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ZEROIZE is my absolute favorite retro game of all time. I dream about living in a mansion playing my very own ZEROIZE arcade cabinet. These devs know what I'm talking about. This is ZEROIZE for 2024. Full controller support using the D-pad while pressing A for turbo. Controls are flawless. If you love Zeroize as well, check out my Steam Curator group. https://steamcommunity.com/groups/indieretrogamers

This game is basically Snake...only without the snake, plus enemies and obstacles and a boost button that lets you go fast and smash through things. If you want to play Snake without the snake with some extra goodies, then this could be a good time-waster for you to pick up and play occasionally. For myself, I doubt I will play it much, but it was good for a bit of mindles fun, and only had minor annoying points (unlike plenty of higher-budget games). It's very basic, but still fairly well-made. There is no tutorial, no explanation or intro whatsoever, but you'll figure it out in a run or two anyway. There is no options menu and no control configuration—but there [i]are[/i] two sliders for music & sound effects in the in-game pause menu, and the controls are only arrow keys (or WASD) and space (or a gamepad if that's your thing). The HUD is perfectly serviceable and gives plenty of info. The menus work fine with mouse or keyboard. The graphics are probably the most professional aspect of the game. They're obviously simple, but have just enough to them to feel polished. Besides one or two small nitpicks, they are always pleasant and clear—never confusing and never obscuring things…

It's an arcade game. Don't expect a storyline or cinematic end. It's just you and your highscore. There's a brief screen showing the controls, no further explanation needed. If you're hesitant just "use turbo to" approach things. Actually you don't even need to let go of the turbo button. The Art style is quite distinctive and the learning curve maybe steep but rather short. Once you get the hang of it, you'll make decent progress. I thought this would be a game for the in-between sessions but if you're good at this game a run can get pretty long. The game also seems to be a good fit for beginners and/or children; there's no significant violence, controls are simple and the experience is joyful albeit a bit addicting. This game runs flawless on the Steam Deck.

Fun game, solid gamefeel. It's very simple, you just have four directional movement verbs (which instantly turn you in that direction) and an accelerate button (which you pretty much just hold down most of the time, though releasing it tactically is probably smart if you're better at the game). You have 3 lives, you restart at level 1 if you run out of lives. I've played for like an hour and a half or something, made it to like level 10 or 15 or so a few times. Will probably keep playing awhile longer. Couple of nitpicks I don't like about the game: [list] [*] It's a little hard to read when some of the enemies are "about to fire" versus "are currently firing" and you take damage if you collide with their weapon while they're "currently firing". The projectiles don't look the same when they're first spawning compared to after they've fully fired (there's kindof a muzzle flash that covers the projectile). It's possible to take out the enemy by just avoiding the whole front end of the enemy when hitting them, but I think this situation could feel a bit better. [*] If you collide with a wall you die and teleport back to the start of the level, I dunno why we can't just bo…

A fun little game to pick up and play when you have a few minutes.

Overall it's a fun casual game to play when you're taking a short break. I liked being able to zoom around the map and crash into things. It's fun to see how fast you can go without dying! The visuals and the music are charming and are very reminiscent of classic arcade games. The tasks are straightforward, and I liked that each level feels different. The game progressively becomes more challenging as you play it and will encourage you to try again to beat your high score.