Rigid Force Alpha

About this game

CLASSIC SHOOT’EM UP ACTION IS BACK!

Rigid Force Alpha breathes new life into the classic side-scrolling shooter genre with its lovingly hand-crafted 3D models, stunning environments, detailed effects and an electrifying Synthwave soundtrack.

DEVASTATING FIREPOWER!

Arm your fighter with numerous upgradeable weapon systems and supplemental Force Shards! Collect Energy Orbs to fill up your energy supply and eventually unleash an extremely powerful blast against your foes!

CONFRONT AN OVERPOWERING ARMADA!

Battle it out against huge swarms of enemies, heavy gunships, laser wielding mechs and giant alien creatures. Every enemy has its own unique and challenging strategy, from the tiniest creature up to the largest boss.

LOTS OF EXTRAS!

Just in case the extensive, action-packed Main Mission is not enough for you, try the challenging Arcade and Boss Rush Modes, defend your ranking in the global leaderboards and grab all 40 achievements. Everything is prepared for countless hours of shooting fun!

GET READY FOR

• Classic side-scrolling shoot’em up action with modern 3D graphics
  
• Unique weapon and power-up systems
  
• Lots of different enemies, challenging mid-bosses and huge end bosses
  
• Exciting story mode with animated cutscenes and full voice-overs
  
• Additional Arcade and Boss Rush game modes
  
• Six different action-packed stages
  
• Challenging but fair gameplay
  
• Adjustable difficulty level - for beginners to experienced players
  
• Leaderboards and achievements
  
• Gamepad and rumble support
  
• Original synthwave soundtrack by DREAMTIME featuring Michael Chait

Latest news

• Announcements·21 Jun 2019Official

  Trading Cards are now available!

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32600880/4736c8975dad3b32a1934a40cdb26db9503545ac.png Steam Trading Cards are now available for Rigid Force Alpha! Play the game to unlock additional cards for your collection. Collect them all to craft Badges and earn one of the seven brand-new Rigid Force Alpha emoticons as well as five stylish wallpapers for your Steam profile! On top of that, you can now also select Rigid Force Alpha for your game and achievement showcases. Check it out now!
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• Announcements·17 May 2019Official

  Save up to 37% on Rigid Force Alpha + Soundtrack!

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32600880/15a1def21b0fac2e8e4db0a4df55c1ed07910b98.png During the current sale you can save up to 37% on the Rigid Force Alpha + Soundtrack bundle, or 30% on each item separetely! This offer is valid until May 27th, 10am PST.
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• Announcements·22 Mar 2019Official

  Spring Sale! Rigid Force Alpha is now 30% off!

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32600880/c226f1c3f87c2f55a99e2c9f8cbc7ed00d229001.png Now you can save 30% on Rigid Force Alpha and the original soundtrack, or even up to 37% when purchasing both as a bundle! Get it now! This offer is valid until March 28th, 10am PST.
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• Patch Notes·29 Oct 2018Official

  Update News: V1.1.0 is here!

  Rigid Force Alpha V1.1.0 is now available! With this update you'll get the following new features and improvements: Features: New Languages: UI texts are now also available in Spanish, French and Italian! Difficulty Adjustments: All difficulty levels have been reworked according to community feedback. Easy difficulty is now much more beginner-friendly, while Medium and Hard have received some additional detail adjustments. Bonus Credits: Receive additional Credits for the Main Mission for each hour played! Stage Selection: On 'Easy' you can now select the stage you want to start from! All stages you have already played through are available as entry point. Improved Controller Support: With Steam Input you can now use all controllers supported by the Steam Client with Rigid Force Alpha! For further information please refer to the Steam documentation. Bugfixes & Improvements: Rendering: Fixed a rendering bug that caused display problems in non-16:9 resolutions. Balancing: All possibilities for infinite score farming have been removed. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Balancing: Some score values have been adjusted for Main Mission. Balancing: Items now move a little slower and can be collected more easily. General improvements of performance. If you have any feedback or questions please feel free to contact us via the forum or drop us a mail at support@com8com1.com! Have a spooky Halloween...!
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• Patch Notes·19 Sept 2018Official

  Update: Patch to V1.0.3

  The patch to V1.0.3 is now available! This release brings you the following improvements: Features: Player HP display added on easy and medium difficulty level. Arcade/Boss Rush: The current round can now be restarted comfortably via the pause menu. The game now automatically switches to pause mode when controller connection is lost. Enemies and destructible objects will no longer add to score during an ongoing boss battle. Force Shards are now evenly distributed around their center in front/backward modes. Added additional particle effects to sandfalls in Stage 3 (Vurgos). Bugfixes: Interface scaling problems in window mode have been fixed. Clicking message box buttons now works fine in all screen resolutions. Arcade mode: Item containers are no longer blocked by energy bombs. Various bug fixes for controllers implemented. General improvements of performance and stability. And just in case you missed the previously released hotfixes: D-Pad controls for your controller as well as an option to adjust the deadzone of the analog stick have also been added. We hope you will enjoy these improvements. If you have any feedback or support requests please feel free to contact us via the forum or drop us a mail at support@com8com1.com!
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