Bit Blaster XL
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
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About This Game
Bit Blaster XL is a action/casual game designed for single-player, developed by Adamvision Studios and released in 2016. With an estimated 515,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 6.1k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 96.4/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 2.82 hours, with side content bringing that to 4 hours, and a completionist run can reach 5.28 hours. Players commonly describe it as Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Difficult, Shooter and Arcade.
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User Reviews
96.4
Overall Score / 100
9.6/10
Steam (6140 rev)
Playtime Estimates
2.82h
🎯 Main Story
4h
⭐ Main + Sides
5.28h
💯 Completionist
Based on 9 player submissions
DLCs (1)
Bit Blaster XL Soundtrack
Free
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Game Information
Release Date
January 22, 2016
Developer
Adamvision Studios
Publisher
Adamvision Studios
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$0.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
514.5K
(411.6K - 617.4K) VRI ScoreLearning
76.7
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Casual
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Bullet Hell
Shoot 'Em Up
Difficult
Shooter
Arcade
2D
Controller
Action
Casual
Minimalist
Pixel Graphics
Family Friendly
Sci-fi
Space
Score Attack
Survival
Cartoon
Aliens
Old School
Retro
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Portugal
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Portuguese - Brazil
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Dual Core +
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB +
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Is your computer older than ten years? You should probably get a new computer before you consider more games.
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10 (why not recommend the newest?)
- Processor: Got four cores? Great! Bit Blaster XL will run smooth on most things, but especially on four cores.
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Something within the last five years would be nice and gorgeous, better is always better.
- Storage: 501 MB available space
- Sound Card: I made a bunch of these bit blaster xl sound effects by making stupid noises with my mouth into a pretty low rent consumer microphone, so I recommend not having a sound card, or you may realize this.
- Additional Notes: When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
Minimum:
- OS: OSX 10.5+
- Processor: Dual Core
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB at least and nothing over... let's say, five years old
- Storage: 300 MB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Most 32-bit and 64-bit Linux OS
- Processor: Dual Core
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB +at least and nothing over... let's say, five years old
- Storage: 300 MB available space