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86%25186% positive reviews, Very Positive across 251 reviews·Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
—Zone of Lacryma is a story driven vertical shmup with 11 levels, highscores, speedrunning, upgrades and more.

Want to get your Highscore on the leaderboards? Chain kills to get combos while maintaining your charge bar so you can keep blasting away.

Upgrades let you customize the Prototype so it fits your playstyle. Want to Speedrun? Find the best routes in every level so you can avoid conflict and turbo non-stop to the end.

Zone of Lacryma too Hard for you? Press the brake button and slow everything down.
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