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Introducing Astro Burn, An Adrenaline Fueled, 16-bit Inspired Shooter, That’s Guaranteed to Catisfy!
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Beyond The Pixels®, a London based studio dedicated to re-inventing retro for today’s generation announced today their first title, Astro Burn, a fur-filled-frantic shooter, expected to launch on PC and console in early 2026.
Beyond the Pixels® was founded by film, TV, Games Cinematics Director, and passionate life-long retro gamer – HaZ Dulull, whose credits span Netflix® features, Disney+
Its debut title, Astro Burn, is a modern, retro inspired shoot-’em-up launching across PC, Mac, mobile, and consoles. An animated TV series adaptation, previously announced in Deadline
As their first official title, Astro Burn certainly ticks all the boxes. With no time for exposition, gamers find themselves blasting into the dark recesses of the cosmos, assuming the role of Astro, a fearless feline space pilot returning from a deep-space mission with her robot companion AL, only to find Earth encircled by towering A.I. war machines… and not a single human in sight.
Before we delve any fur-ther into Astro Burn, let us paws for a moment, as Beyond The Pixels is delighted to announce that a free demo of the game is available from today on Steam®! With gameplay as heated as a cat on a hot tin roof, gamers can download the free demo.
Armed with blazing firepower and cat-like reflexes, Astro is forced to confront waves of deadly enemies, uncover the truth behind humanity’s disappearance, and take the fight to the mechanical overlords in order to discover what led to Earth’s cat-aclysmic demise!
Gamers will need all of Astro’s nine lives to survive the bullet-hell onslaught, set across ten diverse levels of gorgeous space-based shoot-‘em-up action, evoking the much-loved pixel art of the 16-bit era and crammed with tight controls, purr-tinent power ups and meowsic that promises to keep the adrenaline flowing. It’s fast. It’s furry. It’s furious, and it never lets up!
Here’s What To Expect With Astro Burn:
- Blistering side-scrolling shoot-’em-up inspired by 16-bit classics.
- Reborn and re-engineered for modern gamers with slick modern pixel art, tight yet simple controls, and adrenaline-pumping action.
- Roguelite challenge to get your claws into!
- Two Player Co-Op Arcade mode: Double the kitty chaos! Share weapons and work together to take down the evil machines or go into competitive co-op!
- One button action makes the controls kitty simple to master, with a “Stack-em-up” weapons system.
- Sci-Fi mystery lore led by a sassy, feline badass packed with cat-tastic quips and purr-fect puns at every turn! Coupled with her logical thinking robot companion makes for fun character moments designed to delight and surprise!
- Unlock each level as you progress, with the freedom to replay levels anytime.
- Earn Steam achievements and become the cat who got the cream!
- Challenging end of level bosses will leave you feline amazed!
- Battle through ten incredible levels—from deep space and mechanical worlds to Earth’s skies, underwater realms, sprawling cities, and beyond!
- Enjoy four to six hours of action-packed gameplay, with even more hours to sink in through skill mastery, level replays, unlockables & additional game modes.
- Hi-Score leaderboard with Time (hello speed-runs!)
- Unleash powerups such as the Catnip Mode (Bullet time in space!)
- Banging synth-wave retro cool soundtrack by Venice Bleach.
HaZ Dulull, Creator of Astro Burn, commented on today’s announcement, “I’m grinning like a Cheshire cat today, as we finally go live with the downloadable demo for Astro Burn, the first official title from Beyond The Pixels®. I want players to walk away from my games with a sense of fun and wonder, the same feeling I had as a teenager spending hours at the arcades. These days, so many games demand 60+ hours of commitment or lock you into subscriptions, but back then it was simple—you could just pick up a game, play, and have fun without it being so time-consuming or overwhelming.” Explaining what inspired HaZ to develop the game, he continued, “I’m developing Astro Burn to bring back the spirit of gaming’s golden age and it’s also why I’m planning to release physical editions of our titles—because there’s something special about holding a game in your hands, just like the old days. There’s much more to come, but for now, I can’t wait for gamers to feel the burn, blast off into orbit and experience the fun of Astro Burn for themselves!”
Astro Burn is expected to launch on PC, Mac, mobile and console starting from early 2026. The aforementioned animated TV show is currently in development with more details to follow.
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