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Cosmic Scramble

A grid-based arcade shooter where you battle aliens and your constantly changing controls. After every control scramble, time slows down to allow you to react, but you'll need to quickly scramble if you want complete each level before your energy runs out!

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Nerdy Birdy Games
Publisher
Nerdy Birdy Games
Release
February 2, 2026
181 days ago
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About the Game

"It's like Bop-It mixed with those OG space shooter game"

Travel through space alone or with a friend as you escape the alien threat with scrambling controls. To help, your ship slows everything around you at the expense of energy. If your energy ever runs out before you complete a level, it’s game over!

Each level contains multiple grids that you need to complete in order to complete a level. At the end of each grid, you'll regain some energy. If you ever die, time rewinds to allow you to retry the grid, but at the cost of energy.

Key Features:

  • 8+ levels of increasing complexity as you balance to navigate through the grid with ever changing controls

  • Intense single-player, co-op, and battle modes

  • Reach high ranks in each sector to unlock new ships

  • An energetic and frantic soundtrack to match your scrambling thoughts

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