Rick Henderson

Rick Henderson is a shooter built around replayable waves of enemies. You choose a ship, use its special ability and weapons against enemies, and improve your ship with perks while aiming for a high score.

Game modes

Standard and Hard modes offer different levels of challenge, and Boss Raid mode focuses on boss fights. A tutorial is also included.

Ships and combat

You can choose from three player ships, each with its own special ability. The game has 27 weapons across three types—Bullet, Energy and Missile—used against Unarmored, Armored and Shielded enemies with different effects. You can also upgrade your ship with 25 perks.

Enemies and bosses

More than 40 enemies are divided among five factions. There are five bosses, each with three variations, for a total of 15 boss variations, as well as a final big boss. The waves are hand-crafted.

Scoring and presentation

Scoring uses multipliers, grazing, ranks and perk bonuses, with systems for both casual and hardcore players. The game features 16-bit pixel art, a one-color mode for visually impaired players and synthwave music.