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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“A classic from my childhood. Good fun arcade action.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“i was in the top 100 on xbox 360, this game is awesome and insane at the same time.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“This is a great game like if you gotta leave the house in 10 minutes you can get some quality play time out of this”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual |
| Player tags | Arcade · Twin Stick Shooter · Casual · Retro · Bullet Hell · Singleplayer · 2D · Shoot 'Em Up · Indie · Shooter · Classic · Action (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.bizarrecreations.com/gwre.php |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Windows XP, 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9.0c, DirectX Video Card (128MB memory - Shader Model 2.0 support required), DirectSound-compatible sound card, 150MB free HD space, WEI Rating: 4.0 (3.0 required)