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Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
Earthion is a action, retro and shoot 'em up game
developed by Ancient Corporation and Bitwave Games
and published by Limited Run Games and Inc..
Released on July 31st 2025 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 504 reviews of which 480 were positive and 24 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam.
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An incredible modern SEGA gen shmup! with incredible visuals and an outstanding soundtrack by the legendary Yuzo Koshiro himself! Seriously, I'd buy this game for the soundtrack alone! it's insanely good, I was hyped the entire time playing the game, the wonderful crunchy retro sound effects are a joy to the ears combined with incredible pixel art graphics that really push the game to its limits, it's gorgeous! The combat? blistering fast (or should I say blast processed :P ) action with plenty of enemy types, tons of weapons and upgrades to pick up along the way, as well as different difficulties depending on how retro you REALLY want it! A little bit expensive for a shmup, but the quality of this game is there, if you like shoot 'em ups even remotely? this is a MUST-BUY! Outstanding!
Probably the best shmup of 2025, and easily up there with other excellent modern horizontal shmups like Rolling Gunner, Andro Dunos 2, and Drainus. Difficulty just right, music is great, gameplay simple and on point. Easy reccomend to anyone who likes any kind of shmups. If I would fault it at all it would be that it's a little long of a sit through to completion.
Just finished this (I'm not that good so I went through on Easy) and I have sort of mixed feelings. On a technical level it's fantastic, runs flawlessly, and shows you what the Genesis is capable of when it has a big cartridge. But it feels a little weak and vanilla in other ways. For one, the actual art design doesn't have much character. While very detailed, the levels kind of blur together to me, as do the bosses. It's hard not to compare this to the Thunder Force and Gradius series, which tend to have very memorable levels and bosses. I will always remember being dazzled by the fire level in Thunder Force III, and the brain boss in Life Force is iconic. Nothing in this game really stood out to me that way. Also - and I can't believe I'm saying this - the soundtrack is disappointing. At least I think it is. The way the audio is mixed I feel like the music doesn't punch through the sound effects properly. Like if I'm playing Thunder Force III the soundtracks is just pulsing at the forefront, it energizes you and sucks you into that world. Here the soundtrack feels like it's in the background and sort of lost under all the other noise. I'm still going to recommend it... it's a very good game, and everyone has different tastes. It just didn't quite live up to expectations and certainly doesn't unseat Thunder Force III or Lightening Force (TF4) as my top Genesis shmup. As I suggested before I'm a huge Thunder Force and Gradius fan. And I despise R-Type lol. So maybe that will help you gauge my tastes vs your own.
there is a lot of talk and praise about how the game looks but mechanically this is an insanely fun shmup with its weapon, shield and shot level systems. retro excellence coupled with really really fun gameplay. if you're wondering if you should pick it up you should just pick it up.
I recommend it as a 16-bit shump fan, but it isn't nearly the glowing review everyone else makes Earthion out to be. This game is not a 9/10, nor a masterpiece. It's good, not great. It wouldn't have stood out back in the 1990s, and it certainly doesn't 30 years later with everything learned about crafting shoot 'em ups since then. It certainly captures the feel of Sega Genesis STGs in looks and feel. Particularly the Thunder Force series. The controls are basic enough: shot, special weapon-shot and switch weapons... I think. I glanced at the how to play and how the game mapped the buttons. However, the default button layout is a little odd. More so on a USG 6 button controller (using the X,Y,Z buttons), but even the Xbox controller feel odd for the default layout to me. I basically used special weapon shot and switched between two of them all game. I never saw a need to just use the basic shot unless I didn't have a special weapon. I just accepted losing strength on the weapon when hit. The weapons build up strength by collecting green crystals. Speaking of being hit, Earthion has a recharging shield mechanic. Rare in shoot 'em ups. But don't think this game is too easy because of it. Because the screen is full of object to cause your ship damage. The shield just allows the player to make a mistake here and there. As for the game itself. It has an odd rhythm to it. When I started playing I found myself running into enemy bullets quite a bit. It required a bit of practice to get in step with out the game wants the player to move. Once I did, I found it a good challenge at normal. On easy, Earthion isn't very hard to 1CC for a mediocre shump player as myself. The real trick is actually seeing everything the game is throwing at the player. The game is pretty dark and enemy projectiles aren't always very easy to see. The default scanline filter made it even worse, as the game is pretty dark (even for a Gensis title) and just made tracking everything unfun. Once I turned off the filters, it was better though sticking with the limited pallet for Genesis/Mega Drive play still muddies the visuals. Particularly the faux super scaler stuff coming in and out of the player gameplay 2D plane. I haven't played with all the special weapons, but I certainly felt they aren't very even. I basically kept the same two I gained from stage 1. A spread special weapon for crowd control/the majority of the stage and a powerful focused special weapon for bosses and subbosses. I will not I did find it a bit frustrating at time when trying to dodge I kept exchanging weapon pick ups, as the game places the pick up a little in front of the player if changed out for another special weapon. If the player keeps an adaption pod to the end of the stage, they can permanently upgrade their ship. I didn't care for this mechanic. It kinda makes the middle of the game easier than the beginning and the need to hold a pod to the end of the stage could easily put the player into a death spiral as they need those upgrades to complete further levels. I would have much preferred the player configuring their ship before play and the game being balanced from the start for it. Earthion is an okay 16-bit shump. It isn't as good as Thunder Force III, Lightening Force or many of the games it homages. Especially if you consider the 30 years of STG refinement. However, it also isn't a bad shooter. I was left a bit underwhelmed as the reviews gave me the impression it was going to blow me away far more than it actually did.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Earthion is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam.
No, Earthion is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 17.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Earthion received 480 positive votes out of a total of 504 achieving a rating of 8.83.
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Earthion was developed by Ancient Corporation and Bitwave Games and published by Limited Run Games and Inc..
Yes, Earthion is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Earthion is not playable on MacOS.
No, Earthion is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Earthion is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Earthion is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Earthion does not support VR.
Earthion is a single-player game.
No, Earthion does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Earthion does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, Earthion supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Earthion is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Ancient Corporation,
Bitwave Games
Publisher
Limited Run Games, Inc.
Release
31 Jul 2025
Platforms
Remote Play