Vertical Strike Endless Challenge

Released Apr 2017

A flight-based action game designed to be easy to pick up and enjoy right away, and be playable over short timeframes. Make use of a range of weapons and achieve dangerously high levels of mobility by disabling your Alpha Limiter to spear your way through waves of enemy attacks.

77% positive · 240 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

Vertical Strike Endless Challenge launched on April 28, 2017 as a compact, self-contained arcade flight game with two game modes (Anti-Air and Anti-Ship). The store description presents a complete, fully-featured product with no references to planned updates, future content, or ongoing development. There is no DLC listed for this game. The developer news feed for this title (posted via the PLAYISM publisher account) contains no communications specifically about Vertical Strike Endless Challenge after its launch — the posts are general publisher announcements covering sales events and other PLAYISM titles. The last news post of any kind dates to February 19, 2020, and none of those posts reference this game specifically. The game appears to have shipped as a finished product and received no post-launch content updates. There is nothing in the developer's public communications suggesting additional content was ever planned or is in development.

Evidence

Store description presents a complete two-mode arcade game with no mention of planned updates, future content, or ongoing development. The game is described as a finished, self-contained experience.

description · Apr 28, 2017 source content shipped

high

Most recent post in the news feed (February 19, 2020) is a publisher announcement about a different PLAYISM title (Giraffe and Annika). No posts reference Vertical Strike Endless Challenge or any planned updates for it.

news post · Feb 19, 2020 source ambiguous

low

Media

Details

Developer

Project ICKX

Publisher

PLAYISM

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

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About this game

Wipe out limitless waves of incoming enemies!

A flight-based action game designed to be easy to pick up and enjoy right away, and be playable over short timeframes.

Make use of a range of weapons and achieve dangerously high levels of maneuverability by disabling your Alpha Limiter to spear your way through waves of enemy attacks.

There are two game modes: "Arcade Mode: Anti-Air" and "Arcade Mode: Anti-Ship". Make strategic choices of weaponry to secure your victory!

Upon completion of a mode you will have the option of tweeting your score to see how high you ranked globally!

Anti-Air Arcade Mode
Shoot down enemy fighters in this airborne battle mode.
Do whatever it takes to dominate the skies!
Anti-Ship Arcade Mode
Sink enemy ships to the bottom of the ocean.
Evade heavy cannon fire and swoop in for your attack!
Cutting-edge Maneuverability
Make use of thrust vectoring and disabling the Angle of Attack limiter to force your enemies into retreat!
Extensive Artillery
Choose from a wide range of weapons to give yourself the edge against your enemies!
Link to Twitter
Share your results with the world, challenge the best players!
"Do whatever it takes to dominate the skies!"

HOW TO PLAY

ACTIONS (USING A GAMEPAD)
ACTIONS (USING A KEYBOARD)
Message from the Publisher
"Have you ever dreamed of becoming a flying ace who rules the sky?
Now your dreams can come true when you play Vertical Strike Endless Challenge.

The high freedom of movement in this game lets you dance across the sky, shooting down waves of incoming enemies. As you become familiar with the controls, you will start to discover more stylish ways to take down enemy fighters. Refine your skills and make your own stylish plays!

My favorite methods are somersaulting behind enemies on my tail, or dive-bombing enemy fleets from a high altitude.

Don’t forget to tweet your results to prove you are a flying ace!"

2017/5/9 Update
Fixed a bug where some achievements were not unlocking correctly.