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Horizon Shift '81

Flump Studios · Funbox Media Ltd · 2019-06-11

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Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 11, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Jun 11, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 20, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

An explosive wave based shooter (shmups) with a real Retro feel to it. You can even play the game in Tate screen mode! "...if you have the itch for some old-school arcade blast-em-up fun, Horizon Shift '81 is a great way to feed that craving." - 8/10 - The Sixth Axis

Horizon Shift '81 is an Indie game released in 2019, priced at $8.99, with an estimated 0 .. 20,000 owners and a Positive review sentiment (89% of 19 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-10

89%
positive of 19 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.30★
PlayStation Store rating (57 ratings)
$8.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 78% of 49,562 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2220192026Week of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian

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