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Shmup Boss

Minimalist colorful shoot 'em up with a story! Play as the yellow hero trying to get back the essential item taken away from him in a world divided by forms and colors. Will our hero get it back?

7 January 2026

Shmup Boss is an indie, released 7 January 2026 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shmup Boss is

Shmup Boss was released in 2026. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Minimalist colorful shoot 'em up with a story! Play as the yellow hero trying to get back the essential item taken away from him in a world divided by forms and colors. Will our hero get it back?
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Shmup Boss launched on 7 January 2026, within three weeks of Hytale, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3 and Project: Gorgon.

Released around the same time: Hytale, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3, Project: Gorgon.

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When did Shmup Boss come out?
Shmup Boss was released on 7 January 2026 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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