Great graphics, music and polish
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“excellent graphics, excellent music, great and varied level design”
Steam review · 100.5 h played ↗
Sky Force Reloaded
Worth buying? What 236 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 236 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Infinite Dreams2017Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A polished, addictive arcade shmup built on a mobile-style upgrade grind with medal gating. Skip it if replaying early stages to farm stars sounds like a chore.
Great for
Shmup fans who enjoy upgrade progression, replaying stages for medals, and couch co-op or Steam Deck sessions
Main risk
Mandatory grind and medal requirements force you to replay early stages dozens of times
What players love
Lots of content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Excellent game, with a lot of replay value.”
Steam review · 17.9 h played ↗
Addictive upgrade and progression loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It's just a well-done grindfest. You simply farm money and grind out ship upgrades overtime to get more and more powerful”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Tight controls and satisfying gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“it's an absolute masterpiece in terms of level- and gamedesign. Memorizing the enemy patterns is fun”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Runs great on Steam Deck and low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“my go-to game for Steam Deck. Small install, quick in/out sessions.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Fun local co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Can't imaging playing it solo, best for co-op.”
Steam review · 53.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Excessive grinding to upgrade
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“You have to repeat levels dozens of times to farm stars to upgrade and progress. Just becomes a boring repetitive chore.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Medal requirements gate level progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Beating a level is not enough to play the next one. You have get all the achievements on the previous levels before you unlock the next map.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Late-game difficulty and bullet-sponge enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You've maxed out your main cannon, wing cannon, missile and still can't shoot anything in insane difficulty in higher levels.”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Broken controller, save and UI issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Cloud saves do not work. All progress lost.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Poor visibility and unfair hitbox
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“You completely lose track of your ship and usually only find out where you are when you hear the explosion of your plane getting destroyed by a bullet.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Rare cards and unreliable radar
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“6 fully charged radars missing back to back and not a single trace of a plane part.”
Steam review · 21.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support550 MB
Minimum
OSWindows® Vista/7/8/10
ProcessorDual core 2,4 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 8600GTS or equivalent
Storage550 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® Vista/7/8/10
ProcessorDual core 2,4 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 750 or equivalent
Storage550 MB available space
OSWindows® Vista/7/8/10
ProcessorDual core 2,4 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 8600GTS or equivalent
Storage550 MB available space
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