Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Released Jun 2007
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
91% positive · 1,110 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $3.99
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Evaluation
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a port of the original Xbox Live Arcade title, released on Steam on June 18, 2007. The store description presents it as a complete, self-contained arcade shooter with no mention of additional content, expansions, DLC, or post-launch updates. Bizarre Creations, the developer, was shut down by publisher Activision in February 2011, meaning no further development is possible. The game launched as a finished product and has remained unchanged — it is a complete package with no outstanding content commitments of any kind.
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Developer Bizarre Creations was shut down by Activision in early 2011, making any future development impossible.
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained arcade shooter with no mention of DLC, expansions, or post-launch content plans.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Activision
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars. Your aim is to survive long enough to set a high score!
Avoid the spawning enemies, and shoot them down for points. You can also fire smart bombs, which destroy all bad guys on the screen. Save these up for when the going gets really tough!
The more bad guys you kill, the higher your score multiplier goes (2x, 4x, etc.). The higher your multiplier, the more you can score. But don't die, as you lose your multiplier and have to build it up again from scratch!
Avoid the spawning enemies, and shoot them down for points. You can also fire smart bombs, which destroy all bad guys on the screen. Save these up for when the going gets really tough!
The more bad guys you kill, the higher your score multiplier goes (2x, 4x, etc.). The higher your multiplier, the more you can score. But don't die, as you lose your multiplier and have to build it up again from scratch!
- Addictive "just one more go" gameplay, with mesmerizing graphics.
- Pixel perfect recreation of the Xbox Live Arcade game.
- Support for keyboard, mouse, and dual-stick gamepad play.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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