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Desperate Times

Use a variety of wonderful weaponry to annihilate literally thousands of enemy ships while dodging the unfathomable curtain of bullets they hurl in your direction. Defeat five epic bosses to claim your…

30 September 2016

Desperate Times is an indie developed by Yokcos, released 30 September 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Desperate Times is

Desperate Times is an indie game developed by Yokcos and released in 2016. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Use a variety of wonderful weaponry to annihilate literally thousands of enemy ships while dodging the unfathomable curtain of bullets they hurl in your direction. Defeat five epic bosses to claim your ultimate victory.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Desperate Times launched on 30 September 2016, within three weeks of Persona 5, Battlefield 1, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI and Sid Meier's Civilization VI.

Released around the same time: Persona 5, Battlefield 1, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Sid Meier's Civilization VI.

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When did Desperate Times come out?
Desperate Times was released on 30 September 2016 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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