Bit Blaster XL

A throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Bit Blaster XL is a retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up! (shmup).

Bit Blaster XL is a indie, arcade and pixel graphics game developed and published by Adamvision Studios.
Released on January 22nd 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 6,141 reviews of which 5,927 were positive and 214 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Bit Blaster XL into these genres:

Indie Arcade Pixel Graphics Casual Shoot 'Em Up Action Space Retro 2D Bullet Hell Shooter Singleplayer Great Soundtrack Score Attack Sci-fi Difficult Survival Replay Value Family Friendly Controller

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Dual Core +
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB +
Storage: 500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Is your computer older than ten years? You should probably get a new computer before you consider more games.

MacOS

OS: OSX 10.5+
Processor: Dual Core
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB at least and nothing over... let's say, five years old
Storage: 300 MB available space

Linux

OS: Most 32-bit and 64-bit Linux OS
Processor: Dual Core
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB +at least and nothing over... let's say, five years old
Storage: 300 MB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Jan. 2025

This game absolutely brings me back to the arcade vibe, the main menu theme is addicting as heck

Dec. 2024

not great but not bad. Could be a better version of the OG asteroids but, since its always moving forward and all you can do is steer and slow down. it just feels wrong. me want OG asteroids

Dec. 2024

Clean and simple design, consistent controls and gameplay

Nov. 2024

I think this game is very enjoyable for what it is, and when looking for a simple arcade style game Bit Blaster is great.

Sept. 2024

A cheap, simple and enjoyable arcade game.

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Steam data	25 November 2024 00:31
SteamSpy data	21 January 2025 11:53
Steam price	23 January 2025 12:46
Steam reviews	23 January 2025 07:57

0.99€

9.3

5,927

214

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Developer

Adamvision Studios

Publisher

Adamvision Studios

Release 22 Jan 2016

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