Hyperspace Dogfights

Hyperspace Dogfights is a 2D jet combat game set in a sci-fi universe. You fly through waves of enemies, complete randomized goals to finish each wave and buy items between waves to modify your jet. Zones end with random boss encounters, and you can continue a completed run in endless mode. The difficulty is harsh, and each run plays out differently. You unlock additional items that can appear in later runs; item descriptions and combat chatter also let you piece together the game's story.

Combat and progression

You out-boost enemies, use gravity to your advantage and hyperspace-dodge through projectiles. Combat includes air-to-air and air-to-ground encounters against zone-specific enemy types. Wave goals include hunting ace pilots, strafing ground targets and performing recon scans.

Between waves, you buy items that change your jet. The game has over 200 passive items, 50 active items for offense, defense or utility, and more than 90 weapons, including beams, explosives and aerial melee options. Items can interact in positive or negative ways, passives can stack, and some items provide simple bonuses while others change how your jet behaves. The game focuses on combinations of items and unusual jet builds.

Jets and zones

You can fly more than five player jets, each with two alternate starting loadouts to unlock. Explore seven zones with distinct enemy compositions and confront 10 different bosses.

Challenge modes

After mastering the base game, you can take on 12 late-game challenge modes. These modes can be combined with one another.