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No Way Home

No Way Home

Released: 6/17/2025

No Way Home is a twin-stick shooter adventure set in a hostile far flung part of the universe filled with danger at every turn. Outgun enemies in tense skirmishes, take on dangerous mercenary missions, loot bigger and better weapons, and explore a huge starmap in search of answers and a way home.[Note: the game has nothing to do with a certain superhero movie. We had the name first!] GAMEPLAY Fast-paced twin stick combat in large open environments Chaotic and sprawling firefights require tactical use of cover, positioning, and timing A regenerating shield allows a buffer to get in the fray, trade hits, and move around the environment strategically Loot new weapons and ship components as random drops from encounters, creating your own build and play-style over time Procedural world generation with hand-crafted encounters throughout No permadeath, classic adventure format with zone respawning Quick-loop arcade modes to unlockFrom the team that brought you Moving Out 1 & 2, Death Squared, Thumb Drift and One More Line, RISK: Global Domination and many others. FEATURES A rich story mode set across a huge universe with voice acting Stunning hand-drawn artwork 50+ weapons to loot, craft and upgrade Over 100 unique enemies to battle Complete missions or explore freely and forge your own path Fight huge bosses for rare loot drops (updated for this release) Procedural universe creates unique layouts per game Outfit your ship with the gear that suits your playstyle Full controller support Ship skins to unlock via arcade minigames Daily Challenge - run and gun for daily glory with a new mega weapon every day

No Way Home is a twin-stick shooter adventure set in a hostile far flung part of the universe filled with danger at every turn. Outgun enemies in tense skirmishes, take on dangerous mercenary missions, loot bigger and better weapons, and explore a huge starmap in search of answers and a way home.[Note: the game has nothing to do with a certain superhero movie. We had the name first!] GAMEPLAY Fast-paced twin stick combat in large open environments Chaotic and sprawling firefights require tactical use of cover, positioning, and timing A regenerating shield allows a buffer to get in the fray, trade hits, and move around the environment strategically Loot new weapons and ship components as random drops from encounters, creating your own build and play-style over time Procedural world generation with hand-crafted encounters throughout No permadeath, classic adventure format with zone respawning Quick-loop arcade modes to unlockFrom the team that brought you Moving Out 1 & 2, Death Squared, Thumb Drift and One More Line, RISK: Global Domination and many others. FEATURES A rich story mode set across a huge universe with voice acting Stunning hand-drawn artwork 50+ weapons to loot, craft and upgrade Over 100 unique enemies to battle Complete missions or explore freely and forge your own path Fight huge bosses for rare loot drops (updated for this release) Procedural universe creates unique layouts per game Outfit your ship with the gear that suits your playstyle Full controller support Ship skins to unlock via arcade minigames Daily Challenge - run and gun for daily glory with a new mega weapon every day

No Way Home is a twin-stick shooter adventure set in a hostile far flung part of the universe filled with danger at every turn. Outgun enemies in tense skirmishes, take on dangerous mercenary missions, loot bigger and better weapons, and explore a huge starmap in search of answers and a way home.[Note: the game has nothing to do with a certain superhero movie. We had the name first!] GAMEPLAY Fast-paced twin stick combat in large open environments Chaotic and sprawling firefights require tactical use of cover, positioning, and timing A regenerating shield allows a buffer to get in the fray, trade hits, and move around the environment strategically Loot new weapons and ship components as random drops from encounters, creating your own build and play-style over time Procedural world generation with hand-crafted encounters throughout No permadeath, classic adventure format with zone respawning Quick-loop arcade modes to unlockFrom the team that brought you Moving Out 1 & 2, Death Squared, Thumb Drift and One More Line, RISK: Global Domination and many others. FEATURES A rich story mode set across a huge universe with voice acting Stunning hand-drawn artwork 50+ weapons to loot, craft and upgrade Over 100 unique enemies to battle Complete missions or explore freely and forge your own path Fight huge bosses for rare loot drops (updated for this release) Procedural universe creates unique layouts per game Outfit your ship with the gear that suits your playstyle Full controller support Ship skins to unlock via arcade minigames Daily Challenge - run and gun for daily glory with a new mega weapon every day

Critics
75
Steam
91

Score Breakdown

75.0

Critic Average

2 reviews

91

Steam User Score

87 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-15.8
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-15.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (50%)1 launch window (50%)0 late (0%)