Dark Stars

You are a dubious harbinger with the spooky power to digitize souls at a distance. Dig your way to the hearts of three advanced civilizations to discover why the seeds of an ancient religious schism are bearing macabre fruits in the present.

Dark Stars is an experimental "anti-shmup" with bullet hell elements. Mastering its challenges requires careful maneuvering, proactive resource collection, and clever use of The Maw, an infernal presence that may or may not have your best interests at heart.

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Features:

• A vertical shoot-em-up without shooting. Incapacitate enemy ships by abducting their crews in challenging proximity-based combat.
• The souls you steal are your energy and your health. Offer them up to summon The Maw, a multifaceted trap with offensive and defensive properties. Feeding the maw boosts your offensive power.
• A cryptic religious sci-fi story spanning centuries.
• Unlockable gameplay mods, Pacifism and Chaos, add challenging twists to the combat.

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Dark Stars is best played with an Xbox 360 gamepad, although other models should work, and is also playable with keyboard.