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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 69Form.16World.25Curated.72Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    M2 · Wii

    ActionPlatformerShooterAliensSide-scrolling

    Contra ReBirth is the ReBirth series of Contra. It is the 12th installment of Contra.

    82 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 65Form.20World.25Curated.63Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    WayForward Technologies · Legacy Mobile Device, Nintendo DS

    PlatformerShooterAliensSide-scrollingMultiple endings

    The action franchise that started it all is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an all-new adventure on Nintendo DS! Set after the events of Contra III: Alien Wars, the game follows mercenaries Bill Rizer and Lance Bean as they battle to

    77 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 62Form.15World.25Curated.62Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Contra

    1987

    Konami · Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Arcade +12

    PlatformerShooterAliensSide-scrollingAlien invasion

    Contra (also known as Gryzor in Oceania and Europe), is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987. The game had multiple ports, including for var

    65 rating14 lists1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 62Form.31World.30Curated.50Lists.00Role-playing · Aliens · Often paired

    Wargaming Seattle · Windows

    Role-playingAliensReal-timeCyborgMultiple endings

    A game filled with heavy combat action, fast-paced tactics and decision making, Space Siege is an all-new science fiction themed action-RPG being developed by Chris Taylor and his talented team at Gas Powered Games, the creators of Dungeon

    61 rating2 lists6 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 60Form.15World.25Curated.58Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Rainbow Arts · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +11

    PlatformerShooterAliensSide-scrollingBoss fight

    Turrican is a 1990 video game programmed and designed by Manfred Trenz. It was first developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts, but was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz personal

    83 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.13World.25Curated.57Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Abuse

    1996

    Crack dot Com · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Android +5

    PlatformerShooterAliensSide-scrollingFreeware

    Abuse resembles a side-scrolling platform game. The game is marked for its unusual control scheme: The keyboard is used to move Nick, while the mouse is used for aiming the weapons. The basic gameplay consists of fighting various enemies (m

    79 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.24World.25Curated.50Lists.00Indie · Metroidvania · Often paired

    Image & Form · Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Switch +6

    IndieMetroidvaniaPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fight

    SteamWorld Dig 2 takes you on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. When an old trading town is struck by mysterious earthquakes, it’s up to a lone steambot and her unlikely companion to uncover what trembling terrors l

    86 rating8 lists7.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 55Form.14World.25Curated.50Lists.00Indie · Role-playing · Often paired

    Android, PS3, PlayStation Portable +2

    IndieRole-playingShooterSide-scrollingBoss fight

    The title sums it up pretty well, but if you still need convincing: A 4-player co-op run-n-gun action shooter that throws you into a tidal wave of degenerate robots with an array of weaponry that would make any mama proud. A classic 2.5D si

    75 rating7 listsOften paired

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  • Why 55Form.15World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Aliens · Often paired

    Ubisoft Annecy · Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Windows +1

    ShooterAliensHackingActionScience fiction

    Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Explore distinct planets across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as Kay Vess, an emerging scoundrel s

    77 rating1 list18 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 50Form.05World.25Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    FuturLab · Switch, PS4, PlayStation Vita +3

    PlatformerShooterActionScience fictionSide view

    This critically acclaimed sequel to Velocity Ultra weaves together two classic game formats into one seamless adventure, featuring puzzle-platforming action alongside award-winning top-down shoot 'em-up gameplay!

    84 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Why 46Form.06World.25Curated.42Lists.00Platformer · Aliens

    Rare Ltd. · Amiga, Amiga CD32, Game Boy +4

    PlatformerAliensSide-scrollingBoss fightAction

    Battletoads is the first game of the Battletoads series. The game is a platform scrolling beat 'em up, with varying elements of racing, climbing and vehicle-based obstacle courses. Players start with three lives each time the game is starte

    76 rating11 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 43Form.10World.25Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Konami · PS2, PS3

    ShooterAliensSide-scrollingMultiple endingsBoss fight

    In A.D. 2642, Earth remains scarred from previous alien conflicts as environmental problems grow beyond humanity's control. 80% of the planet's population was completely devastated by a malfunctioning hyper-magnetic weapons grid during deve

    60 rating3 lists

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  • Why 40Form.09World.25Curated.32Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling

