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Bolide

Bolide is an arcade roguelike where you survive waves in space to unlock new skills! Destroy rocks and survive challenging waves to earn skill points and use them to choose from a variety of skills. Pick from 40+ skills, allowing you to create lots of skill combinations!

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March 7, 2025
1 year and 148 days ago
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Positive17 reviews88.2%

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About the Game

Bolide is an arcade roguelike where you survive waves in space to unlock new skills! Completing waves earns you skill points, which are spent on a variety of skills! With tons possible skill combinations, 40+ skills, 10 modes, 500+ customization options, lots of modifiers, and more, every game will be unique!

40+ Unique Skills! Create new skill combinations every game! The possibilities are endless!

10 Unique Game Modes! Including Hardcore, Limited Ammo, Time Attack, Collector, and more, there's something for every mood. Plus, customize gameplay with modifiers, so it's as easy or hard as you'd like.

Over 500 Customization Options! Unlock new animated ships and customize your ship's color and supercharged status. Also, unlock new bullets, customize bullets, and supercharge them!

Challenge Waves. Hard waves with unique modifiers that will make you want to rage. (These can be disabled in settings).

30+ Steam Achievements and 20+ Steam Stats! Go for the gold!

Fully customizable keybinds. You can even bind multiple (or all) controls to a single key.

Accessibility features including an option for a simplified font, the ability to disable challenge waves, and more, so everyone can enjoy Bolide.

Amazing music by the award-winning composer Andrew Piland.

Cloud Saves and more! Start Your Journey Today!