Syder Arcade
A side-scrolling space shooter with enemies attacking from both directions
Studio Evil · Released Oct 24, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 466
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 12 years ago
- Apr 8, 2014
- Minimum PC
- ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (Not recommended for Intel integrated graphics)
- 2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
- Full requirements
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is Syder Arcade?
You pilot a starship against alien invaders in a freely scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by Amiga games. Combat emphasizes player skill rather than grinding for upgrades.
For you if...
- +you like choosing ships with different weapons and handling
- +you enjoy dense enemy fire and survival challenges
Not for you if...
- −you want a long campaign with lots of variety
What players say
85% of 466 reviews are positive
Players praise the graphics, retro display filters, and Amiga-style music. Some recent reviews criticize the limited controller options.
Screenshots and trailer
Syder Arcade system requirements
Minimum: ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (Not recommended for Intel integrated graphics), 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Syder Arcade?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Processor
- Pentium D, 3GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (Not recommended for Intel integrated graphics)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- ATI or NVidia card w/ 1024 MB RAM (Not recommended for Intel integrated graphics)
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Syder Arcade have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Syder Arcade run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- The native resolution is not the default one
- 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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 40
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Does Syder Arcade 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Indie
- Bullet Heaven
- Bullet Hell
- Shooter
- Action
- Arcade
- Survival
- Sci-fi
- Space
- Retro
- Side Scroller
- Singleplayer
- Difficult
- Old School
- 2D
Recent updates
- Apr 8, 2014 · Humble Bundle and update!
- Apr 8, 2014 · Humble Bundle and update!
- Dec 23, 2013 · Syder Arcade Update 1.6 is here
- Dec 23, 2013 · Syder Arcade Update 1.6 is here
- Oct 29, 2013 · Syder Arcade 1.51 Update:
