Exile Squadron

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Exile Squadron

Short description

In this sidescrolling shoot ‘em up, you are the top pilot of the Exile Squadron, who has to stop the invading colonial forces. Unlock and upgrade an array of tactically diverse weapons, complete bonus objectives and compete with other players on the online leaderboards.

Developer
One Bit Studio
Publisher
One Bit Studio
Release
Mon, Nov 11, 2019
Price
$2.99
Reviews
11
Positive
91%
Followers
86
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action
Features
Full controller support, Steam Leaderboards
Tags
Side Scroller Shoot 'Em Up Perma Death Difficult Arcade 2D Controller Action Pixel Graphics Minimalist Colorful Space Sci-fi Score Attack Old School Retro Futuristic Combat Singleplayer Fast-Paced
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$1ksomewhere between $658 and $3k · roughly 220–880 copies

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History

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