Astro Burn is our love letter to the early ’90s cute-em-up classics like Parodius and Pop’n TwinBee - games that were bold, wildly creative, and completely, delightfully bonkers!
A cute-’em-up is a playful twist on the classic shoot-’em-up genre, blending fast-paced arcade action with adorably chaotic characters and worlds. Expect all the dodging, blasting, and bullet-hell intensity you love - wrapped in bright, charming, and often hilarious visuals.
Armed with outrageous weapon combos, a rocket-fuelled jetpack, and purrfectly tuned reflexes, you’ll blast through absurd bullet-hell swarms, dodge rainbow-coloured laser storms, and face off against giant cosmic creatures who rule the galaxy with an aggressively adorable iron paw.
Expect screen-filling mecha pandas, hyperactive huskies wagging up solar vortexes, opera-singing space squids, and celestial goldfish launching star-shaped projectiles - all delivered with the wonderfully unhinged, anything-goes spirit of the 90s arcade classics.
| Release date: | 30 Jul 2026 |
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| Last update: | 09 Aug 2026 (on Steam, public branch) |
| Developers: | Beyond The PIxels |
| Publishers: | Pixel Doors |