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Vortica
Developer Vortical Studios
Vortica is a 2D action roguelite set in a solar system overrun by hostile aliens. Loot up, suit up, and shoot up as you battle against enemy hordes, explore derelict outposts, and hunt giant bosses. But remember to bring the right tools for the job! From the Steam store page
79 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
86
LovedLoved
66 positive · 11 negative
95% range 76–92%
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| Steam reviews | 66 | 11 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
2 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
80 of 97 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 79 · most liked firstThe game has serious and widespread game-breaking issues that prevent progress and completion in many different ways. From spending 10 hours to get a save that crashes to desktop every time it's opened, to spending 8 hours on a new save that is softlocked because of map generation failure, this game is not in a suitable state for a commercial release. If at some point this game has undergone a massive overhaul of rigorous testing and fixing, I might go back and try my currently-worthless…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This deserves an instant negative review, but that would be unfair because it is just my personal nitpick. The music and game play is fun. The Problem: When we play a game, why on earth would we want it to warp every freaking second? The screen warp effect, or whatever it is, does not contribute to the gaming experience whatsoever and should be removed. Like i do not understand this thinking, we are staring at the screen for hrs, why the heck do i want it to warp and blur every 5…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thought this game looked cool and it didn't disappoint. Gameplay and controls feel pretty smooth, lighting is amazing and pixel art is nice looking too. I like the variety of stages and lots of different enemies so far. Also 10/10 Synthwave soundtrack! My only gripes so far are same-ish mission objectives and also they feel a bit short overall. Definitely feels like it could be an indie classic!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm really enjoying this game. It has a nice balance of action, exploring, and crafting. I recommend paying attention to your load outs, I didn't do that at first. But you end up with a cache of items and mixing up your load outs can help with different maps. I also recommend taking the time to explore all areas of each map, there's good loot to find that you'll want later in the game. There's a lot of enemy variety, and things can get intense fast. I don't want to spoil anything, but there…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I played the nextfest demo for Vortica, I fell in love with it immediately and put it on my "buy on release" list. Now that the release is here, I'm happy to say that Vortica has only gotten better. A wide variety of weapons and tools, rad music, well thought out mechanics, wild enemies, a good grimdark story and an impressive attention to little details. It's an interesting mix of top down shooter and tower defense, and we can change our loadout to focus heavily on one if we want.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so good. I love that there's a story and a Roguelike game mode. It's a lot of fun to explore and shoot and customize your Loadout.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚀 The Vortica Steam page is now live! Head over and wishlist to support the game and stay updated on the latest news and release info. store.steampowered.com/app/2980170/?utm_source=bluesky #VorticaGame #SteamLaunch #Wishlist #RevealTrailer #IndieGame #GameDev
unlabelledView post →I enjoyed the first couple hours for sure. After the first boss I was finding that not only was it starting to be boring with repetitive missions, the enemies were getting far more health than what my weapons could output. Eventually I had to lean on turrets to clear what used to be simple rooms. Towards the later levels in particular, if there were more than 4 enemies, my AA-12 shotgun simply wasn't enough. I tried switching to several different weapons like the mp5, P-Shooter (the only…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's good so far. I appreciate the polish on quality of life right on release, nothing feels janky, it's very smooth. I haven't encountered any bugs or issues after several missions. I particularly like the option for auto-aim. Being able to customize the main character's appearance would be nice, but maybe that's something that can be unlocked later. Review left at 1.1 hours of playtime.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here's 15 seconds of my indie game Vortica! #gamedev #indiegame
unlabelledView post →Lot of fun. Quick pace and easy to pick up and play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great art, super fun, love the items. And I like how you can explore different world.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Intuitive, smooth, engaging, and highly entertaining. What a great game. It just "feels" good to play, the movement/responses are tight, the sound effects, the music. If you're a fan of any ARPG, especially top downs, you'll love this. Zero frustrating moments so far - just progress and dopamine. Money well spent!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish Steam had a neutral option. The first few planets felt too easy and then the game jumps to a difficulty that is almost unplayable. Could be a skill issue on my end, maybe. I love the graphics and the soundtrack. I love the overall gameplay, albeit it starts to feel repetitive. I'm one planet away from Earth and after dying several times on my last level, I finally just did the objective and ran, taking damage along the way. After that, I just don't have the drive to keep playing until…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The beginning of the game seems fine at first and neat game easy to understand etc. love the graphics and game play. When doing loadouts, the big weapons suck because they require too much space in the loadout and too time to either recharge or reload even with the added passives when your in a bind that requires quick action against a bunch of aliens, but later when you get towards the end, the monoliths just rip you a new one and can't get past the overwhelming amounts of them that keeps…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been seeing ads on this game and so excited for its release for MONTHS. Advertised as a "couch co-op" game. I pull up the couch, hook the pc up to the