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About Neon Invaders
Neon Invaders is an original fixed-shooter in the spirit of the late-1970s alien invasion cabinets. Waves of glowing invaders march across the screen in formation, dropping lower each pass. Blast them with your laser cannon, dodge their bombs, duck behind the shields, and survive long enough to face the Mothership boss. Chain kills to build a score multiplier, and don't let a single invader touch the ground.
Space Shooter Difficulty: Medium Mobile friendly Est. 1978
How to Play
- Move your cannon left and right along the bottom of the screen.
- Fire at the invader formation. Each wave speeds up as the formation thins out.
- Invaders drop bombs; take cover behind the four shields, but they erode under fire.
- Hit the UFO that crosses the top of the screen for a bonus.
- Every fifth wave summons the Mothership boss. Hit its core repeatedly to destroy it.
- You start with 3 lives. Earn an extra life every 10,000 points.
Controls
⌨️ Keyboard
- ← / → or A / D — move
- Space, X or J — fire
- P or Esc — pause
📱 Touch
- Left / right buttons to move
- FIRE button to shoot
- Tap the pause icon to pause
Tips & Strategies
- Shoot the columns on the edges first so the formation takes longer to reach the sides and descend.
- Kills without missing build a multiplier up to 8×. One miss resets it, so make every shot count.
- The UFO appears about every 20 seconds. Its value depends on your shot count — fire your 23rd shot at it for the max bonus.
- On boss waves, stay mobile. The Mothership's spread shot leaves gaps directly beneath its lasers.
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DID YOU KNOW?Fixed shooters were so popular in Japan in 1978 that newspapers reported a shortage of 100-yen coins.