Space Probes is a Shoot Em Up (SHMUP) inspired by productions from the 90s released on SNES, MEGADRIVE, NEO-GEO, PC-ENGINE etc.
Reviews: Positive — 91% — of 23 reviews
Released: 2020-08-15
Developer: Website Modern
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows
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