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Don't let the calming fire fool you in this chaotic Bullet Hell style game. Rise to the challenge as you reach new heights while collecting embers of your own kin. Release them all in a satisfying display of fireworks and rack up your score! Can you rise up and burn your mark on the leaderboard?

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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Light Kin at current Steam store prices.
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Flipping Beat
Flipping Beat is an intense rhythm game where you blow up the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by an abstract world.
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Space War: Infinity
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
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Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.
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Frequently asked about Light Kin
- How much does Light Kin cost?
- Light Kin is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Light Kin?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Light Kin are Flipping Beat, The Polynomial - Space of the music, Beat Hazard.
- Who developed Light Kin?
- Light Kin was developed by Boxsun.
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