Flatshot

Flatshot is a minimalist shoot ’em up with bullet-hell gameplay. You face continuous boss fights, reading their varied attack patterns and using simple controls: eight-directional movement and one action button.

Combat mechanics

Your attacks and defenses depend on timing and distance. You deal more damage when you move closer to a boss, and can stop shooting to charge an attack that clears bullets in its path. Press the shoot button just before a hit to parry; after a successful parry, keeping it pressed triggers a brief period of invulnerability and a speed boost. Taking a hit activates a shield that reduces the damage from subsequent hits.

Practice and replays

An interactive tutorial and training mode introduce the mechanics. You can save replays of your best runs and watch replays from global and friends’ rankings. The game also includes global and friends rankings.

Visuals and sound

Flatshot uses a minimalist flat design and generates a new background each time the game starts. It has no HUD; screen shakes, sound effects and color effects provide indicators during the action. The game also features a soundtrack.