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Curved Space

Jul 13, 2021 5 years ago
Type Base game 2021 Genres ArcadeIndieMusicShooter Companies Only By Midnight · Publisher Follow Log in to follow

Curved Space is an intense arcade shooter about battling cosmic energy spiders across warped, physics-defying battlefields. Space stations and asteroids curve and loop around themselves. Up? Down? Who needs those when you’ve got a spaceship, guns and swarms of bugs to blast?

What it’s like

Curved Space reimagines the twin-stick shooter by warping the very geometry of its battlefields. Instead of flat planes, you navigate spherical arenas where gravity and perspective shift, causing bullets to arc along curved trajectories and horizons to drop away unexpectedly. This spatial twist demands constant recalibration of aim and movement, turning every engagement into a disorienting yet exhilarating puzzle of trajectory management. The core loop is straightforward: survive waves of cosmic arachnids, collect power-ups, and clear stages with escalating intensity. While the narrative exists as a thin framework to justify the action, it remains secondary to the visceral feedback of the combat. The experience is defined by its novelty; the disorientation is not a bug but the central mechanic. It offers a fresh take on arcade survival, prioritizing spatial awareness and reflexive shooting over complex systems or deep character development.

Strong in CombatGameplay / MechanicsPacing

Keep in mind The narrative and writing are minimal, serving only as background noise for the action. The core loop may feel repetitive to players who prefer deep progression systems or complex lore.

AI-generated from catalog data, informed by reviews from opencritic.com, metacritic.com, screenrant.com, gamespew.com, thesixthaxis.com.

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Releases

PlatformRegionTypeDate
PlayStation 4 Worldwide Full release Jun 28, 20215 years ago
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide Full release Jun 29, 20215 years ago
PlayStation 5 Worldwide Full release Jun 29, 20215 years ago
Xbox One Worldwide Full release Jun 29, 20215 years ago
Xbox Series X|S Worldwide Full release Jun 29, 20215 years ago
Nintendo Switch Worldwide Full release Jul 13, 20215 years ago

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