    Capcom · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +7

    ShooterSide-scrollingBoss fightInfinite ammoAction

    Gun.Smoke is very similar to Commando, another Capcom game, but with several differences. Whereas Commando is a run and gun game, this game is a scrolling shooter in which the screen scrolls upward automatically and players only have three

    69 rating6 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.13World.46Curated.20Lists.00Platformer · Boss fight

    Game Freak · Game Boy Advance, Wii U

    ActionPlatformerBoss fightUnlockablesSecret area

    In the platformer Drill Dozer, you can take the roll of Jill, the daughter of a crime boss who is set on revenge. When a rival gang steals away her family's heirloom, Jill gives chase in her Drill Dozer, an upgradeable piece of power armor

    75 rating5 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.09World.25Curated.27Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    MDK2

    2000

    Bioware · Dreamcast, PS2, Wii +1

    PlatformerShooterAliensAlien invasionBoss fight

    Kurt Hectic in his snazzy suit with ribbon chute is back to save the universe. This time he is teamed with the genius Dr. Hawkins and the 6-legged gun-toting robotic dog, Max. Together they must out-sneak, out-blast and out-think their enem

    84 rating4 lists9 h main story

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  • Why 36Form.06World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST +8

    ShooterAliensBoss fightActionScience fiction

    The time bomb is set. It's the only sure way to get rid of these aliens. For good. They're vile. Vicious. And villainous. And they've infested our outcolony. They're holding hundreds of inhabitants hostage. Some of them your friends. So get

    65 rating14 lists

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  • Why 36Form.16World.25Curated.20Lists.00Metroidvania · Platformer

    Fatshark · PS3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360

    MetroidvaniaPlatformerSide-scrollingCyborgBoss fight

    Capcom presents the next evolution in retro side-scrolling action with Bionic Commando Rearmed 2. Equipped with his famous bionic arm, Nathan 'Radd' Spencer swings back into action in order to stop General Sabio from launching a deadly miss

    63 rating4 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.13World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling

    Taxan · Game Boy, NES

    ShooterSide-scrollingMultiple endingsBoss fightUnlockables

    In a remote corner of the galaxy, there lives a race of super-brains known as the Burai. For thousands of years, their vast mental capabilities have been focused upon one goal: the conquest of the universe! To accomplish this, they are crea

    50 rating4 lists

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 36Form.13World.32Curated.20Lists.00Indie · Platformer

    Twisted Pixel Games · Switch, Windows, Xbox 360 +1

    IndiePlatformerSide-scrollingMultiple endingsBoss fight

    You got a problem? Yo, she’ll splode it. At the Big Science after-party celebrating the capture of Splosion Man, a spill of champagne shorts out the safety protocols on the splosionatrix and from it emerges Ms. Splosion Man. The latest crea

    84 rating6 lists9 h main story

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  • Why 35Form.16World.25Curated.19Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5

    PlatformerShooterAliensSide-scrollingAction

    A.M.C.: Astro Marine Corps is a sideways scrolling shooter in which you control a member of the Astro Marine Corps who has to blast his way through the various alien infested levels. You have three lives and each life has an energy bar whi

    5 lists

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  • Why 35Form.14World.25Curated.20Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Interactive Binary Illusions · MS-DOS, Windows, macOS

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingAliensFreeware

    Originally released as Halloween Harry, is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and SubZero Software, and distributed by Apogee Software. The game features 256-colour VGA graphics and background music in

    73 rating2 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 35Form.17World.25Curated.17Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingAlien invasionBoss fight

    The player takes the role of Chelnov, a coal miner who miraculously survives the malfunction and explosion of a nuclear power plant. Chelnov's body gains superhuman abilities due to the massive amount of radiation given off by the explosion

    71 rating1 list

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  • Why 35Form.16World.25Curated.19Lists.00Metroidvania · Platformer

    Grin · PS3, PlayStation Portable, Windows +1

    MetroidvaniaPlatformerSide-scrollingCyborgBoss fight

    Capcom presents the next evolution in retro side-scrolling action with Bionic Commando Rearmed 2. Equipped with his famous bionic arm, Nathan 'Radd' Spencer swings back into action in order to stop General Sabio from launching a deadly miss

    63 rating4 lists5 h main story

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  • Why 35Form.23World.25Curated.13Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    MS-DOS, Windows

    PlatformerShooterAliensSide-scrollingCyborg

    Colony 28 is a science fiction-themed platform game developed for MS-DOS by Napoleon Games and published by JRC Interactive in 1997.

