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Weekly Open Thread for 11 July, 2026
(lemmus.org)
Description:
This is a place on Lemmy to talk about arcade, PC, and console shmups/shoot 'em ups/STGs. (We can talk about other arcade-based/scoring genres too, if you'd like.) All experience levels welcome.
Rules:
This community is kindly hosted at lemmus.org and follows the rules of that instance, which are:
Links:
- Shmups Wiki
- Shmups Forum
- STG Discord
Shmup Deal Trackers (not affiliated):
- PC shmup tracker
- Console shmup tracker
Yet again we are cooking here in France! I decided to bust out Under Defeat this week. The first few times I tried, I didn't get into it. Now I look forward to playing. Still too hard, but that's to be expected.
I got a 1CC of Hazelnut Hex this week too. Awesome game, and the dev has posted it for free on Archive.org (link)
Which version are you playing? I have been playing the Switch version, in Arcade mode but with twin-stick controls. It's a whole different experience, and I think that's my preferred way to play.
Switch, arcade, normal controls. I like twin-stick too, though.
Sorry about the heat, but glad to hear about you're enjoying Under Defeat. I haven't played Hazelnut Hex yet, but I'll def try it out!