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Syder Arcade

Syder Arcade

Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.

Released Oct 24, 2013 Developer Studio Evil Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Shoot 'Em UpIndieActionArcadeBullet Hell
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 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

83.5%positive695 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Pretty cool game, just a pity that the buff drops aren't random (the same enemy drops the same buff every time) so every run is the same.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I give it a solid "meh" these days. Controller support is lackluster, and I genuinely thought certain functions were broken until doing some digging and finding that, nope, that's just how the game is. It's not a bad game, but it's hard to strongly recommend today. If it's on…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 12 found this helpful

“Get the 2025 Syder Reloaded instead which is basically the same game but improved and at a minimal price difference. Gorgeous graphics, some of the best I've seen in a shoot 'em up, but lacking in variety. The "original" feature is being able to flip your ship and fly right or…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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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.

40achievements
9.9%median completion
2.1%rarest: Panzerotto Prophet
63.2% of players 60.2% of players 57.5% of players 43.3% of players 38.8% of players 36.4% of players 29.8% of players 27.8% of players 26.9% of players 25.0% of players 18.8% of players 18.3% of players 16.2% of players 16.1% of players 14.8% of players 13.4% of players 11.8% of players 11.1% of players 10.7% of players 10.5% of players 9.9% of players 8.1% of players 7.8% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.5% of players 6.4% of players 5.4% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.1% of players 63.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
63.2%Space Turtle I — Get hit 10 times without dying
60.2%Space Turtle II — Get hit 15 times without dying
57.5%Space Turtle III — Get hit 20 times without dying
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%Panzerotto Prophet — Complete the campaign at “pure” difficulty
2.7%In less than 12 Parsecs — Be one of the top players in the Frozen Canyon leaderboard
2.9%Arcade Master — Complete the campaign at arcade difficulty

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 began2026-08-31
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK6.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil19.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$3.9 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$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.

Apr 09, 2025
Syder Reloaded now available with a special offer for Syder Arcade players

Hello Syder pilots! Almost exactly 13 years after the release of Syder Arcade, the remastered version of Studio Evil's first title is now available on Steam ! This is not just a new edition, it's a br

Oct 06, 2020
Syder Reloaded is Coming to Steam!

Ready for more furiously overcharged, hybrid shmup action? Syder Reloaded is coming to Steam! From Spring 2021, Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to Amiga shmups with upgrade

Feb 07, 2020
Announcing Syder Reloaded

Hello community! It's been a while since our last announcement, but finally we have a chance to come back and give you an exciting update. As some of you may already know, we recently announced Syder

Apr 08, 2014
Humble Bundle and update!

We are excited to announce that Syder Arcade is now part of the 9th Humble Bundle for PC and Android ! Paying above the average, you will get nine DRM free games for PC and Android. All the games in t

Apr 08, 2014
Humble Bundle and update!

We are excited to announce that Syder Arcade is now part of the 9th Humble Bundle for PC and Android ! Paying above the average, you will get nine DRM free games for PC and Android. All the games in t

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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 tagsShoot 'Em Up · Indie · Action · Arcade · Bullet Hell · Shooter · Sci-fi · Space · Retro · Singleplayer · Side Scroller · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain *
ControllerFull support
Achievements40
Official sitehttp://www.syderarcade.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Processor: Pentium D, 3GHz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (Not recommended for Intel integrated graphics) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Any sound card