Developer posts and news about this game.
To celebrate the release of Operation STEEL on Switch here is a small patch to make the game a bit more friendly for new players! Thanks everyone for your support! Changelog: Increase player health on Novice mode Changed boss/miniboss health pools a tiny bit (most have slightly l
To coincide with Operation STEEL being released on Nintendo Switch, the Steam version's price is being reduced to match the Switch version! The new price is $10 USD. Thanks to everyone who has supported me in the past!
Changelog: A few fixes for high refresh-rate monitors (First miniboss in Planet X, particularly.)
Increased some UI text sizes for better visibility on small screens.
Changelog: Fix tutorial not resetting game mode Fix tutorial achievement not triggering correctly Fix menu allowing multiple inputs in quick succession
Changelog: New Accessibility option for auto-shot. Now you do not have to hold the shot button, and but you can hold it to stop firing Accessibility menu is now closed if escape is pressed (bugfix) Seed is now always shown between levels Backshot buffed Big Phoenix miniboss healt
Steam Shmup Fest is upon us! Not only is Operation STEEL going for a historic low price for this week, the fantastic Sophstar has joined the Indie Shmup Bundle: The bundle discount has increased so you'll get even more bang for your buck too :) Celebrate Shmup Fest by showing som
Changelog: Corgi no longer gets confused by volcanoes (Bug reported by DrMooCowz )
I'm happy to announce that Operation STEEL is no available in a bundle with two other awesome shmups released in 2022 as part of the Indie Shmup Bundle ! If you don't have Dead End City or TerraFlame yet I highly recommend picking up the bundle and getting them at a discount :) I
Changelog Sorry, nothing too exciting today! Added ability to enter Seed without needing a keyboard Some minor text size increases for better readability
Changelog: Weapons are now always dropped in level 1 and not afterwards (still offered in shops though) Hard mode "item drop not spawning in level 1" modifier replaced with "faster enemy bullets" Hard mode enemy health increases significantly reduced (less Euro...) More points ar
Changelog: I've upgraded the engine to the latest version of Godot, hopefully some performance improvements might come through. If you see any weird new bugs that might have been caused by the update then please report them on Discord or the discussion board :) Slightly reduced l
Balance updates, fixes and quality of life changes! Changelog: Start game in full-screen by default (on first run) Repair pickups spawn slightly more often Cobra ship starts with Bomb-bot in Novice mode (instead of Repair-bot) Bomb-bot now only triggers at 1 health remaining Repa
Hi, I wanted to coincide a sale with the Shmup Slam 5 event but it was a tiny bit too close to my game's launch to be allowed... so here it is slightly late! Shmup Slam is an event where a bunch of players play a bunch of shoot-em-ups live and commentated - you can check out the
Changelog: Fixed leaderboard submission bug (I hope) Reduced charge SFX volume
Changelog: Novice mode now starts at minimum rank to ease people in more Show current weapon level on HUD Show which mode is being played in-game Show why high-score wasn't uploaded if there is a reason
Changelog: Novice mode added! A slightly easier mode for people who are new to shmups! New Accessibility options menu (found under main Options) Restarting the game with a custom seed will now re-use that seed Maybe fix bug where you cannot sell weapons/items in shop
Changelog: Fix Bomb-bot autobomb still occurring after selling him Make Volcano lava destructible Brief splash animation before pirahna enemies emerge New snowflake bullet graphics for visibility reasons Text indicator to show when item is off cooldown Buff Crossfire Avoid spawni
Just a small patch today. Changelog: Fix Blade weapon dealing less damage against some bosses Fixed minor scoring exploit in normal mode
Changelog: Pods now lock when firing Bombbot provides autobomb Dash doesn't go on cooldown if used while not moving Speed Up cost reduced Shotgun and Blade weapons buffed Lava bullets more visible Armour changes colour when Shield is active Fix dim level interactions with fire ba