While you are Downloading

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While you are Downloading

Short description

A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.

Developer
Alien Nude LTD
Publisher
Alien Nude LTD
Release
Fri, Mar 02, 2018
Price
$0.99
Reviews
17
Positive
88%
Followers
51
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action, Indie, Early Access
Features
Full controller support
Tags
Indie Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Casual Action Shooter 1980s Pixel Graphics Top-Down Space Old School Sci-fi Retro Cyberpunk Futuristic 2D Early Access Family Friendly Aliens Perma Death
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$757somewhere between $337 and $1k · roughly 340–1K copies

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History

Tracking started Aug 20, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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