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  • Why 34Form.21World.35Curated.11Lists.00Platformer · Side-scrolling

    Apogee Software · Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1

    PlatformerSide-scrollingCyborgFreewareBoss fight

    Intelligence reports indicate that a man calling himself Dr. Mangle is responsible for the mutants and the destruction of Metro. You will have to battle your way through levels packed with evil mutants and robotic guards to finally infiltra

    79 rating1 list6.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 34Form.12World.25Curated.20Lists.00Metroidvania · Platformer

    Minakuchi Engineering Co., Ltd. · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +5

    MetroidvaniaPlatformerShooterSide-scrollingHacking

    For two years, your people have struggled against the relentless onslaught of invading forces. With your army reduced to a handful and your artillery depleted, further resistance seems impossible. But in a hidden underground laboratory, a

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Why 34Form.26World.25Curated.10Lists.00Role-playing · Shooter

    Slipgate Ironworks · PS4, Windows, Xbox One

    Role-playingShooterAliensCyborgAlien invasion

    Follow Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison's, bomb technician turned mercenary for hire, quest for redemption as she fights through surreal alien worlds to rescue the President and save Earth using a growing array of special skills. With her own te

    37 rating2 lists6 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 34Form.09World.25Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Capcom · NES

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingActionSide view

    The player takes the role of Kenny Smith, an agent of the 98th Special Forces, also known as "Code Name: Viper", who is assigned by his commander, Director Jones, to investigate a large drug syndicate that covers all of South America. Smith

    60 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 34Form.14World.25Curated.18Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Apogee Software · Game Boy Color, MS-DOS, Windows +2

    PlatformerShooterAliensSide-scrollingBoss fight

    Duke Nukem is back. Captured by an alien foe in the middle of promoting his best-selling book, “Why I’m So Great”, Duke must once more defeat the forces of evil to save himself from the knowledge-stealing Rigelatins, and ultimately prove hi

    69 rating3 lists

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  • Why 34Form.12World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Dreamcast, PlayStation, Windows

    ShooterAliensUnlockablesSecret areaAction

    Wicked Jester, a band of four, are headed for a Friday night gig at The Coventry, a rundown dive outside of town. They arrive only to find the parking lot deserted, the club seemingly dead. The band's members: Pablo Ramirez, Andy Chang, Gab

    85 rating1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 33Form.20World.44Curated.09Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Guerrilla Cambridge · PlayStation

    ShooterAliensCyborgAlien invasionBoss fight

    It is an action shooter set in a futuristic dystopian city on Earth overthrown by aliens. The game has two modes - third person and first person. Most of the time the player sees the character in third person, however the player can also se

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.04World.25Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Boss fight

    Advance Communication · NES

    PlatformerBoss fightActionScience fictionSide view

    Something was terribly wrong in the distant man-made Spondylus star system. One by one, the planets' central life-support computers had been infected with a life-threatening virus while the planets' surfaces had been overrun with computeriz

    58 rating1 list

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  • Why 33Form.39World.25Curated.00Lists.00Cinematic platformer · Indie

    Lunark

    2023

    Canari Games · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4

    ActionCinematic platformerIndiePlatformerCinematic

    Lunark is a 2D cinematic platformer in the vein of '80s and '90s classics. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through mysterious alien ruins, a flying penitentiary, a high-tech megalopolis, and a majestic forest.

    86 rating2 lists4.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.22World.25Curated.10Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Thin Chen Enterprise · NES

    ShooterSide-scrollingAliensAlien invasionBoss fight

    Returning from three centuries of intergalactic missions, MCS-920 is surprised by an alien-infested planet. Whatever few lifeforms survived were driven underground or transformed into battling bionic mutants. You must escape the tentacles o

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  • Why 33Form.23World.25Curated.10Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Frozenbyte · Linux, Windows, macOS

    ShooterAliensAlien invasionInfinite ammoAction

    Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

    75 rating1 list4 h main story

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 32Form.05World.25Curated.20Lists.00Platformer · Side-scrolling

    Twisted Pixel Games · Xbox 360

    ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightScience fiction

    Unlock Splosion Man, one of the most awesome games of all time. The full version of Splosion Man includes an unlockable premium dashboard theme, free gamerpics, and even avatar accessories! You’ve sploded the rest, now splode the best. Splo

    78 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 32Form.21World.36Curated.07Lists.00Indie · Metroidvania

    Switch, Windows

    IndieMetroidvaniaPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fight

    In this exploration-heavy 2D action game, use your demon sword to interfere with the past, create platforms, and shield yourself from danger to explore a dystopian cyberpunk world depicted in gorgeously animated pixel art.

