Stargunner Cover

IGDB / 19379

Stargunner

1996 61 / 100 Arcade Shooter
In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place... Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the nearby planet Ytima. Fearing such an attack, the Ytimians train an elite squad of "Stargunners." Their mission: To strike the planet Zile and cripple the Zilions’ three strongholds, where the Zilion war fleets a Show full summary

In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place... Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the nearby planet Ytima. Fearing such an attack, the Ytimians train an elite squad of "Stargunners." Their mission: To strike the planet Zile and cripple the Zilions’ three strongholds, where the Zilion war fleets await. If the Stargunners can surprise the Zilions on their own planet and wipe out their fleet, then good will triumph over evil once again.

World design Nicht eindeutig Game feelChallenging GameplayCombat-focused

Deep dive / Spielprofil

What it is about.

A structured look at the narrative, game feel, and traits that define this game.

Story & context

In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place... Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the nearby planet Ytima. Fearing such an attack, the Ytimians train an elite squad of "Stargunners." Their mission: To strike the planet Zile and cripple the Zilions’ three strongholds, where the Zilion war fleets await. If the Stargunners can surprise the Zilions on their own planet and wipe out their fleet, then good will triumph over evil once again.

Game feelChallenging GameplayCombat-focused GenreArcade GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction
25 weitere Tags
Traitastronaut Traitboss fight Traitdeath Traitdifficulty level Traitdigital distribution Traitexplosion Traitfreeware Traitgame reference Traitgog preservation program Traithigh score Traitmovie reference Traitmulti-phase boss Traitmultiple enemy boss fights Traitone-man army Traitpixel art Traitpop culture reference Traitshareware Traitshoot 'em up Traitspaceship Traittemporary invincibility Traittransforming boss Traitunderwater gameplay Traitupgradeable vehicles Traitwater level Traitzoom platform

Game profile / Plain language

Everything relevant. Without the wiki wilderness.

Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

01
Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Apogee Software
Publisher
Apogee Software
Franchise
Standalone
02
So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Science fiction
03
Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Linux Jul 24, 2014
  • DOS Nov 19, 1996
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 13, 2013
  • Mac Sep 13, 2013

Prices / Stores

Compare first. Then decide.

Prices never affect your match ranking.

No live price for this game yet

The 36 price sources are now being checked in the background. Product prices found will appear automatically.

1 / 5