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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 2nd Shot at current Steam store prices.
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Insectipede
Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.
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Ultra Mission™
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
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Defendor
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Frequently asked about 2nd Shot
- How much does 2nd Shot cost?
- 2nd Shot is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to 2nd Shot?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 2nd Shot are Dead End City, Insectipede, Ultra Mission™.
- Who developed 2nd Shot?
- 2nd Shot was developed by Chad Barrett and published by Chaotic Entertainment, LLC.
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