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Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo

Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo

Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.

Released Jan 23, 2015 Developer Synset Publisher New Blood Interactive Platforms Windows · Linux IndieActionBullet HellShoot 'Em UpRetro
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

84.5%positive620 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“Decent enough bullet-hell shoot 'em up with pixel art. I liked the big roster of 17 pilots with different portraits, stats, bios and weapons. Would make me want to replay more. A bit frantic even at casual level. Definitely bullet hell, the screen gets very busy. However, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“It's so odd touching bullet hell shoot em up smhucks becasue i remeber playing them as like a kid and being like its impossible to even understand wahts happening and now as an adult i play them for like ten minutes and go "this ♥♥♥♥ rules". This ♥♥♥♥ rules”

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

“Cool little shmup, although balance seems a bit weird with the final boss being a significant spike in difficulty. Achievements don't work in the native linux build so use proton to remedy that.”

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

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-02 via SteamCharts.

58all-time peak
0 5 10 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 7 avg · Jan 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

13achievements
4.2%median completion
1.5%rarest: The Good Old Days
19.1% of players 13.1% of players 11.7% of players 10.0% of players 9.7% of players 6.9% of players 4.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 1.5% of players 19.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
19.1%Dive Bomber — Get the Max Bonus against Hell Diver
13.1%Super Galaxy Veteran — Beat Arcade Mode
11.7%Tectonic — Get the Max Bonus against Great Rift
Rarest badges of honor
1.5%The Good Old Days — Beat Hardcore Arcade Mode for that time-honored 1CC
2.0%Collector — Find all secret medals in a stage
2.3%Mariner — Get the Max Bonus against Albatross

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-14
US9.99 USD
EU9.69 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia13.99 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil29.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.8 China Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Sep 25, 2023
The FINAL WEAPON Update

That's right. After FIVE YEARS we've updated Super Galaxy Squadron with the most requested update. We've nerfed and improved the final boss fight! ːfuchsiaː The fight has been reworked and the boss no

Jun 21, 2018
Super Linux Squadron!

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/OblongGrossChimpanzee-max-14mb.gif Hey everyone! Long time no space! We bring news from the front! :cobalt: Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo is now available for Linux + Steam

Feb 28, 2017
Super Galaxy Squadron Goes TURBO!

http://i.giphy.com/xTiN0AX8YuRFSmGYoM.gif It's been a long time coming but it's finally here! Super Galaxy Squadron EX TURBO! ːcobaltːːfuchsiaːːcyanːːtealː The latest, greatest and FINAL edition of Su

Feb 28, 2017
Super Galaxy Squadron Goes TURBO!

http://i.giphy.com/xTiN0AX8YuRFSmGYoM.gif It's been a long time coming but it's finally here! Super Galaxy Squadron EX TURBO! :cobalt::fuchsia::cyan::teal: The latest, greatest and FINAL edition of Su

Feb 16, 2016
Super Galaxy Squadron EX Available NOW!

http://i.imgur.com/aKNsaNz.jpg ːtealːːfuchsiaːːcyanːːcobaltːːchartreuseː That's right - Super Galaxy Squadron EX a/k/a "The People's Shmup" is finally ready for launch. The remastered version of New B

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Action · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Arcade · Pixel Graphics · Difficult · 2D · Great Soundtrack · Singleplayer · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements13
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10 Processor: 1.2GHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DX 9 compatible GPU DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 150 MB available space Sound Card: Want One