Incandescent
A twin-stick arcade shooter with difficulty that adapts to you
Stephen Crabb · Released Jun 30, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 155
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Jun 26, 2024
What is Incandescent?
In this single-player 2D shooter, you pilot a ship, shoot enemies, and face bosses across successive waves. Dropped power-ups improve your weapons and health, and a local leaderboard tracks high scores.
For you if...
- +you prefer reflex-based arcade challenges over story-driven games
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer instead of a solo game
What players say
77% of 155 reviews are positive
Players praise the neon visuals and straightforward action, while recurring complaints concern repetition, camera visibility, and looping music. A reviewer reports achievements not unlocking, and the latest review describes being unable to start from the title screen.
Screenshots and trailer
Incandescent system requirements
Minimum: 128MB RAM and at least Sh…, 0.5 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Incandescent?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- XP
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.0GHz
- Graphics
- 128MB video RAM and at least Shader Model 3.0
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Incandescent have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Incandescent 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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, German, Russian.
Does Incandescent 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
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Recent updates
- Jun 20, 2024 · Incandescent - V1.3
- Aug 30, 2017 · Incandescent V1.2!
- Aug 30, 2017 · Incandescent V1.2!
- Jul 22, 2015 · Achievements Now Available!
- Jul 17, 2015 · German and Russian now available!
