
The Space-Outpost is under assault! You must defend it. Fight off infinite waves of alien invaders. Survive as long as possible. A retro/arcade pixel-art outbreak challenge to set the highest score! Single-player and Local Co-Op enabled.
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The Space-Outpost is under assault! You must defend it. Fight off infinite waves of alien invaders. Survive as long as possible. A retro/arcade pixel-art outbreak challenge to set the highest score! Single-player and Local Co-Op enabled.

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Hello World!! This game is based on the image of a Japanese arcade game from the 70's to early 80's where you could easily play by inserting 1 coin. The player will work hard at his sales job to save L.Planning, a company that has been reincarnated into another world.

Data Man
Data Man is a new game for the original 8-bit NES console that brings arcade action to a home console.
Hello World!! This game is based on the image of a Japanese arcade game from the 70's to early 80's where you could easily play by inserting 1 coin. The player will work hard at his sales job to save L.Planning, a company that has been reincarnated into another world.
Why similar: Score Attack 18.3%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.3%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%
Data Man is a new game for the original 8-bit NES console that brings arcade action to a home console.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Arcade 13.1%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Retro 6.9%
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Why similar: Arcade 16.9%, Level Editor 14.6%, Retro 13.9%, Score Attack 10.9%, Survival 10%
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Why similar: Arena Shooter 28%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Arcade 12.4%, Local Co-Op 10.2%, Retro 7.1%
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Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.5%, Score Attack 20.6%, Survival 14.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Retro 11.5%
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Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.9%, Score Attack 17.8%, Arena Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 8.5%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, Local Co-Op 24.9%, Arcade 14.4%, Retro 11.3%, Top-Down 7%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Arcade 14.6%, Score Attack 10.7%, Retro 9.8%, Survival 8.2%
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Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.6%, Score Attack 21.8%, Arcade 13.1%, Retro 12.2%, 1980s 11.1%
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Why similar: Score Attack 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Arena Shooter 15.6%, 1980s 11.8%, Retro 11.2%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Team-Based 17.1%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Local Multiplayer 12.7%, Arena Shooter 12.1%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Score Attack 17.5%, 1980s 12.6%, Arcade 11.7%, Retro 9.1%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Retro 17.1%, Arcade 12.1%, 1980s 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
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Why similar: Score Attack 21%, Retro 16%, Arcade 13.9%, 1980s 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
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Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.5%, Arena Shooter 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Retro 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
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Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.5%, Team-Based 15.9%, Local Multiplayer 14.5%, Score Attack 14%, Retro 10.2%
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Why similar: Arena Shooter 32.7%, Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Arcade 11%, Survival 9.9%, Retro 7.4%
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Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Arcade 9.4%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Score Attack 14.4%, Arcade 13.1%, Retro 12.9%, 1980s 8.6%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Local Co-Op 21.1%, Score Attack 14.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.3%, Arcade 11.5%
Mashup of classic arcade games.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Score Attack 16.6%, Arena Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 11.7%, 1980s 11.5%
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