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Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.

Retrograde Arena is a bullet hell, twin stick shooter and shoot 'em up game developed by Freemergency and published by Neon Doctrine.
Released on May 28th 2020 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 514 reviews of which 484 were positive and 30 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Pentium G4560
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4600
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: For Low Settings, 720p, 30 fps

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July 2020
Diep.io, but with a twist...
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June 2020
Amazing game - was refunded without a refund request, unable to repurchase the game on the steam store :(
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June 2020
well the game was awsome until me and my girlfriend were refunded for no reason without asking. so we would like our game back please. even though it was released it doesnt offer it on the store page anymore again.
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Retrograde Arena
8.7
484
30
Online players
0
Developer
Freemergency
Publisher
Neon Doctrine
Release 28 May 2020
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