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Steredenn: Binary Stars

Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.

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Developer
Pixelnest Studio
Publisher
TyGAMES
Release
October 1, 2015
10 years and 308 days ago
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Very Positive966 reviews87.8%

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About the Game

Steredenn is an award-winning mashup of a classic shmup and a rogue-like, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Fly solo or co-op with a friend, fighting off the worst scourges of space in a never-ending struggle for survival.

Steredenn: Binary Stars is the hugely expanded version of the acclaimed Steredenn. Enjoy infinite replayability and unforgiving gameplay through intense boss fights, (almost) randomly generated environments, twisted space events and a massive arsenal of weapons. Enhance your ship during your flight with upgrades aplenty, and forge your own path across the universe!

INTENSE GAMEPLAY




  • QUICK, INTENSE SESSIONS: with rock-hard boss battles that’ll keep you coming back for “just one more run”
  • INFINITE REPLAYABILITY: Endless arcade action, where levels are (practically) randomly-generated.
  • LOCAL COOP MODE: 2 ships, 4 weapons, 1 lifebar - test your friendships!

GALACTIC CONTENT




  • 5 PLAYABLE SHIPS: each with its own special ability and playstyle
  • MIGHTY ARSENAL: 42 weapons and 30 upgrades with tons of customisation options
  • THE ULTIMATE EDITION: Loads of new content, reworked balancing, scoring, optimisation & always more polish

GAMES MODES




  • NORMAL: select your ship, choose between 2 difficulties, prepare for the fight!
  • BOSS RUSH: fight a weekly selection of epic bosses and work your way up the leaderboard
  • DAILY RUN: Try to get to number one in a special daily leaderboard where all players share the same run, guns and bosses. Be ready - you only get one chance per day!
  • ARENA: Unlock a boss by defeating it in the main game. Then, train against it in a 1-on-1 duel. Your guns, your laws, your fight.

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