Space Moth: Lunar Edition

30 years after Tyrian and nobody can make a decent vertically scrolling shoot 'em up.

I like this one! It isn't a 10/10 masterpiece but the gimmick is fun - you're rewarded for both forgoing maximum damage and following a particular rhythm - and the patterns are decent. I think the small bullets' visibility is a little too poor, especially for people playing on smaller horizontal screens where the effective game area will be very small already. It's a fun game though. Also bugs are super cool and I love moths so I'm a little biased.

Cool, unusual soundtrack and lots of cool bugs. It a fun bullet hell, check it out!

Bullet visibility is miserable and the default difficulty is utterly unfun.

What a throwback! Excellent shoot'em up with beautiful visuals and LOTS of bullets to avoid. The difficulty curve is decent but hardcore players can try to learn the scoring system, maximize it and see how far their points go! A good recommendation for fans of the genre!

I do not like this shmup. For some reason, the bullets go too fast for me and I just get hit. Can't pass the first stage. I have a soft spot for this genre, so eventually I'm going to finish this game (but not today and not soon). Danmaku Unlimited 2 is more my speed and I prefer it. I'm currently trying to complete the first stage of DU2 on Very Hard with no continues (it's so good). Why am I giving this game an "upthumb"? Because I like shmups as a genre and appreciate small developers taking their time to make games in this great but forgotten genre. Keep them coming!