Galactic Retribution Vol.1

They're back! And they are not here to negotiate.

Galactic Retribution Vol.1 is a fast-paced, single-player arcade shooter built for anyone who grew up on the golden age of arcade shmups and never stopped wanting more.

True to its early-80s inspiration, your ship moves left and right only — pure, unfiltered classic-arcade tension, no shortcuts. (Vol.2 continues the story in the late-80s/90s era, when full 2D movement enters the fight.)

Every level throws something new into your path:

randomized enemy formations that never play out the same way twice,

reinforcement waves that swarm in the moment you think you've cleared the field,

and a rogue's gallery of boss encounters that are as strange as they are dangerous

— a stuttering space-cowboy octopus hurling lasers from inside an asteroid field,

a flickering digital squid that can invert your controls mid-fight,

a semi-android space monkey riding a hoverboard-mounted cannon capable of cutting moons in half.

And that's before the finale.

Features

• Randomized attack formations across a full cast of alien enemies — including one that can suddenly split into a fast, clinging ambush-form mid-fight

• Juggernauts, Guardians, and Drones reinforce the fight, with dedicated support enemies backing up specific boss battles

• 5 wildly different boss fights, each with its own gimmick, support enemies, and fully animated sprite work

• Care package drops for extra lives and special weapon uses

• 7 game modes — from a relaxed CryBaby mode with unlimited lives, to a no-continues Ironman gauntlet across 128 levels, to riffs on classic brick-breaking and falling-block puzzle action

• 30+ achievements to chase

• Retro-style high score boards

• Full 80s neon arcade aesthetic, with unique hand-animated sprites for every enemy, elite, and boss

The aliens came for revenge.

You came to shoot back.