The Maze Contract

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The Maze Contract

Short description

The Maze Contract is a single player retro action game with vector-style graphics. It takes a lot of inspiration from the 1980's shoot-em-up arcade games, but with added tactical elements and lots of upgrades for your ship and weapons.

Developer
Synthetic Forms
Publisher
Synthetic Forms
Release
Sat, Dec 02, 2023
Price
Free
Reviews
2
Positive
100%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action, Indie, Free To Play
Tags
Action 1980s Old School Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Exploration Looter Shooter Character Customization Top-Down Shooter 2D Top-Down Free to Play Indie Aliens Combat Linear Casual Singleplayer

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History

Tracking started Aug 14, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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