big screen, plug in the controllers, just to find out this is the clunkiest game I've played on a controller on PC in 10 years. So we try remote play together instead using mouse and keys because of how goofy, limited, and clunky the aiming is with controllers just to find out only one person can play with mouse and key. This game looks…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game destroys itself from the constant warping. The destroy all Vortal missions are especially horrible. No screen shake options is always a huge minus as well. I tried to like this game but its poorly optimized for what it is forcing to occur while playing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vortica is a great little game to dive into! It has an "adventure" mode with a light story (datapads and text entries to find, and a structured progression) and a rougelite mode that I've yet to try, and a nice soundtrack. There appear to be a good variety of enemies, weapons, and gadgets. All have felt pretty good and fun to use so far. You get to tailor your loadout for each mission to deal with the enemy types and environmental hazards which are presented before you embark. My feedback for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall Impression: Solid A. A great game that does not waste your time or insult your intelligence. On normal, things are a bit tough. If your are looking for an more relaxed game, set it on easy. It will teach you the ropes and then will let you decide if you want to try the higher levels of difficulty. For the money, this is an easy recommend for anyone who likes this kind of game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vortica is an absolute hidden gem. From the moment you start playing, it pulls you into its atmosphere with engaging gameplay, polished mechanics, and a clear sense of passion from the developer. The combat and gameplay loop feels rewarding and addictive, with just the right balance of challenge and progression to keep you coming back for “one more run.” What really stands out is the attention to detail. The visuals, sound design, and overall world-building create an experience that feels…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Smush them space bugs! hypnotic game with ever increasing challenge. Surely i can do one more stage...... FUUUUUUUUUU...... And so it begins anew. DEATH TO ALL SPACE BUGS!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →By no means a bad game, sank several hours into it, but the gameplay loop gets tedious eventually and the new items and weapons don't add much to it. All they do is slightly hold back the inevitable toughening of enemies until each stage becomes a slog, eventually I came across an enemy with a beam weapon and thought "you know what, I actually don't care enough to continue this". That was that.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found the game enjoyable, only took a little over 8 hours to clear adventure mode. Also going to play through some of the rogue mode in local co-op next.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked it. It has good and bad sides. I think it is enough of a starting point to further expand in a sequel. Not a single issue during my playthrough. Played it shamelessly on easier difficulty because I don't like sweating too much with video games. Enemies were fun to play against. Best map is the first map, which is tragic. Most maps feel pathetically small and uninspired, with extremely minimalistic details, that don't give any tangible identity for the place you are supposed to be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was fine and it worked fine, but I just didn't find it that fun. I think it needed some better enemy design, or better writing or something. Also found the bosses pretty uninspired. It absolutely works and is well made and does what it says on the tin. So if it looks really interesting to you I would get it. But it didn't quite hit with me and I have a million games, so I cannot recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is too annoying to be fun, loadout system is straight garbage, boss fights are tedious, some of the levels just make me want to tear my hair out. Combined with no bestiary and all the enemies feeling the same leads to frustration with choosing the correct loadout each time because some weapons will do basically no damage to the enemies. The levels all feel the same, basically the gunplay/combat is supposed to be the highlight of this game and it just falls so flat. The turrets especially…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →rescued ember but not omar, lol (omar is a progression tool, while ember is a story tool). got some kinks to work out but it's still a fun game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game keeps crashing for me. I fixed the first reason. But now i keep getting coreclr.dll crashes. Here is my crash log. Ive downloaded new drivers, downloaded latest .net sdk, restarted, and a few other things. crashed again- ill add the other crash log: Error occurred at 5/30/2026 7:19:56 PM Vortica Version: 1.0.5.2 Total Elapsed Gametime: 00:02:05 Coop Enabled: False Error message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Stack trace: at…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely love everything about this game. My only complaint is that it has shared screen coop only. Besides that, it's an absolute gem. The gameplay is fun, menus and mechanics are intuitive, tons of enemy and build variety, fantastic music and it runs great on the steam deck. It has a campaign and roguelike mode. The rogue-like mode is basically a randomizer of the campaign with limited lives. It also has a custom mode which allows you to change what things are random and the difficulty…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game especially with coop. Good level of intensity, and a few enemies that might terrify you on a first encounter. Very very reminiscent of older Xbox 360 arcade titles, would have loved to play this back in the day, and it feels great even now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun and easy to get into and relaxing on the lower difficulty
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really fun game. Fun progression, fun to mess with item combos. Only a couple levels in but enjoying it so far. I would give this a try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stream Over! Thank you guys for tuning in! Thank you @kodachigames.bsky.social for giving me the steam keys to try their awesome game #HackandClimb. Im so sorry @vorticalstudios.bsky.social , I couldnt figure out why I could't stream Vortica. raided @magindaravt.vtubers.social !
