Death Ray Manta SE
Released Sep 2015
Death Ray Manta is an arcade game where you shoot lasers to kill bad guys, flash lights at yourself and move to the next screen to do it all over again. Sorry, no T-Rex.
73% positive · 218 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99 Green Man Gaming Steam key $4.99
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Evaluation
Death Ray Manta SE launched on September 17, 2015 as a self-described short-form arcade game with 32 screens of content. In the very first week post-launch, the developer explicitly stated on September 25, 2015 that while he wouldn't be expanding the game itself, he planned to work on quality-of-life improvements around the edges — things like menus, toggles, and Steam achievements. He followed through on those smaller updates through early 2016: a November 23, 2015 patch added a score display option, and a February 1, 2016 patch exposed configuration files and released the source code, with the developer noting these were "prep work" incremental improvements rather than content additions. That February 2016 post is the last developer communication on record. The game launched as a deliberately compact, complete package, the developer explicitly ruled out expanding its content, and the subsequent updates were all polish and accessibility work. With no post-launch content cycle, no unreleased DLC, and no developer activity since February 1, 2016, the game is a finished product.
Evidence
Developer explicitly states: 'Whilst I won't be expanding the game itself, there's still a fair bit of stuff around the edges that can be added in' — confirming no new game content is planned, only polish and QoL improvements.
Developer pushes incremental configuration/source code update, describing it as prep work. This is the last recorded developer communication.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Thalamus Digital
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Death Ray Manta has lasers in his head
He blew up his house, now he lives in space instead.
Two sticks, one fish, some flashing lights. Death Ray Manta is, quite definitely, a videogame in the purest sense. Rejigged, rebuilt, remastered for Steam in the year of our Molyneux 2015.
Death Ray Manta is a short form top down arena shooter where you blow up enemies using colourful laserbeams. You spawn in the centre of the screen, moments later the screen is filled with mines, robots, rabbits and lasers from beyond the stars. Collect space gems for a bonus and shoot everything else that you can in order to flash lights at yourself. Aim for your own personal high score. How far into fish space can you get?
32 screens of increasingly colourful and crazy laser firing mayhem from the brains behind (amongst other things) Squid Yes, Not So Octopus, SYNSO 2 and the challenge mode in Waves. Also, he's that hairy dude off the internet. You know the one.
Death Ray Manta is made with the fine assistance of Mike Daw who provided the legwarmer chic tunes and Andy White, who helped out under the hood and kept me sane. Cover art by the legendary Ste Pickford.
"Absolutely Brilliant!" - Rob Fearon
He blew up his house, now he lives in space instead.
DEATH RAY MANTA
Two sticks, one fish, some flashing lights. Death Ray Manta is, quite definitely, a videogame in the purest sense. Rejigged, rebuilt, remastered for Steam in the year of our Molyneux 2015.
Death Ray Manta is a short form top down arena shooter where you blow up enemies using colourful laserbeams. You spawn in the centre of the screen, moments later the screen is filled with mines, robots, rabbits and lasers from beyond the stars. Collect space gems for a bonus and shoot everything else that you can in order to flash lights at yourself. Aim for your own personal high score. How far into fish space can you get?
32 screens of increasingly colourful and crazy laser firing mayhem from the brains behind (amongst other things) Squid Yes, Not So Octopus, SYNSO 2 and the challenge mode in Waves. Also, he's that hairy dude off the internet. You know the one.
Death Ray Manta is made with the fine assistance of Mike Daw who provided the legwarmer chic tunes and Andy White, who helped out under the hood and kept me sane. Cover art by the legendary Ste Pickford.
"Absolutely Brilliant!" - Rob Fearon
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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