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Action · 2026 · Tatsujin Co., Ltd. · local
Truxton Extreme
An arcade shooter with 1988 standards — for two on one screen, and unforgiving.
What it is about
A vertically scrolling space shooter in the tradition of Truxton (1988): waves of enemies, dense bullet patterns, one hit and you are gone.
By Tatsujin, where former Toaplan people work. For two on one screen.
Our verdict for couples
Shooting side by side on one screen is the oldest form of playing together there is, and this game does it the way it was meant: no section only one of you sees, no separate progress, one view for both. In return it is hard. One hit costs you the ship, and the reviews say plainly that anyone not used to classic arcade difficulty will struggle. For a couple that means both should know what they are getting into, or one of you will be sitting out after four minutes. If you like this kind of game, though, you get one of the few new entries in a series that stood still since 1992.
Pros
- One screen for both of you, with no separate progress
- One copy is enough at the television
- A run fits into one evening
- The first entry in the series in over thirty years
Cons
- Classic arcade difficulty — one hit costs you the ship
- For two people of unequal practice, one will soon be sitting out
- Over distance only as a stream from the buyer’s machine; there is no real online co-op
- If you do not know the series, you pay for a short first run
Suitable from
Gamer
- Conflict potential
- Harmonious
- Cosiness
- Tense
- When you can stop
- After 15 minutes
- How long it lasts
- 5–15 hours
What other co-op fans say
Ninety-eight percent approval, though from few reviews — and recognisably from people who have known the series since the arcade. They praise that it feels like a genuine sequel rather than a re-release. It also comes up repeatedly that the first stage is forgiving enough to get into. The recurring caveat is the same: anyone not used to classic arcade difficulty will find it unpleasant here.
- “this feels like what Toaplan would have evolved into if they had managed to survive until the PS2 era and that’s a compliment.”
- “I’ve found myself often going back to Truxton because it’s a very forgiving game especially at Stage 1. I’m happy to say Truxton Extreme stays with that approach so this I would say is a fantastic entryway into the genre.”
- “New players who aren’t used to classic arcade difficulty may find it frustrating, but for veterans like us, it is an absolute joy.”
Summarised by machine from 60 Steam reviews, not written by our editors. The quotes appear verbatim in those reviews.
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