D.A.R - Deadly Alien Rogues
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DAR is an arcade-style single-screen shoot-em-up inspired by the classics, with some modern rogue-like twists! Pick your character, plot a course through the galaxy, grab upgrades and destroy the enemy! The ultimate goal? Saving the galaxy! Or just getting a really, really high score - your call.
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Sirens ring out! Explosions shake the ground and spill your drink!The enemy has reached Alpha-Alpha-1! The galaxy has fallen!The time has come to fight back and defeat the Deadly Alien Rogues!DAR is an arcade-style single-screen shoot-em-up inspired by the classics, with some modern rogue-like twists!Select from multiple characters, journey through over 100 different planets, choose between over 60 different upgrades, more than 10 different weapons, and take on over 20 different bosses!Pick your character, plot a course, upgrade your ship and destroy the enemy!The ultimate goal? Saving the galaxy! Or just getting a really, really high score - your call.Every time you play, you'll encounter a different collection of planets, powers and enemies that might drastically change the way you approach the game!Each character has their own spread of starting abilities that might also influence your decision making - you'll have to make the most of what you find along the way, and defeat the enemy forces!If you're having a hard time, the currency you acquire in each run can be used to influence the appearance rate of certain items, or be used to permanently upgrade characters between runs!On the flipside, if you're having far too easy an experience, why not take some detrimental "upgrades" to boost your score and really show the world how good you think you are?With simple-to-learn controls and the potential for complex scoring and character builds, there's room for everyone to enjoy themselves in their own way!Steam Leaderboards are also supported!Each combination of character and run type has its own unique leaderboard, so you can pick and choose your favourite way to play and compete against other like-minded players for the highest score!Want to play a quick practice run with a fully upgraded character? Go for it!How about an endless run starting with a character at their absolute weakest? Yep, that's fine too!If you're not for direct competition, there's plenty of unique Steam Achievements, too!
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MINORD.A.R - V1.5.3 released!
Hey there, everyone!It's time for an update; just a small one this timeHere's what's changed:-Some text regarding medals and achievements has been made clearer to prevent confusion around their unlock
MINORV1.5.2 - Prism Orb Tweaks
Just a small change with this version, mainly regarding the Prism Orb weapon. Previously it would rebound off bosses as if it had struck a regular enemy or wall, which could cause two problems that ma
HOTFIXV1.5.1 Hotfix
Whoops! I knew there'd be some odd bugs with the big changes behind the scenes. Some screens, particularly the Library screens, were misaligned due to a change in display code. This has been fixed. Al
MAJORVersion 1.5.0 has arrived!
So, what's new?First of all, a new mode!RE-Endless, or "Endless REMIX" if it fit into the text box...Take on a never-ending version of the REMIX challenge!The bosses are harder, the enemies more diver
MINORV1.4.1 has been released!
What, so soon!? Don't stress, this is just a minor update: some Japanese text fixes and some additional codex entries from D.A.R's resident Japanese language wizard, Tanuki Aogon! The way the Japanese
MAJORVersion 1.4.0 and TooManyGames 2025!
Are you attending TooManyGames 2025?Are you not attending, but plan on watching the official streams of the event?DAR - Deadly Alien Rogues will be featured in their indie games showcase!In addition,
MAJORV1.3.3 - just a tiny little fix!
Just a small fix this time The Run End screen now correctly reports when you are playing REMIX modes - I accidentally forgot to extend the string table in that one instance... Nothing exciting, sorry!
MAJORV1.3.2 - Additional Features!
Here's another small update for D.A.R! An option has been added to enable the "Combo Klaxon" - if it's hard to keep track of when your combo is about to expire in the heat of battle, this option will
HOTFIX1.3.1 Hotfix
Just some minor fixes to Japanese text, courtesy of the absolutely legendary Tanuki Aogon! Thanks again!
MAJORVersion 1.3.0 is now available!
It's been a little while but that's right! Another major version! So, what's new to be found in 1.3.0? Two new unlockable modes! REMIX - a more difficult version of Standard featuring new enemy select
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