1982
Retro arcade shooter with power-ups you can collect or destroy
Binary Zoo · Released Jun 28, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 972
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Sep 4, 2018
What is 1982?
A free 2D sci-fi arcade shooter in which you control a ship against incoming enemies. You progress through 50 increasingly difficult Arcade levels, survive on one life in Survivor, or chase points in a three-minute Time Attack with unlimited energy.
For you if...
- +you enjoy fast, demanding shooting built around chasing high scores
Not for you if...
- −you want cooperative play rather than a solo challenge
What players say
93% of 972 reviews are positive
Players praise the blend of classic arcade influences and the easy-to-learn shooting. Negative reviews describe it as dull or too similar to Space Invaders.
Screenshots and trailer
1982 system requirements
Minimum: Pixel Shader 2.0 and Vert…, 0.5 GB RAM, 0 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run 1982?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 1GHz processor
- Graphics
- Pixel Shader 2.0 and Vertex Shader 2.0
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 15 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 1GHz processor or faster
- Graphics
- Pixel Shader 2.0 and Vertex Shader 2.0
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 15 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does 1982 have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does 1982 run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-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
- 20
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does 1982 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
