Astro Burn is our love letter to the early ’90s cute-em-up classics like Parodius and Pop’n TwinBee. Those games were bold, wildly creative, and completely, delightfully bonkers! What is a cute-em-up? A cute-em-up is a bullet hell where adorable meets absolute chaos. Bright visuals, charming characters, and absurd enemies wrap around fast, precise gameplay where survival, positioning, and mastery still matter. It may look playful, but it has got teeth. CATNIP-FUELED MEODOOOKEN Your base firepower? Barely enough to survive. Your real strength comes from catnip. Stack time-limited power-ups to transform from a fragile space cat into a screen-clearing force of destruction. The longer you survive, the stronger you become. Become the instrument of cute destruction. MEODOOOKEN Fuelled by catnip.Built through momentum.Unleashed like a perfect Anime finishing move, when everything lines up. Co-op Arcade Mode Claes out together 2 player co op chaosDouble the chaos and survive it together. Share weapons, stack your firepower, and fight through overwhelming bullet hell as a team. Work together to stay alive, or push your luck and compete for the highest score. In Astro Burn, even co op has a winner. Leaderboard Ranking The Best Cat! Only one Top CatChase the perfect run and fight for leaderboard dominance. Refine your routes, push your score higher, and shave seconds off your time. Every mistake costs you. Every improvement counts. Lock in your best runs on the classic local leaderboard with 3 letter initials, then take the fight online through Discord, where the real competition begins. KEY FEATURES A modern cute-em-up built on shmup DNAInspired by 16-bit classics, reborn with slick pixel art, tight controls, and fast, responsive gameplay that rewards precision and mastery. Relentless bullet hell gameplay loopDodge dense patterns, navigate environmental hazards, destroy enemies, collect power ups, and survive long enough to take down each boss. Embrace the zoomies to stay alive. Stack absurd weapon powerCollect temporary power ups and combine them into screen clearing chaos. The longer you survive, the stronger you become. Drop the momentum and the game will catch up with you fast. Unleash MEODOOOKENBuild your Catnip meter and release devastating special attacks when it matters most. A descent through chaosBattle across 10 diverse levels, from Earth’s orbit down through twisted biomes including skies, cities, underwater zones, and beyond. Surreal, screen filling enemies and bossesFace off against giant, absurd creations like mecha pandas and opera singing space squids, each bringing unique patterns and challenges. Score, speed, and masteryCompete on leaderboards with both score and time. Optimize your runs, refine your routes, and chase perfection. Replay built into the coreReplay any unlocked level, push higher difficulties, and improve your performance with every run. Play your wayStory Mode for a more accessible, narrative driven experienceArcade Mode for pure, uninterrupted challengeMultiple difficulty levels up to EXTREME 2 player co op chaosTeam up and take on the madness together, coordinating survival through overwhelming enemy waves. 9 lives, no mercyAstro’s unique health system gives you room to learn, but mistakes still matter. Achievements and progressionEarn Steam achievements and track your growth as you climb toward mastery. A soundtrack that hits as hard as the gameplayHigh energy synth wave by Venice Bleach, layered with just the right amount of meow.