Platforms
- PCMay 30, 20148.3playscore8.78 Critics8.61.23K Players
- PlayStation 4Jun 25, 20158.1playscore8.05 Critics8.93.00K Players
- Nintendo SwitchNov 8, 2018NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
17 critic reviews · 2 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Nintendo Switch has plenty of shmups to its name, so Astebreed finds itself rubbing shoulders with some of the best retro and modern examples the genre has to offer. With its shifting planes and the constant switch between ranged and melee combat, it manages to offer just enough extra spice to help it stand out, although the lack of an English dub makes its story nigh-on impossible to follow unless you understand Japanese.
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln · Nov 21, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Overall, Astebreed is a fantastic indie old school shooter that is fun for both veterans and those new to the genre. It may be short, but the action comes thick and fast, and the inclusion of the high score system gives the game longevity to those who wish to better themselves and prove their worth on the leaderboards. A pleasure to look at and play, Astebreed deserves to be in any shooter fan’s collection.
Rich · Jul 20, 2015 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Astebreed is great fun, and its download price makes it very easy to recommend – it just seems a shame that the game's six stages can be whizzed through in the best part of an afternoon. Without the Score Attack mode, the game would actually feel pretty hollow, but the blast-'em-up's still sure to stir emotions in anyone who had the pleasure of growing up with some of the fantastic titles that inspired it.
Phil Kennedy · Jul 16, 2015 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Luckily, the added difficulty modes and competing for the best score on the leaderboards adds some replay value, but some might consider the $19.99 asking price a bit steep for what’s on offer. For others like me, this is a little slice of bullet heaven that the PS4 has been long awaiting.
Jae Lee · Jul 07, 2015 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Astebreed is a pretty gorgeous game, with crisp 1080p graphics showcasing every enemy, bullet and environment in complete clarity, despite the chaotic gameplay going on. It's also running at full 60fps, which should make the majority of you clamoring for that kind of stuff excited.
Mike Splechta · Jul 02, 2015 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - The story may be short, but a ton of replay value comes from the extremely solid, detailed systems designed to help score attack players up their game. Stunning to look at, slick and fluid to play as well as being a satisfying -- but never insurmountable -- challenge, Astebreed is a top-quality game that everyone with even a passing interest in shoot 'em ups should have in their collection.
Pete Davison · Jun 05, 2014 Reviewed on PC - Doujinsoft studio Edelweiss accomplishes just about everything it sets out out to do with Astebreed. It's inventive, beautiful, and absorbing. The music is catchy and perfectly fitting. I have no major complaints, really. It's an endearing experience from start to finish, one that I look forward to enjoying again and again for years to come.
Kyle MacGregor · May 31, 2014 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Astebreed is a masterly crafted shoot-’em’up title that should be experience by fans of the genre and newcomers alike.
Nikki Koolonavich · Dec 19, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - If Japanese indie developer Edelweiss wasn't already on your radar, consider this your wake-up call. Astebreed is a new classic, a tour de force of arcade action, and an expert distillation of the rules, perspectives, mechanics, and themes that have defined shoot-em-ups for forty years. Absent online leaderboards and English voice-overs, and the brevity of the campaign, are the only pain points.Â
Evan Norris · Nov 08, 2018 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Granted, there's a limited audience for this type of game, and it's definitely not for the casuals, but any gamer nostalgic for the time when skill played a major factor in progression should find this a worthy challenge.
Gareth F · Sep 13, 2015 Reviewed on PS4Read full review
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Community Reviews
- Rated on PS4
- Rated on PC
About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
You are Roy Becket, a young pilot with dreams of becoming as skilled as his adoptive father. When a galactic war with an ancient mechanical alien race reaches its boiling point, Roy is forced to spring into action and take control of an otherworldly bipedal war machine in hopes of saving what's left of humanity. Joining Roy is a young girl who claims to have escaped the clutches of the nefarious aliens. Forever altered through horrible experimentation, she now possesses the very abilities humanity will need to push back the doomsday clock.
Developer: Edelweiss