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NEON SURGE

A fast, neon twin-stick arena shooter: you aim, your ship auto-fires. Dash through bullets, hold off ever-bigger waves and pick roguelite upgrades each wave. 8 ships, 10 worlds, 7 modes.

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About the Game

NEON SURGE is a fast, brutal, easy-to-pick-up single-player twin-stick arena shooter. You aim — your ship fires on its own. So it's all about movement: dash through bullets with brief i-frames, hold back ever-harder waves, and between them pick 1 of 3 roguelite upgrades. Every run becomes a different build.

Every pixel is drawn in code, with zero external assets — a clean, glowing vector-neon look with particles, screen shake, hit-stop and combo multipliers that make every hit feel good.

8 ships, 8 ways to play

From piercing cannons to ultra-high-fire-rate ghosts — each ship has its own stats, sound, ultimate and animated parts. Level them up and unlock PREMIUM ships through achievements.

10 worlds, 10 vibes

NEON, VAPORWAVE, THERMAL, retro CARTRIDGE, BLUEPRINT, GLITCH, BLACKOUT and more — every world re-skins the arena with its own visual identity.

7 game modes

  • ARCADE — endless waves + upgrades. The classic.

  • CRUNCH — 3 minutes. Score as high as you can.

  • SURVIVAL — nonstop swarm. Last as long as you can.

  • CHASE — the clock drains. Kill to keep living.

  • DAILY CHALLENGE — same seed for everyone that day. Daily leaderboard.

  • DEFENSE — protect the core. Satellites help you shoot.

  • BOSS RUSH — only bosses, one after another.

Take on the bosses

Encounters with cutscenes, phases, telegraphs and real weight behind every hit.

Highlights

  • A real roguelite: 1 of 3 each wave, synergies, drones and ascension Pacts

  • 360° aim and movement with auto-fire and an i-frame dash

  • Polished game feel: particles, screen shake, hit-stop, neon glow

  • Full Xbox controller support (auto-detect) + keyboard & mouse

  • 6 languages (PT, EN, FR, ES, DE, IT)

  • Achievements and a persistent per-mode high score

Made with Godot Engine 4.6.