Rick Henderson
Rick Henderson is an endless horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up with infinite replayability, a true homage to 16-bit shooters wrapped in graphics we all loved. Twitch your fingers through five enemy factions and their bosses, upgrade your ship and try to survive through unpredictable space events.
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August 4, 2021
4 years and 363 days ago
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Positive30 reviews96.7%
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12 itemsAbout the Game
♾️Infinite replayability, with waves hand crafted with love 💖
😇😈 Standard and Hard mode for both casual and players that are up for a challenge
💀 Boss Raid mode
🧮 Tutorial
🚀 3 player ships, each with their own special ability to match your play style
🔫 27 weapons. Use Bullet, Energy or Missile weapons against Unarmored, Armored or Shielded enemies to different effects
💣 25 perks to upgrade your ship
👾 More than 40 enemies split into 5 factions
☠️ 5 bosses, each in three variations for total of 15 challenging baddies to challenge your skills + final big boss.
🎯 Fun scoring system for both casual and hardcore players: score multipliers, grazing, ranks and perk bonuses
🎮 Beautiful golden days of 16-bit games pixelart graphics
👓 One color mode for visually impaired
🔊 Blood pumping synthwave music
😇😈 Standard and Hard mode for both casual and players that are up for a challenge
💀 Boss Raid mode
🧮 Tutorial
🚀 3 player ships, each with their own special ability to match your play style
🔫 27 weapons. Use Bullet, Energy or Missile weapons against Unarmored, Armored or Shielded enemies to different effects
💣 25 perks to upgrade your ship
👾 More than 40 enemies split into 5 factions
☠️ 5 bosses, each in three variations for total of 15 challenging baddies to challenge your skills + final big boss.
🎯 Fun scoring system for both casual and hardcore players: score multipliers, grazing, ranks and perk bonuses
🎮 Beautiful golden days of 16-bit games pixelart graphics
👓 One color mode for visually impaired
🔊 Blood pumping synthwave music
