The Tyrant's fleet has swallowed six sectors. Someone has to fly into the light — better if you don't fly alone.
Neon Tyrant is a vertical scrolling shoot-em-up in the spirit of the classics, rebuilt around one idea: co-op that actually means something.
TOGETHERNESS IS A MECHANIC
Bond beams — fly close to a wingmate and your shields regenerate twice as fast, kills score more, and defensive power-ups are shared.
Active rescue — when you fall, you're not out. You're a drifting wreck with 15 seconds on the clock, and your partner must fly to you and hold position under fire. The rescue link glows green. Nobody forgets their first save.
Quick pings, shared credits, one team — up to 4 pilots, local, LAN or online through Steam.
FLYING ALONE? HIRE A WINGMAN
An AI combat drone with its own hull, shield and arsenal — every weapon you can buy, it can carry.
Three AI cores: Mk I shoots what's in front of it. Mk II leads targets, dodges and picks its fights. Mk III reads the whole screen — and learns: every hunt teaches it which enemies to respect.
It can die. Repairs cost. Take care of your wing.
A RUN THAT'S YOURS
9 evolving weapons — every weapon levels 1-5, growing new bullet streams as it matures.
20 draftable perks — between sectors, each pilot picks a boon: ricochet rounds, a dead man's switch, a guardian angel. Bosses drop rarer relics. No two runs build alike.
4 unlockable ships, secondary weapons, mega bombs, sidekick drones.
SIX BOSSES WITH NAMES AND MANNERS
VANGUARD, HYDRA, LANCER, MINEKING, PHANTOM and the TYRANT PRIME — each with its own patterns, phases and telegraphed laser columns that will absolutely catch you talking.
MORE WAYS TO FLY
Campaign — six story sectors plus a secret one for those who finish.
Endless — survive the scaling void.
Daily Run — one attempt, same seed for everyone, global leaderboard.
Weekly Ops — one week, one twisted ruleset, one board.
Seed Forge — type a word, get a war. Share the word, share the war.
Boss Rush — six thrones, one clock.
Keyboard, mouse or gamepad. 1-4 players — local, LAN and online co-op.