
Ikaruga
$9.99 on Epic Game Store. Decide if it is worth your time, not just your wallet.
GameFinder take
Worth it, but only if you are ready now
The game looks strong, but the current price does not scream urgency. Buy for intent, not backlog guilt.
GameFinder take
Worth it, but only if you are ready now
The game looks strong, but the current price does not scream urgency. Buy for intent, not backlog guilt.




About This Game
The pitch
In this vertical scrolling spaceship shooter, you control a ship that can change its polarity at will. As blue/white, the ship can easily destroy red/black enemies, and vice versa.
Best for
Shooter, Puzzle, Indie fans • players into Action and Science fiction
Right now
$9.99 on Epic Game Store.
Standout signal
Expect a mix of Action, Science fiction.
In this vertical scrolling spaceship shooter, you control a ship that can change its polarity at will. As blue/white, the ship can easily destroy red/black enemies, and vice versa.
Bullets of your polarity can be collected to fuel your energy gauge, but those opposite will kill you. Destroying an enemy ship causes them to fire revenge bullets which can be absorbed and fired back by the player. Different difficulties exist to change exactly how you interact with polarized points, or how they appear. It is the spiritual successor to Radiant Silvergun, featuring similar level and boss design, as well as it's buddhism inspired themes and aesthetics. Both are directed by Hiroshi Iuchi, who also composed Ikaruga's soundtrack.
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System Specs
Minimum
Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2
1 GB RAM
DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM)
512 MB available space
Recommended
Windows 7
Intel or AMD multicore processor recently 5 years
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA or AMD in recently 5 years
512 MB available space