome between-stage phase to get upgrades and a weird loot structure. The play here is enjoyably rich. Your ship direction matters for shooting and for thrust, so there's an added physicality/mindfulness to the action, and you have a dodge-type move that has added movement utility and enhances the play rather than is just some iframes. The enemies have a variety of armaments to deal with, and staying on top of them takes a lot of attention and some acquired know-how. This is not an easy game, and your first time against new enemies tends to not be pretty, and may even have you quite mismatched. It's very much an arcade slanted roguelite: you have little cross-run progression (a few loadout unlocks rather than upgrades), and your goal is very score oriented. No grinding to bring the game up to the level you're supposed to get to play. You also start with a nice variety of starting ship options, each with their own movement and weapons, and they definitely play differently. Scoring offers a hit-chain based multiplier to add interest and challenge you. It feels a little at odds…4 found this helpful
All i can say for this games bosses is "bullet hell" This game looks and feel phenomenal. And the fact that the creator of this game made it ALL BY HIMSELF is a feat by itself. He had no devs helping him with art, no people he hired to make the code, he built it all from the ground up. and the fact that i know the guy that made this game is kinda cool aswell good job Scott3 found this helpful
Original Review: Really enjoyable space roguelike! Quite scratched the itch for space based destruction and ship customization. There are a lot of weapons and weapon mod combos that can make things fun, weird, and super powered. Get out there and start blasting! Hope you enjoy as much as I have. Edited Review after a bunch more time in the game: I did want to note that I engaged with the dev on ideas and QoL for the game, they were receptive and interested and made some changes based on my recommendations. It was a very pleasant experience and I continue to wish them well for what is obviously a labor of love. Good luck blasting out there, friends!2 found this helpful
This is a good, cheap space shooter, with a nice amount of variety to its ships, flying, weapons, enemies, and upgrades. Inventory management could be more convenient by far, and it's a difficult game, even on easy, but still worth its price point (especially on sale) for the other aspects.2 found this helpful
Your typical simple twin stick arcade shooter with plenty of options. I keep coming back to it when I don't know what to play and just want to zone out for a little while.
I tried this with the keyboard and it just didn't feel even remotely natural. I'm assuming the great reviews are those that used a joystick. thankfully i have one. I'll try again using that.
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