Extremely cheap for the fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“At $0.99, absolutely no reason not to buy and try.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Bit Blaster XL
Worth buying? What 253 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 253 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Adamvision Studios2016Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
$1.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 59 min ago
The verdict
A very cheap, simple Asteroids-style arcade score-chaser with ships, power-ups and a great chiptune soundtrack. Skip it if you dislike always-moving, turn-only controls or want depth.
Great for
Players wanting a cheap retro arcade time-killer for short sessions, high scores and easy achievements
Main risk
Turn-only, always-moving controls feel clunky and the game gets repetitive fast
What players love
Varied ships, power-ups and enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Lots of different weapons and enemies, and different ships to unlock”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Addictive 'one more run' score chasing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This is the perfect "one more run and then I’ll sleep" simulator”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Easy achievements, cards and leaderboards
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Good and easy game to 100%, just a matter of time.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Great for short casual sessions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It's great for when you only have a few minutes to play and you want to do something casual instead of heading into a bigger game.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Great chiptune soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I'm a sucker for good chiptunes, and this game does them right.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Awkward turn-only, always-moving controls
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Feels like I fought the controls more than the enemy 90-95% of the time.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive and boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game is so basic that I feel ripped off even though I paid just 0.50 bucks for it.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Unbalanced, confusing power-ups and limited ammo
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Most of the powerups are bad and others are overpowered.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Feels like a cheap mobile port
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“it really feels like a shitty mobile game with options asking you to share on social media.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Messy screen, unclear red hazards
Mentioned in ~1 in 26 negative reviews
“Those red balls that bounce kinda look like those "spike balls" which can get you killed, its very unclear which one can kill you and which one is safe because they are both red.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Super Bit Blaster XL supersedes it
Mentioned in ~1 in 34 negative reviews
“If so just play Super Bit Blaster XL which is an improvement to this game.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorDual Core +
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512MB +
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (why not recommend the newest?)
ProcessorGot four cores? Great! Bit Blaster XL will run smooth on most things, but especially on four cores.
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsSomething within the last five years would be nice and gorgeous, better is always better.
Storage501 MB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorDual Core +
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512MB +
Storage500 MB available space
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