Reviews

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  ⭐ Tsubame

  May 8, 2022

  Asteroid-like game with a few different spaceships and powerups, with catchy music. Does not have Windowed mode, players cannot switch to other applications on the foreground. For the price is a decent game, though I would wait for a sale. 5/10, would be 7/10 without the issue above.
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  taws

  Jul 22, 2022

  why i buy this? - who care
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  SINA-VF-02

  Aug 30, 2022

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  Sanny

  May 18, 2016

  Every now and then I like to page through Steam and see if I can find any weird, cheap games. I usually find nothing, but today I found Space Codex! It's normally $.99, but I got it on sale for $.59. Even even if a game doesn't look that great, who could pass it up at that price? Not I. And it even had good reviews! Wowza! (There were only six reviews, but everyone seemed to like it) Space Codex is a straight forward, top-down twin-stick style arcade shooter. Bad guys fly towards you and you shoot them, that's just about the whole game. There is a handful of power-ups and a few different enemy types. There are also three different ship types to choose from, each with different stats. The basic gameplay is simple but pretty solid, and the music is surprisingly good. There is a pretty good variety of tracks, too. With a game this small, they could have easily gotten away with a single repeating track, so the variety is appreciated. Now, here's a few of the gripes I have with the game: (A couple hours after posting my review on Steam, the dev commented on it and told me he'd fixed a lot of the issues. I'm very impressed!) -Once you choose your ship, you can't go back. You have to reset the game (Apparently, you just have to hit escape, then click "Select Ship". This wasn't even an issue that actually needed fixed. I just didn't think to hit escape because I'm a dummy.) -Power-ups are hard to see against the stars in the background. The shield especially, since it's just a light-blue circle. (The dev added a nice glow effect to all the power-ups. Not only are they easier to see now, but they look cool, too!) -No controller support. (Controller support is being worked on.) (If you have a Steam Controller, I've uploaded a control scheme for the game, feel free to use that.) -No Leaderboard. (Leaderboards are also being worked on.) -There is a small window after dying where hitting the boost key restarts the game. (You can totally ignore that complaint now. Totally fixed!) Like I said, the dev very quickly fixed most of the issues I had with their game. I can definitely recommend it now. It's good fun, especially for the price it's being sold at.
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  Merty

  May 18, 2016

  Just as the description says- retro arcade game. You get what you pay for here. For an hour or two of fun, or just 5-10 min here and there.
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  ShowMeYourMoves

  May 18, 2016

  Great game for the price, soundtrack is badass and it really does feel like a retro arcade shooter.
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  SadMachine

  May 19, 2016

  For the price that i paid , it's a really fun game. awesome when i just bring my laptop out and play this to pass time.
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  MMMCXXXI

  Jun 2, 2016

  A space shooter survival game that extremely challenging and difficulty. Totally worth it!
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  Münzkopf

  Jul 14, 2016

  Got it with a Steam Coupon for 10 cents. Well basically this is a space shooter, kinda like asteroids. You pick your ship in the beginning with different attributes and then shoot other ships in a quadratic area. On your way you pick up items like a shield or temporary firing modes. Presented to you with neon pink and purple aesthetics and a really suprisingly great chiptune soundtrack for such a little game. After 10 minutes you get every achievement and those other 8 hours of my playtime were basically just idling for the cards. I guess its alright if you like to get high scores and have not much to do and want to spend your time quickly. Otherwise there isn't much to say about here to be honest.
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  xPicrossx

  Jul 26, 2016

  Nah, I don't get how this game got so many positive reviews. No fun at all, no challenge, keys are not bindable,... The only interesting point if you're into achievements is that you can 100% the game within 10 minuts. Otherwise, save your time and money.
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  bigh XCX

  Jul 28, 2016

  [h1]"Retro feelings in pink space"[/h1] Space Codex is a retro arcade space shooter in a minimalistic design & an epic soundtrack. Tho the game is not completely finished yet (missing controller support, graphics options) the look & feel makes it quite fun and it is challenging. Or rather not? Some ppl brag that the game is beatable in under 10 mins because of overly easyness. I cannot cover this. To score over 100k points a decent guide of "how to gain the 100x multiplier" is strongly missing. Otherwise they just got it lucky without knowing what they were doing.
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  AuntyDonna

  Aug 1, 2016

  Unlocked every achievement in 36 minutes 36/36 Seriously though, as someone who sunk literally hundreds of hours into Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved on the xbox 360 I'm absolutely loving this game.
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  SupremeSonic

  Aug 10, 2016

  Uggghh, it's hard to know what to say about Space Codex. Long story short; every review has to answer the question as to whether you would recommend the game or not. I wouldn't recommend this. I'd say go off and play something like Geometry Wars instead. HOWEVER, it's not like the game is bad. It's just completely inoffensive, There's a few bugs but nothing majorly broken, the gameplay is fine but nothing to write home about by a long shot, and so on. I played it for 45 minutes (And left it running to get the trading cards DON'T JUDGE ME) and will never touch it again, but for the price I paid I can't complain; You can easily spend three times as much on a cup of coffee, for goodness sake. There's better out there, yeah, but you won't hate yourself if you end up buying this.
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  holy fuck im cumming

  Sep 20, 2016

  shoot
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  Pacific Codex

  Dec 13, 2016

  Fun little space arcade game reminding me of the yesteryears. Gameplay is smooth. UI is not buggy, other than the fact that whenever you get an achievement, the bottom right part of the screen gets glitched out. I prefer the second ship for my gameplay style and I'm close to reaching the 100k score for the final achievement. (UPDATE: I've got this one too now, with the same ship) The game is pretty easy but with time, unless you properly position yourself and shoot accurately, you will be overwhelmed. The background score sounds good too. If the dev hasn't done so already, I hope he thinks about releasing this game on the Android, iOS and Windows 10 Mobile platforms too, because this has potential to be a fun game to play on the go.
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  saucy si

  Jul 6, 2018

  Just run around in circles using the second spaceship, every drops count (The items that can be used for protection of your ship or bonus damage) overall, just think of some strategies that you can pull off quickly, cause the longer you play, the harder it gets
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  kyle

  Oct 19, 2019

  80's aesthetic
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  JD

  Jun 26, 2020

  im here for the nebula background
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  Noise »

  Jul 26, 2020

  It's a +1 to your Game Count, it's an easy Game to get 100% of the Achievements in, and it's got Trading Cards from which you can get aesthetically pleasing Backgrounds (and of course Emotes and the Badges themselves). You can get all the Achievements in about 20 Minutes, and all the Card Drops in about 35 Minutes. The Game itself has decent Music, Gameplay and Aesthetics and will keep you entertained for about an Hour, maybe. While normally nothing you'd spend Money on, It's super worth it on Sale, if Trading Cards and Achievements are what you're after.
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  z

  Aug 5, 2020

  A fun little arcade game with a neon retro feel, reminiscent of games like Asteroids. The gameplay is basic, but you get what you pay for with a dollar. Achievements are quick and easy, so the replay value comes down to trying different ships, power ups and getting the highest score.