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Paul Connor · Published by Paul Connor
Positive — 90% positive (21 reviews) · 79 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Blast through overwhelming bullet storms, graze enemy fire for massive score boosts, and bend time to survive impossible odds in this intense arcade-inspired vertical shmup. Master unique ships, conquer brutal bosses, and chase the perfect run.
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Experience intense arcade-style combat as you blast through bullet storms and bend time to survive. Each ship offers new strategies for mastering this relentless shmup challenge.
About this game
A relentless arcade bullet hell built for score chasers.
Dodge overwhelming bullet patterns, graze enemy fire for massive score boosts, and bend time itself to survive impossible encounters in this intense arcade-inspired vertical shoot ’em up.
Master unique ships, unleash devastating special weapons, and push your skills to the limit across brutal stages packed with enemy swarms and devastating bosses.
Whether you're chasing the perfect run solo or battling through the chaos with a friend in local co-op, Astro Fighters 2 is built for fast-paced replayable arcade action.
MASTER RISK VS REWARD COMBAT
Skim dangerously close to enemy bullets to build your Graze Meter and rack up huge score multipliers. The closer you fly to destruction, the greater the rewards.
SLOW DOWN TIME
Activate Time Slow to weave through impossible bullet storms, survive deadly boss attacks, and create openings during chaotic fights.
CHOOSE YOUR PLAYSTYLE
Pilot 3 distinct ships, each featuring its own unique weapon upgrade system and firing style. Learn their strengths, adapt your strategy, and find the ship that best matches your playstyle.
TAKE ON MASSIVE BOSSES
Battle giant multi-phase bosses featuring complex attack patterns, explosive attacks, and relentless bullet hell encounters.
LOCAL CO-OP ACTION
Team up with a friend in local co-op or through Steam Remote Play Together and survive the chaos together.
ENDLESS REPLAYABILITY
Unlock Gauntlet Mode — a challenging endless experience featuring randomized encounters, escalating difficulty, and high-score chasing gameplay.
BUILT FOR ARCADE FANS
Single and Two Player modes (local co-op or via remote play together)
Vertical scrolling non-stop bullet hell action
3 x Ship Options with distinct fire configurations
Over 20 special collectable items which can be deployed at will
Twin special item slots which can be hot swapped during gameplay
Tough challenging gameplay to test your shooter skills
Mid level boss encounters
End level boss battles to weed out unworthy players
Build up your graze points gauge by skimming bullets and collecting medals
Spend graze points and deploy your special spread shot or bombs (rips through enemy fire)
Spend points to slow down time for more precise evasions
Steam online high score leader boards
Steam achievements
4 Difficulty modes for enhanced replayability (higher bonuses for tougher difficulty runs)
Gauntlet Mode (unlockable procedurally generated endless mode)
THE GALAXY IS UNDER ATTACK
A mysterious alien force has launched a devastating assault across the galaxy. As one of humanity’s last remaining pilots, you must fight through enemy fleets, destroy colossal war machines, and uncover the source of the invasion before everything is lost.
Humanity’s survival depends on your skill.
Difficulty modes unlocked by game completion
Gauntlet modes unlocked by Level 3 completion on Normal Mode
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Ryzen 5 or Intel Equivelent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 1050
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard Sound
Recommended
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Ryzen 7 or Intel Equivelent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 3050 or Better
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard Sound
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
New Unlockable Challenge Modes Added
New Unlockable Challenge Modes Added. 9 new challenge modes have been added to the game and can be unlocked by completing either Normal, Hard or Extreme difficulty modes.The new challenge modes have been designed to test the sharpest players by altering the game rules and will offer more bonus scores for level completions. This should push the high scores table gaps even further between the best players of the game.Implementing these changes was tough and I have tried my best to ensure no bugs are evident but please report any issues to me via the community discussions section of the game.Thanks for your continued support and I hope you enjoy the new challenges!PaulRead full article on Community Announcements (Paul78)AnnouncementsOfficial
New UI Options and various new screen resolutions supported (Up to 4K)
New UI Options and various new screen resolutions supported (Up to 4K). All in game UI options have been split up into 3 separate menus.Various sound level sliders have been added to adjust different sound channels in the game and there is also now an option to change the screen resolution from the Graphics menu. This has been added in response to a user request in the community section on steam. It has taken a while to implement but you can now adjust the screen to best suit your system.Game, Sound and Graphics options are now available in the game.These options will be added to the game demo in the near future.Read full article on Community Announcements (Paul78)AnnouncementsOfficial
A new enemy and boss battle has been added to the survival (Gauntlet) mode
New Enemy and Boss Battle Added. A new enemy type has now been added to the game along with a boss battle variant of the enemy with similar attack patterns. The new enemy formations and boss battle can be found in the unlockable Gauntlet Mode which is an extra mode unlocked when level 3 is completed in the regular game.Read full article on Community Announcements (Paul78)AnnouncementsOfficial
A new enemy and boss battle has been added to the survival (Gauntlet) mode
New Enemy and Boss Battle Added. A new enemy type has now been added to the game along with a boss battle variant of the enemy with similar attack patterns. The new enemy formations and boss battle can be found in the unlockable Gauntlet Mode which is an extra mode unlocked when level 3 is completed in the regular game.Read full article on Community Announcements (Paul78)AnnouncementsOfficial
Easy Mode Adjustment
Easy Mode is now easier. This is a difficult shmup to get through and to make the game more accessible to players new to the genre I have made a change to the Easy Mode difficulty of the game.When starting a game on Easy Mode the player will immediately receive 3 x Shield Points which grants 3 direct hits (from standard enemy bullets only) before the player loses a life. When the player loses a life and the ship respawns the player will again be granted 3 x Shield Points (providing the shield points are below a value of 3)This change has also been applied to the DEMO version of the game and will not effect other difficulty modes which will remain the same.New difficulty modes are planned to be implemented soon for players that want a difficult and pure shoot em up challenge.Thanks for playing ;-)Read full article on Community Announcements (Paul78)
