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Rick Henderson

Rick Henderson

Released: 8/31/2022

Paying homage to arcade classics and wrapped in nostalgic 16-bit graphics, Rick Henderson is an endless horizontal-scrolling shoot’em up with unlimited replayability. Twitch your fingers through five enemy factions and their bosses, upgrade your ship and try to survive unpredictable space events. Rick Henderson features multiple difficulty modes to maximize accessibility, helpful tutorials to get you started, and a deep scoring system with multipliers, grazing, ranks, and perks bonuses. Choose a ship that suits your playstyle, equip 27 unique weapons, perform upgrades and test your skills against dozens of enemy types, all set to a blood-pumping synth-wave soundtrack. Features: • Shoot, dodge, and graze your way through infinite side-scrolling action! • Choose from 3 ships with a vast array of armaments and upgrades. • Takedown 40 enemy types and more than 15 boss variants! • Use Bullet, Energy, or Missile weapons for different effects. • Face hand-crafted enemy swarms, randomly arranged in each playthrough. • Select standard or hard difficulty settings to customize your experience. • Access one-color mode for visually impaired players. • Enjoy a nostalgic 16-bit pixel art presentation and a synth-wave soundtrack!

Paying homage to arcade classics and wrapped in nostalgic 16-bit graphics, Rick Henderson is an endless horizontal-scrolling shoot’em up with unlimited replayability. Twitch your fingers through five enemy factions and their bosses, upgrade your ship and try to survive unpredictable space events. Rick Henderson features multiple difficulty modes to maximize accessibility, helpful tutorials to get you started, and a deep scoring system with multipliers, grazing, ranks, and perks bonuses. Choose a ship that suits your playstyle, equip 27 unique weapons, perform upgrades and test your skills against dozens of enemy types, all set to a blood-pumping synth-wave soundtrack. Features: • Shoot, dodge, and graze your way through infinite side-scrolling action! • Choose from 3 ships with a vast array of armaments and upgrades. • Takedown 40 enemy types and more than 15 boss variants! • Use Bullet, Energy, or Missile weapons for different effects. • Face hand-crafted enemy swarms, randomly arranged in each playthrough. • Select standard or hard difficulty settings to customize your experience. • Access one-color mode for visually impaired players. • Enjoy a nostalgic 16-bit pixel art presentation and a synth-wave soundtrack!

Paying homage to arcade classics and wrapped in nostalgic 16-bit graphics, Rick Henderson is an endless horizontal-scrolling shoot’em up with unlimited replayability. Twitch your fingers through five enemy factions and their bosses, upgrade your ship and try to survive unpredictable space events. Rick Henderson features multiple difficulty modes to maximize accessibility, helpful tutorials to get you started, and a deep scoring system with multipliers, grazing, ranks, and perks bonuses. Choose a ship that suits your playstyle, equip 27 unique weapons, perform upgrades and test your skills against dozens of enemy types, all set to a blood-pumping synth-wave soundtrack. Features: • Shoot, dodge, and graze your way through infinite side-scrolling action! • Choose from 3 ships with a vast array of armaments and upgrades. • Takedown 40 enemy types and more than 15 boss variants! • Use Bullet, Energy, or Missile weapons for different effects. • Face hand-crafted enemy swarms, randomly arranged in each playthrough. • Select standard or hard difficulty settings to customize your experience. • Access one-color mode for visually impaired players. • Enjoy a nostalgic 16-bit pixel art presentation and a synth-wave soundtrack!

Critics
76
Steam
97

Score Breakdown

76.0

Critic Average

3 reviews

97

Steam User Score

30 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
N/A

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 launch window (33%)2 late (67%)