Dogstar

Dogstar is an arcade action game set in 1980, where you fight to save humanity. Each main level is a three-minute mission to destroy enemies, rescue comrades and survive long enough to escape. Rescue the required number of comrades to open the stargate to the next level, or stay longer to earn points and achievements at the risk of losing lives.

Missions and difficulty

Progress through Jupiter (Easy), Mars (Medium) and Earth (Hard), then reach Venus to face the main gathering of enemy hordes. Defeat the bosses and destroy Venus to win. Completing the game on the Rookie mission returns you to Jupiter for the Veteran Mission, where enemy abilities scale up further. You can choose where to begin instead of playing through the early levels.

Dogstar has two skill levels: Regular and Brutal. Brutal offers a challenge for arcade experts and returning players; completing the Veteran Mission on Brutal is a long-term test.

Weapons and powerups

The Multi-Orb pickup powers up your main weapon with two shots of enormous power and multiplies all rewards. You can also use Multi-Orbs to craft powerups. Shoot planets to generate more Multi-Orbs and Rockstorm bombs, or use the hunter enemies Otto and The Miner as weapons of mass destruction.

Play together

Two players can team up in Co-op Campaign or compete in Versus mode. In Co-op Campaign, you choose the skill level for each level and can share lives to keep the weaker player in the game longer. Versus is a fight to the death: each victorious duel awards a medal, and collecting five medals wins the 8-bit trophy.

Scores and achievements

Dogstar includes online high scores, with an OAuth2 authorization system for submitted scores intended to keep the leaderboards limited to legitimately earned results. The game has 21 achievements, including five “Dual Purpose” achievements designed to boost your high score.