Arcade Archives: Space Invaders
Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as…
Arcade Archives: Space Invaders is an arcade developed by Taito, released 25 December 2025 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Arcade Archives: Space Invaders is
Arcade Archives: Space Invaders is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 2025. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Invaders from outer space approach you and you have to eliminate them with your laser canon. The invaders arrive in waves - make sure you eliminate all of them before they reach you or destroyed you.
How it plays
Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players.
Where it sits in the Space Invaders series
Arcade Archives: Space Invaders is the 49th of 50 entries we hold in the Space Invaders series. It arrived 2 years after Super Pocket: Taito Edition. The next entry was Arcade Archives 2: Space Invaders in 2025.
What it launched against
Arcade Archives: Space Invaders launched on 25 December 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Hytale, Routine and Rhythm Doctor. It arrived 12 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Hytale, Routine, Rhythm Doctor.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
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