    81 rating1 list7 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 32Form.10World.25Curated.17Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Appaloosa Interactive · PlayStation

    ShooterAliensSide-scrollingActionScience fiction

    Mission Critical! You control Ray, the only surviving member of the elite Contra Force. Blast your way through 10 levels to stop the alien hordes from infesting the jungles of South America. Although equipped with a huge arsenal of weapon

    60 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.08World.25Curated.19Lists.00Platformer · Aliens

    Game Boy Color

    PlatformerSide-scrollingAliensActionScience fiction

    To the kids at school, you're 8-year-old Billy Blaze. To alien enemies in the galaxy you're superhero Commander Keen and it's up to you to save the Earth from destruction. As you put on your brother's football helmet you'll blast away on yo

    80 rating1 list

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  • Why 32Form.06World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shooter · Boss fight

    WMS Industries · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST +7

    ActionShooterBoss fightInfinite ammoScience fiction

    Moving from one room to the next within the studio/arena, players have to shoot down hordes of enemies as they advance from all sides, while at the same time collecting weapons, power-up items, and assorted bonus prizes until a final show d

    78 rating10 lists

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  • Why 32Form.09World.25Curated.18Lists.00Platformer · Side-scrolling

    ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingFreewareBoss fight

    Having fought countless Robot Masters over the years, Mega Man is ready to lay back, relax and enjoy his 25th Anniversary. Getting wind of this, Ryu and his fellow Street Fighters want one last battle before they let their own anniversary f

    81 rating5 lists

    Game pageMore like this →

  • Why 32Form.19World.25Curated.11Lists.00Aliens · Multiple endings

    MS-DOS, Windows, macOS

    AliensMultiple endingsFreewareBoss fightScience fiction

    The best fighters from around the universe battle in the ultimate tournament. Each win allows you to advance to the next round. Lose, and your homeworld is destroyed. Survival is your only option. Flest ripping, blood sucking, claw slashin

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 31Form.05World.40Curated.16Lists.00Role-playing · Shooter

    PS4

    Role-playingShooterAliensActionScience fiction

    Isometric shooter set in the fantasy/science-fiction, which is the spiritual successor of similar conceptually, Dead Nation. The player takes the role of a mercenary who fights against all the hordes of invading aliens. In addition, the Ali

    75 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 31Form.17World.25Curated.11Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Thin Chen Enterprise · NES

    PlatformerShooterAliensSide-scrollingAlien invasion

    A deadly alien force has taken control of all of the Earth's military forces. For some reason, the alien power is unable to control you, leaving you as the only one who can fight back. To be victorious you will need to battle both military

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 30Form.15World.25Curated.11Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Sega Genesis

    ShooterAliensSide-scrollingCyborgBoss fight

    The searing hiss of metal breaks the silence of dawn. As I step through the fleshy remains of my previous opponent, I realize the metal behemoth I am about to face is more fiercely equipped with deadly roto-bore proton rockets. I know I re

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  • Why 30Form.19World.25Curated.08Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    MS-DOS, Windows

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingCyborgFreeware

    Electro Man seeks revenge against the robots which wronged him.

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  • Why 30Form.29World.25Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Metroidvania

    Derek Yu · Windows

    IndieMetroidvaniaPlatformerFreewareBoss fight

    Eternal Daughter is a free action-adventure game inspired by Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 30Form.29World.25Curated.00Lists.00Cinematic platformer · Platformer

    Delphine Software International · 3DO, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Acorn Archimedes +15

    ActionCinematic platformerPlatformerAliensCinematic

    Throughout the 20th century, an unprecedented political and economic crisis afflicted Earth, leading to the systematic disabling of it's programme to conquer outer space through lack of funding. The highest priority now was to carryout rese

    59 rating14 lists6 h main story

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