GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION

GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION

Released Jan 2022

Slash through enemies with the Sun Blade, the most powerful weapon in Shmup's history! Overwhelm hordes of enemies with flashy on-screen effects in this super-aggressive vertical scrolling shump!

91% positive · 148 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation

GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up that launched on January 20, 2022 as a complete, self-contained game with 6 story stages, a boss rush mode, and a stage select mode. The only DLC — an original soundtrack — released on launch day. Post-launch, the developer shipped several patches improving gameplay, fixing bugs, and adding a collaboration ship ("KAMUI") in January 2023. The most substantial update, Ver.1.40, arrived on November 5, 2023, bringing performance improvements, balance adjustments, and a continue function for all ships. That represents the last developer communication directed at this game. The most recent news post (February 18, 2026) is a publisher-level announcement celebrating the launch of an entirely different game, Revolgear Zero, and promoting a sitewide sale — it does not reference any new content for GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION. The game has one major content milestone (the KAMUI collaboration ship), with all other posts being maintenance and balance patches. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer statement promising anything further. The post-launch update history shows the game has been in a maintenance-complete state since November 5, 2023, with no further developer communication about this title since that date. This is consistent with a finished indie shmup that launched as a complete product and has since concluded its update cycle.
Evidence
Ver.1.20f added a collaboration ship from the classic shmup KAMUI, along with various fixes and adjustments.
news post · Jan 23, 2023 source content shipped
high
Ver.1.40 patch released: performance improvements, balance adjustments, crash fixes, and continue function added for all ships. Last developer communication specifically about this game.
news post · Nov 5, 2023 source content shipped
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Henteko Doujin
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Outline

Slash through enemies with the Sun Blade, the most powerful weapon in Shmup's history!
Overwhelm hordes of enemies with flashy on-screen effects in this super-aggressive vertical scrolling shump!

Story

The eternal battle between light and darkness has reached its final stage.

Just as the darkness was about to consume the universe, Nexalts, a warrior of light, rises once more to fight.
Armed with a sword of pure solar energy, he plunges alone deep into the heart of the darkness.

The fate of the world now rests on his shoulders...

Gameplay

Your ship is equipped with the unparalleled firepower of the "Sun Blade" which consumes life to launch highly destructive attacks.

Aim for a high score by destroying anything and everything with a weapon capable of rending through light itself!

Features

  • A 90's style 2D Shump where you destroy large numbers of enemies with your powerful ship.
  • Your ship's power is so unparalleled you don't even need extra lives! Use them as a weapon!
  • Highly detailed and intense sprites and destruction animations.
  • A unique score system that encourages risky play by increasing your score the more danger you are in.
  • Story mode with 6 stages to play though.
  • Stage select mode where you can chose stages freely.
  • Ultra hard no-mistakes-allowed boss rush mode.
  • Difficulty levels that automatically adjust to your play style in real time.
  • Unique music that changes in sync with game progression composed by Neotro Inc. of the VRITRA series.
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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