Blockships

September 2, 2016 Dr Davient Dr Davient
Shooter Puzzle Indie Arcade
Linux PC Mac
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BLOCKSHIPS

The illegitimate offspring of Space Invaders and Tetris

A game about building a bigger, better ship whilst blasting your buddies' to bits (and shouting about it). It is a local multiplayer party/arena game and challenges you to strike the right balance between speed, power, manoeuvrability, and of course fun :)
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Release Date September 2, 2016
Developer Dr Davient
Publisher Dr Davient
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Side view
Themes Action
Blockships

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