Pester

Released Aug 2015

A blast from Flump Studios past! Pester was released on Xbox live indies back in early 2013 and was Flump Studios first game developed for public release. A remake of one of my early C64 games, Pester is a very fast paced and busy retro vertical shooter.

53% positive · 121 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to buy

Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 Lowest $0.79 $0.99 −20% Green Man Gaming Steam key Updated 12 Oct 2026 $0.99 IndieGala Steam key Updated 12 Oct 2026 $0.99

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Evaluation

Pester is a retro vertical shooter that launched on Steam on August 21, 2015, ported from its original Xbox Live Indie Games release in early 2013. The store description presents it as a complete, finished product — a remastered version of an older C64 game with no mention of planned updates, DLC, or ongoing development. The developer's news posts from 2016 (the only development-related communications found) are entirely focused on promoting a separate game, Hyper Bounce Blast, with no reference to any future content for Pester. There are no DLC listings, no roadmaps, and no post-launch update history for this title. Pester launched as a self-contained package and has shown no signs of post-launch content development at any point in its history.

Evidence

Store description presents Pester as a complete remastered port of a 2013 Xbox Live Indie game, listing only finished features with no mention of planned updates or additional content.

store metadata · Aug 21, 2015 source content shipped

high

Developer's only content-related news post announces a separate game (Hyper Bounce Blast), not any update or future content for Pester.

news post · May 28, 2016 source ambiguous

low

Media

Details

Developer

Flump Studios

Publisher

Funbox Media Ltd

Achievements

—

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Indie Shoot 'Em Up Bullet Hell

About this game

Pester was released on Xbox live indies back in early 2013 and was Flump Studios first game developed for public release.
A remake of one of my early C64 games, Pester is a very fast paced and busy vertical shooter.
Graphically remastered with new sprite work from Dylan Barry and a thumping soundtrack from Matt Macfarland.