In the 25th century humanity was attacked by a mysterious alien force known as the Xatax. The aliens began to attack the planets of the galactic Alliance, consuming the life force of their inhabitants and growing stronger after each victory. Accustomed to several centuries of peace and virtually disarmed, the humans have no other weapon at their disposal but an ancient starfighter, which has been taken from the Interguild Museum and restored to combat condition. This vessel is humanity's last and only hope.
IGDB / 94932
Xatax
Xatax is a side-scrolling shooter in which the player must defend the remains of the Alliance's guilds against the titular aliens. This is accomplished in a traditional shoot-em-up fashion, fighting waves of alien ships and stationary turrets. The player-controlled ship can become stronger by collecting power capsules dropped by defeated enemies. The game features three different worlds, of which the shareware versi Show full summary
Xatax is a side-scrolling shooter in which the player must defend the remains of the Alliance's guilds against the titular aliens. This is accomplished in a traditional shoot-em-up fashion, fighting waves of alien ships and stationary turrets. The player-controlled ship can become stronger by collecting power capsules dropped by defeated enemies. The game features three different worlds, of which the shareware version only contains the first.
World design
Nicht eindeutig
GameplayCombat-focused
Deep dive / Spielprofil
Everything about Xatax: story and gameplay
A structured look at the narrative, game feel, and traits that define this game.
4 weitere Tags
Traithigh score
Traitside-scrolling
Traitspace ship
Traitupgrade
Media / Screenshots
Xatax screenshots and game world
Watch / Trailer
Gameplay Video
Trailer metadata from IGDB; playback via YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode.
Game profile / Plain language
Xatax: release, platforms, and facts
Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.
Studios & ownership
Studio & publishing
- Developer
- Pixel Painters
- Publisher
- Pixel Painters
- Franchise
- Standalone
So spielt es sich
Spielprofil
- Modi
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Science fiction
Wo & wann
Platform releases
- DOS 1994
Primärquellen
Official & external links
Prices / Stores
Compare Xatax prices and deals
Prices never affect your match ranking.
Prices are being updated in the background
Existing results remain visible during the refresh.
No live price for this game yet
The 36 price sources are now being checked in the background. Product prices found will appear automatically.
Official storefronts