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Biolab Wars

Biolab Wars

Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.

Released Aug 23, 2019 Developer 2ndBoss Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Side ScrollerExplorationPlatformerBullet HellArcade
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-05-20)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

87.3%positive134 reviews
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“This game is really fun with a controller, it's one of the better contra-like games out there. The gameplay is pretty solid, the graphics are somewhere between 8 bit and 16bit and the music is outstanding. Some of the tracks on this game are so good I could listen to them while…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“Surprisingly good game. There's feeling of old nes/snes games contra style (easier though, at least in the beginning), good controls and good and, most important, fitting soundtrack. Game visuals are really detailed for nes-like indie game, i clearly see, that there is good…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“I usually pay up to $10 for similar retro games so getting a decent one for $1 feels pretty good. It's clearly meant to resemble Contra , although you can't shoot at an angle which limits your approach to fighting. You can pick one of three characters, but as far as I can tell…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2019-09 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

3all-time peak
0 0 1 1 avg · Aug 2019

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

15achievements
28.4%median completion
5.5%rarest: Elite Soldier
96.7% of players 78.2% of players 58.4% of players 48.6% of players 37.6% of players 32.7% of players 32.2% of players 28.4% of players 24.8% of players 9.3% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 6.8% of players 6.5% of players 5.5% of players 96.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.7%First Blood — Defeat your first enemy
78.2%City Cleanup — Complete stage 1
58.4%Gas, Speed, and Cool Rides — Complete stage 2
Rarest badges of honor
5.5%Elite Soldier — Finish a full playthrough without dying
6.5%Who's the Big Boy? — Finish the game with Teddy
6.8%Born to Kill — Kill all enemies in every stage

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 17, 2023
Biolab Wars DX: Important update on the way!

Attention! Biolab Wars will receive an important update soon! We are planning a major update, including the following improvements: Shooting in 8 directions! Ammunition rebalancing; More bullets! Decr

Apr 13, 2023
Available 4/20!

Wild Dogs is coming! 4/20 available on all platforms!

Apr 01, 2023
Patch Notes (2023-04-01)

Added video filters (linear, bilinear, CRT, etc); Added screen shake force setting; Greatly reduced input lag when using VSync in DirectX mode; Fixed several minor visual issues with the scrolling and

Jun 23, 2021
Boss Rush mode is here!

Hey friends, a new free update is available: Choose your mercenary, equip the ammunition of your choice and kill the bosses in the shortest time possible! It's time to put your name in the Mercenary H

Oct 28, 2020
A new mercenary is coming!

Hey, guys! In celebration of the launch of Savage Halloween , new playable character is available for free in Biolab Wars to help fight the gooey aliens. Patch Notes: * New Character : Jack - Another

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsSide Scroller · Exploration · Platformer · Bullet Hell · Arcade · 2D · Linear · Action · Pixel Graphics · Sci-fi · Dog · War (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil
ControllerFull support
Achievements15
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support. Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities. Storage: 271 MB available space