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Vertical arcade shmup: upgrade ships, dodge bullets, defeat colossal bosses.
Retro Space Shooter delivers vertical retro shmup action with 10+ ships, upgradable lasers and missiles, and colossal boss battles. It holds a solid 4.2 rating from 1,801 reviews and maintains a long-running, arcade-loving community. With 500,000+ total downloads and 91 in the last 30 days, it remains a popular free-to-play pick in ARCADE.
Pros & Cons
- Classic vertical shmup feel with modern upgrades and accessible controls
- 10+ unlockable ships offer varied playstyles
- Diverse arsenal of lasers, missiles, and power-ups
- Challenging boss fights with learnable patterns
- Keyword coverage leans toward niche terms; broader marketing keywords used by competitors (e.g., gameplay, action, offline) are less prominent in this app's metadata
About Retro Space Shooter
Retro Space Shooter is an arcade app developed by SpaceShip Games.
Download Statistics
Retro Space Shooter has been downloaded 620 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 91 times.
User Ratings
Retro Space Shooter is rated 4.20 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.8 thousand ratings.
App Information
Retro Space Shooter is FREE to download. The APK download size is 27.12 MB. The latest version available is 5.0.5. The last update was on September 30, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Retro Space Shooter requires Android 4.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play August 2016.
More data about Retro Space Shooter
| Price | Free to download |
| Total downloads | 620 thousand |
| Recent downloads | 91 |
| Rating | 4.20 based on 1.8 thousand ratings |
| Ranking | Not ranked |
| Version | 5.0.5 |
| APK size | 27.1 MB |
| Number of libraries | 33 |
| Designed for Android | 4.1+ |
| Maturity | Medium Maturity |
| Ads | Contains ads |
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Downloads over time
Retro Space Shooter has been downloaded 620 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 91 times.
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