Sky Mercenaries
A bullet hell shooter where matching colors lets you absorb shots
PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg · Published by PolarityFlow · Released Dec 16, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 55
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- May 23, 2018
What is Sky Mercenaries?
A 2D shoot 'em up in which mercenary pilots fight an enemy fleet across eight worlds. You choose a pilot and fighter, shoot through story missions, and battle bosses. You also upgrade fighters and drones and develop your pilot through three skill trees.
For you if...
- +you like fast arcade shooting in short missions
Not for you if...
- −you prefer relaxed shooting with little action on screen
What players say
71% of 55 reviews are positive
Players praise the mix of arcade shooting and RPG progression. Recurring complaints concern hard-to-read interface elements and repetitive grinding for upgrades.
Screenshots and trailer
Sky Mercenaries system requirements
Minimum: 128MB, 0.5 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Sky Mercenaries?
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- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7 or Windows 8/8.1+
- Graphics
- 128MB graphics card, Screen resolution of 1024×600+
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Notes
- 2 player local Co-op
Does Sky Mercenaries have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Sky Mercenaries run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, German.
Does Sky Mercenaries 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
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Recent updates
- May 23, 2018 · Sky Mercenaries Update 1.5.1 has been released!
- May 15, 2018 · Sky Mercenaries Update 1.5.0 has been released!
- Oct 13, 2017 · Sky Mercenaries Update 1.4.2 has been released!
- Oct 13, 2017 · Sky Mercenaries Update 1.4.2 has been released!
- Jun 15, 2017 · Sky Mercenaries Update 1.4.1 has been released!
