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91%25291% positive reviews, Very Positive across 252 reviews·Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
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Yargis is a fast paced, top down spaceship shooter. Customize your ship to join a battle online or offline. Yargis is focused on team based, close combat action. The game has a variety of battle and co-op game modes and a powerful editor make Yargis a great game!
Yargis is a fast paced, top down spaceship shooter inspired by star control, subspace and similar titles. Customize your ship to join a battle online or offline. Yargis is focused on team based, close combat action. The game has a variety of battle and co-op game modes and a powerful editor make Yargis a great game! CONTROLS: Hold down W for Thrust, use the Mouse to steer, and Space for brake. Customize controls in settings > controls for asteroids style non-fixed.


Compete head on with other players online, over a LAN, or play against the computer offline. Game modes include:

Play Yargis’s single player story over 29 levels. Each level offers new challenges for you and your ship. Yargis is a pilot for the Earth's military in the year 3013. Despite having explored far beyond Pluto and Alpha Centauri, no contact with alien life has been made. Until now; an unknown species only known as the Mukka are attacking Earth and its inhabitants. It’s up to Yargis to defend Earth and help uncover their fiendish plot, while trying not to get blown to smithereens.

Compete with your friends on the same computer for lag free space action. Use your keyboard, mouse, or Xbox 360 game controllers.

You can earn money and experience points in game by playing both single player and multiplayer. Level up your character to buy cool new ships and use the money you earn to get new weapons and items. Granular upgrades can be used to improve the parts on your ship.

Yargis’ game physics are based in real world physics: your ship has momentum and is affected by gravity. Explosions push your ship and even firing a weapon may affect your ship as well.

Easily create levels with drag and drop items and Lua scripts for more powerful features. Your friends can instantly download the levels you create by joining your local or dedicated online server.

Download your very own copy of Yargis now and join the battle or create your own dedicated server. The Team

Our team created all of our content including music, graphics, the C# .NET custom game engine, and story in St. Louis, Missouri. We built our game engine from the ground up for the best and most unique experience.

We run 24/7 game servers and we host regular tournaments! Buy a multi-pack of Yargis to play with your friends! Join us in space with Yargis!
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