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22 years after its first appearance, the iconic Platypus is coming back, featuring updated gameplay, new weapons and additional content. Get ready to dive into the heart-pounding action of this fast, frantic, and incredibly fun arcade-style shoot-em-up!

Platypus Reclayed is a shoot 'em up, bullet hell and action game developed and published by Claymatic Games.
Released on September 17th 2025 is available on Windows and MacOS in 16 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Thai and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 316 reviews of which 313 were positive and 3 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on K4G.

The Steam community has classified Platypus Reclayed into these genres:

Shoot 'Em Up Bullet Hell Action Local Co-Op Cartoon Side Scroller Arcade Shooter Colorful Indie Cute Old School Retro Stylized 2D Family Friendly Co-op Fantasy Local Multiplayer Controller

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
  • DirectX: Version 10
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.13+

User reviews & Ratings

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Sept. 2025
it's so weird to boot up Platypus in 2025 and have it ask if I want to play in 4k, lol For those who don't know, this is a remake of Anthony Flack's claymation shmup from 2002, by the same man behind the original game (and there's a long and fascinating history behind that game's wild development process, aftermath, and out-of-nowhere revival - lots of interesting podcasts, interviews, and articles out there on the net about it). It's one of those games that got played by a looooot of people despite not being particularly well-known then or now - the short of thing that consistently made it to the front page of those 2000's $5 online casual gaming stores that are today but a relic of a bygone era. Reclayed is a very good remake that truly understands the assignment of what a remaster should aim to do - aside from running like a dream on modern systems, it features a ton of new content (new enemies/weapons, bonus level, harder difficulties, new gamemodes). But in addition to being very faithful to the first game to begin with, it also additionally features an effectively unaltered recreation of the original in the new engine, complete with squished aspect ratio and low-rez pixel claymation. Speaking of the claymation, the game looks great and definitely unlike anything else you've played before. Everything is made of real hand-animated claymation, and is painstakingly replicated from the first game. It's a fantastic artstyle. Difficulty is good. There are multiple settings, from Easy (which is quite easy and can be played with a child) to "Nasty" (which is utterly brutal and designed for hardcore shmup veterans) and everything in-between. It has a great sense of variety and challenge - you'll never feel bored by the next wave being repetitive, and the game is fair but unforgiving. It expects you to replay and memorise it a lot, just like the original did - a single run of all the levels will take you only about two hours at most, but there's hours of content here. There's even some endless modes where you can see how far you can get on a certain level with a single life. It also has some pretty in-depth official mod support, and pretty much anything can be added or changed. There's absolutely no reason a 2002 shmup as obscure as this needed to get such a careful and loving remaster (and the more you learn about the original, the more it defies all odds that this remake even exists to begin with) but they really knocked it out of the park. It's just a blast, whether you grew up on the first game or have never touched it. It's well worth the asking price, and if I asked the child I was when I first played the original to dream up what I'd want a remake of it to have, I still think it'd be only half as cool as what Claymatic have actually managed here. I wish other games got remastered with a fraction of the care shown here, and I'd recommend this title happily to pretty much anyone who plays video games. (also the soundtrack absolutely BOPS like you wouldn't believe)
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Sept. 2025
Game is good but holy shit y'all got some balancing to do. I'm only playing on Regular difficulty and i'm like... am I playing Platypus or am I playing fckin Touhou dude? Like... some encounters didn't account at all if you lose powers and you're just COOKED in that situation.
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Sept. 2025
Super fun, harder than I remember. Platypus will always hold a special place in my heart so while it is different from the original (which is included as a mod) it is still a 10/10 for me.
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Sept. 2025
Played it before, playing it again after so many years, seeing the game in this beautiful glory once again brought me a lot of joy. Thank you Claymatic games, hope to see the 2nd one.
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Sept. 2025
I played the original Platypus as a kid, and seeing it remastered as Platypus Replayed feels like rediscovering an old toy box. The claymation style is still as quirky and charming as ever, and the updated visuals and smoother controls make it feel fresh without losing its unique soul. All of the ships and figures were handmade with clay. This game has an amazing atmosphere and in this dead era it is really hard to see a game with a soul. It’s simple, colorful, and just as fun as I remember. My memories resurfaced. I salute the nostalgia! :)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Platypus Reclayed is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

Platypus Reclayed is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

Platypus Reclayed received 313 positive votes out of a total of 316 achieving an impressive rating of 9.04.
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Platypus Reclayed was developed and published by Claymatic Games.

Platypus Reclayed is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Platypus Reclayed is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Platypus Reclayed is not playable on Linux.

Platypus Reclayed offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Platypus Reclayed includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There are 2 DLCs available for Platypus Reclayed. Explore additional content available for Platypus Reclayed on Steam.

Platypus Reclayed does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Platypus Reclayed supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Platypus Reclayed 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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Platypus Reclayed
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3
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Claymatic Games
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Claymatic Games
Release 17 Sep 2025
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