Rendering Ranger: R² [Rewind]

Short description

You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.

Developer: Limited Run Games, Rainbow Arts
Publisher: Ziggurat
Release: Thu, Mar 20, 2025
Price: $9.99
Reviews: 27
Positive: 81%
Followers: n/a
Owners (estimated): 0 – 20K
Concurrent players: n/a
Genres: Action
Features: Full controller support, Gamepad Recommended
Tags: Shoot 'Em Up Action Side Scroller Shooter Pixel Graphics Arcade Retro 1990's Sci-fi Space Score Attack 2D Aliens Linear Combat Singleplayer

Revenue (estimated, gross)~$12ksomewhere between $5k and $22k · roughly 540–2K copies

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History

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