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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Beam Software
- Price: $1.99checked Nov 2
- 50% of 2 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Platforms: Windows
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About Penetrator
The closest matches to Penetrator: Earthion, Desert Child, Altitude, Blazing Chrome, and Syder Arcade. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Penetrator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Earthion, Desert Child and Altitude — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Penetrator: In this addictive side-scrolling shoot-em-up from 1982, your mission is to penetrate through four defence rings, and blow up an illegal cache of neutron bombs - an almost impossible feat! Enemy missiles and radar bases track your movements, and the landscape is as treacherous as your enemies.
Is Penetrator worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 2 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $1.99 (checked Nov 2).
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“First of all... I AM SO ANGRY THAT CLASSIC ABANDONWARE IS BEING BOUGHT OUT AND AT PRICES WORTH MORE THAN IT SHOULD BE! Second, I can't stand that they only allow us to play the worst versions like they did by giving us LOST PATROL for dos…”
People who play it also play: Earthion, Desert Child, Altitude
Frequently asked about Penetrator
Can I run it?
How much does Penetrator cost?
Penetrator is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Penetrator have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Penetrator supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Penetrator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Penetrator are Earthion, Desert Child, Altitude.
Who developed Penetrator?
Penetrator was developed by Beam Software and published by Pixel Games UK.