CyberPigeon

CyberPigeon is a score-attack dual-stick shooter set in an arena. You control CyberPigeon, a cybernetic bird, and aim to score as highly as possible while fighting swarms of drones and bosses. The arena changes as you progress, with its walls collapsing and regenerating with each level upgrade.

Fight and survive

You move and aim independently as you dodge attacks and shoot enemies. CyberPigeon’s shield recharges after a few seconds without taking damage. Several abilities help you handle threats: Stomp damages or destroys nearby enemies when you hold down; Dash briefly makes you invincible and damages enemies; and Overcharge briefly grants invincibility and destroys anything nearby when you touch a shield tile with less than full HP or leave the shop. If CyberPigeon reaches 1 HP, Instant Shield immediately restores the shield once.

Coins collected during a run can be spent on items at a shop that opens occasionally. The shop offers three random items you do not already possess; each item box has 10 HP and must be destroyed to collect the item, provided you have enough coins. If you do not, your attacks bounce off. Every 100 coins collected also brings a Fledgling Egg down from the top of the screen; collecting it earns extra points.

Weapons and items

Power weapons have limited ammunition, which you can replenish by destroying enemies. Items include permanent upgrades and temporary weapons, effects and helpers:

• Permanent upgrades: Shield Recover speeds up shield recharge; Double Damage increases damage to enemy drones; Speed Increase raises your speed; and Double Coin makes each collected coin count as two.
• Temporary effects: Invincibility makes you invulnerable for a short time, while Triple Shot fires in three directions at once.
• Weapons: Spreader fires quickly but inaccurately; Firework Launcher delivers a powerful short-range attack; Grappling Hook takes down a target instantly from long range and launches CyberPigeon; CyberSword can be thrown for fast takedowns or make automatic melee attacks.
• Spirits: Fire Spirit shoots fireballs, Water Spirit moves ahead and drops water, Leaf Spirit fires razor leaves, and Life Spirit circles CyberPigeon with damaging hearts.

Enemies and bosses

The arena contains several kinds of drones: basic Drones zap you; Missile Drones fire slow projectiles; Homing Drones lock on to you; and Spiker, Blocker and Springer Drones fire short bursts of spikes, blocks and springs respectively. Spikes are another hazard to avoid. Boss battles occur randomly after each level and become more challenging as the level rises. Enemies and bosses grow progressively harder, and new enemy types appear in later levels.