unlabelledView post →Fun game coop. We play on nightmare and its an appropriate amount of difficulty. We like unlocking everything we can and play through every mission.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6/10 Gets stale quite quickly and I feel no inclination to play through it again. But, it's solid enough and quite fun whilst it lasts but nothing ground breaking. Wait for a sale to be blunt.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Game is the Bees Knees, Its the Ducks Nuts, its the Bananas Pajamas! It single handedly saved my marriage and promoted my professional career! I am so happy the developers of this game brought their vision to life and this game is the baby. keep being awesome!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow this game brings back memories of playing top down shooters as a kid! Really love the visuals and the atmosphere. Vortica is a great top-down take on extraction shooters, with a story mode and a roguelite mode. Build your loadout with limited space (that can be upgraded!) and then venture out into different space stations to fight bugs and collect loot! One part I love is you get to keep and use all the loot from each "run" going into a space station. So while you may only go into each…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah it's good. I feel like it's pretty unique in its gameplay style. Not really much else to say, but you'll have a fun time!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoy this game after work, the atmosphere and BGM is very well done. I hope this game succeeds.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a fun game to play while working out. Ill sit on my spin bike or treadmill for two hours will pass by with barely any notice. It's frustrating at times, but good games like this one make you adapt to changing conditions and offer several ways to overcome the challenges.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a small but fun game that really worked to have as an in between game. There is a good variety of weapons and gadgets to to choose from and experiment with for particular missions to be more efficient. The missions are also short and sweet but have some difficult ones that will have you scrambling through hordes or a bullet hell. For the price point I think it is a great game. It will last you between 6 to 8 hours for a complete playthrough of all missions. I really hope there is more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has everything i love pulled from multiple games but has its own flavor. LOADOUTS MATTER. The pacing feels good. The MUSIC. I love the whole vibe. Dying use to hurt, but encourages delving into loadout builds.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2.5 hrs in and the game has only picked up! Tons of build variety, enemies, and maps/environments make no two levels feel the same and you constantly have to adapt to what is thrown at you using all the tools at your disposal. This game requires far more strategy than your average bullet-hell shooter! Also love the smooth movements and quick load screens. Game feels great to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game and impressive attention to detail! If you haven't already, please put the toilet seat down in the intro mission. Alien monsters can fall in too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! Easy to learn and it has a fun progression! Would recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seems like a good game! I've only played for a little while but the simple design, and fun game mechanics are all there. More fun with a friend! Seems like a great buy, I'd get it while you can. It's an extraction shooter though, not a wave defense game or a survival game. The enemies are tough but the slowdowns are pretty annoying. I have a very powerful system, seems like there are some optimization issues to work through on the graphics dev side. There IS multiplayer, but not like a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game rocks! Super fun and slightly addictive. Music/background effects are great, really gets you into the vibe of the game. Quite a bit of depth with various upgrades, progression etc. Brings back some nostalgia for the arcade days!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is fun, place nice and smooth, the loop is good. Price point is good for it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A longer review to come later but for now i can easily say it exceeds my expectations. Demo hooked my interest and the full product so far is fantastic. Looks and feels good to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nifty twin stick styled sci-fi rogue lite. When your initial loadout sucks and you buy the space farm it's got that just one more go ethos to it, looking forward to seeing what other item unlocks/combos get the job done. Only a few hours logged up to this point, but no issues with any crashes or bugs so far. Only thing that's lacking for me is the absence of even minor character customisation, not the end of the world though. Definitely worth a shot if you like this style of game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun game with plenty of options for exploring and defending and attacking. looking forward to collecting more gear and building out my space ship with plants and stuff.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a ton of fun! Really like the Art style and gameplay, enjoy how they have a campaign and roguelike mode, runs great no crashes or bugs yet.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is such a fun game that I just can’t stop thinking about! I’m excited to see where the devs take things. Give it a try!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't write a lot of reviews but I'm genuinely enjoying this game. The art, pacing, combat system... all top notch and you can tell it was made with love! Fired it up on my Steam Deck and it worked flawlessly. Kudos to the team behind this! Need more indie games like Vortica.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Captivating and fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun little shooter. Responsive controls, weapons each have their awesome and not so awesome bits to them, and having to vary up loadouts due to enemy weaknesses keeps me from settling in on "always bring X". Would love to see some sort of enemy database, even if they're just lore expansions, or something that stores the logs that you've found.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Picked this up on a whim and ended up genuinely impressed. The visuals are slick, the combat feels smooth, and the atmosphere pulls you in fast. Feels like a hidden gem that deserves more attention.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vortica has been a lot of fun so far. It’s kind of like a bullet hell shooter, but with some extra strategy from placing turrets to help you survive. That part makes it feel a little different from just running around dodging and shooting nonstop. There are a bunch of loadout unlocks and different ways to equip your character, so there’s a lot to mess around with between missions. I’ve been playing on Hard and it feels like a good challenge. I still die sometimes, especially when I run into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun small game, nothing special but fun to play for short time. There is one BS enemy that gave me a headake but except that on normal it was quite easy. I see some achivements didnt unlock for me even tho i make them
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun game. Takes about 7-8 hours to complete the main story.
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