Squadron 86

SQUADRON 86 — the NES-era vertical shooter, reborn. Set in the Steel Era, an alternate timeline where the sky belongs to machine squadrons, Squadron 86 revives the feel of classic arcade plane shooters with modern roguelite depth. ▶ ONE-THUMB ARCADE ACTION Drag anywhere to fly with 1:1 precision. Your plane auto-fires — you focus on weaving through bullet patterns. Graze bullets for bonus points. Save your bombs for when the screen fills up. ▶ WATCH YOUR PLANE EVOLVE Collect P drops and your airframe visibly transforms through 5 tiers — extra wings, escort drones, a nose laser, and finally the MECHA form with a 7-shot spread. ▶ BUILD A BROKEN RUN Purple M drops offer a choice of stacking mutations: LASER, ROCKET, DRONE, ORB, CHAIN. Combine them for secret synergies — find the OVERDRIVE build and clear the whole screen. ▶ BOSS DESTRUCTION SET-PIECES Every stage ends with a named boss — DREADNOUGHT, VORTEX, HIVE CARRIER — with destructible parts that tear off as you fight. Later bosses bring earlier bosses back as escorts. The final blast is worth the run. ▶ 8 ENEMY TYPES, ENDLESS STAGES Formations, bombers, helicopters, ground turrets, kamikaze divers, dodging aces and the mid-stage CRUISER mini-boss, across 5 battlefield themes. ▶ COMPETE Season leaderboard, ghost replay of your best run, local 2-player co-op with a shared heart pool, and a same-seed 90-second VS score race — pure skill, same waves for both pilots. ▶ BATTLE PASS & DAILY MISSIONS Earn XP every run, climb 30 tiers, claim gold and gems. 100% original IP. No WWII, no real-world military insignia. Vietnamese + English. Made by one pilot born in 1986.