Twin Cobra
Vertical arcade shooter with quick saves, rewind, and practice tools
Bitwave Games, Toaplan · Published by Clear River Games · Released Feb 14, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 62
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Apr 17, 2024
What is Twin Cobra?
This is a top-down, vertically scrolling arcade shooter in which you pilot an attack helicopter against an enemy superpower. You advance through enemy strongholds and over the sea, shooting aircraft, tanks, and battleships with four ammunition types and bombs while dodging incoming fire.
For you if...
- +you enjoy chasing high scores in old-school shooters
- +you want to play a shooter in local co-op
Not for you if...
- −you prefer slower action with more time to react
What players say
82% of 62 reviews are positive
Players praise the faithful arcade conversion and responsive controls. Recurring complaints concern the high difficulty and the need to memorize enemy placements and attack patterns.
Screenshots and trailer
Twin Cobra system requirements
Minimum: 0.3 GB RAM, 0 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Twin Cobra?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 10 MB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Twin Cobra have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Twin Cobra run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 73
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Twin Cobra use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Arcade
- Top-Down Shooter
- Top-Down
- 1980s
- Pixel Graphics
- Score Attack
- Shoot 'Em Up
- 1990's
- Old School
- Retro
- 2D
- Military
- Combat
- Action
- Controller
- Linear
Recent updates
- Apr 17, 2024 · Update 2024-04-17
- Apr 8, 2024 · Update notes for April 8 2024
- Feb 14, 2024 · Update Notes for Patch 13 February 14 2024
- Feb 6, 2024 · Update notes for patch 11, Feb 6 2024.
- Dec 13, 2023 · The next Toaplan patch is here!