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Bartlow's Dread Machine

An artifact from the past returns in Bartlow's Dread Machine, a game from the dawn of the Electric Age. Dread Machine is a dual stick arcade shooter with single player and couch co-op modes, six scintillating game worlds and a cast of improbable monsters and characters.

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Developer
Beep Games, Inc., Tribetoy
Publisher
Beep Games, Inc.
Release
September 29, 2020
5 years and 308 days ago
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Very Positive92 reviews85.9%

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An artifact from the past returns in Bartlow's Dread Machine, a long-forgotten game from the dawn of the Electric Age. Dread Machine is a dual stick arcade shooter with single player and couch co-op modes, six scintillating game worlds and a cast of improbable monsters and historical characters.
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