The issue involving Controllers not always working has now been fixed. Occasionally when starting up the game it would not recognize the controller, but it would if you turned it on after you launched the game. The game originally had Steam Input opted into for the various controllers. This has been turned off and fixed the issue. If you are still having issues, please make sure that Steam Input is not turned on. If you have any suggestions, bugs or issues - feel free to reach out via the Steam Forums or on Discord.

The discounts below are all much higher than what's listed while Rocket is -55% off!

-25% Genome Guardian

-25% ZeNfA Productions - Developer Bundle

I am pleased to announce our involvement with the Raid Survivors Festival. This festival is a collection of Survivals-like Bullet Hell style games. Join me in checking out the various games involved in this festival with the link below. Featuring 7 various Arcade game modes, Rocket features plenty of Bullet Hell/Heaven chaos as you take on a horde of asteroids, enemies & space events. As you progress, upgrade your ship to include better weapons, bombs, various upgrades and more! Raid Survivors Festival

The Full Release, Version 2.0.0 is now available, this includes the following changes:

• New Game Mode: Void - Find the special portal to advance to the next level. As you search, take on various hazards of each level.
• New Weapon Types: Ray Blaster & Ray Bomb. Both giving you laser powers!
• Bunch of new Upgrades: Try out various new Upgrades, as well as previous upgrades got buffed and numbers increased.
• Super Slots: Unlocked all 24 Ship Slots? Check out the Super Slots, these advanced mechanics will supercharge any upgrade you place on them. For example, got 5 Power upgrades? Place 1 Power upgrade here to fully apply all 5 at once, allowing you to free up precious normal Ship Slots for different upgrades. This will change the way you play the game!
• 7 new Achievements, bringing the new total to 34.

Rocket! - Now Fully Released

Final Price Increase

Version 1.5.6 is now available, this includes the following changes:

• Early Gameplay Improvements & Balance changes
• More Enemies appear early on instead of just in later levels
• Enemies scale based upon player upgrades changes made
• Early gameplay hint changes made

Version 1.5.5 is now available, this includes the following changes:

• Behind the scene changes to engine
• Rockets & Ship can now fly faster
• Upgrade changes
• Circuit Blades Weapon has been buffed & enhanced
• Enemy Invasions have been altered
• Various other changes & improvements

Version 1.5.1 is now available, this includes the following changes:

• Translations up to date
• Fixed HP bar for Radar Visual Mode

The Chaos Agent Update (Version 1.5.0) is now available, this includes the following changes:

• New Game Mode: Chaos Agent - Take on a horde of endless enemies in this boss rush style gameplay. Things will get hectic quickly as you are soon overrun.
• 5 new Upgrades: Power Overload, Risky Power, Parasitic Leech, Supply Barnacle and Risky Fee. All involving increasing your power, rocket supply & defense capabilities.
• Extra Upgrades for existing ones such as Power, Armor and so on.
• New Resource Type: Obsidian - Higher end Upgrades will require these, so better get hunting & trading.
• 6 new Achievements, bringing the total to 27.

Price Increase

Version 1.3.3 is now available, this includes the following changes:

• Reworked Render Engine to improve smoother performance for monitors above 60Hz.
• Default Arcade and Survive Modes now keep your Upgrade Slots, allowing you to play those 2 modes without starting over each time.
• New Trail Mode versions of Arcade and Survive Modes added. These 2 modes are the original of those modes for anyone that would like a tougher challenge.
• The Non Trial and Trial Modes of Arcade and Survive have been split in the Leaderboards.

Version 1.3.2a is now available, this includes the following changes:

• New Upgrade: Anti-Gravity - Which will help with giving your ship more control around black holes and other spacial events.
• Online Co-Op has been improved and no longer uses regional servers. Co-Op between friends online will be much smoother now.
• FPS fix for monitors that display refresh rates higher than 60FPS
• Various gameplay improvements

A minor update, but an important one when it comes to the music. The game's soundtrack has been updated with new music! This includes a new Adventure style music while exploring The Wild Open and a new gameplay piece for playing any of the main game modes. Along with this new music, the game has gotten a few performance changes to help improve the game in various spots so that it performs better. This should help provide a smoother experience for all! Speaking of the Soundtrack, on June 27th, the official "Rocket! Soundtrack" will be released on Steam. You can wishlist it now in advance if you want to purchase it. Check out the link below! Rocket! Soundtrack

The next big update for Rocket is now here! With version 1.3.0, you can find a brand new game mode called Survive - a challenging mode where you start out with limited rockets & health points and must do whatever you can to survive. Each new level will give you an upgrade choose, so choose wisely. This new update adds a whole bunch of new additions and changes to the game:

• Survive Game Mode.
• The Wild Open - A open sandbox environment to play around in outside of the five main game modes.
• New Weapons & Upgrades: Twirling Blades, Helix Rockets, Slowdown Bomb and more!
• A new fun unlockable visual mode - Radar, where everything gives you a new look on the game.
• 6 brand new Achievements (21 in total now)
• 4 new Ship Slots (24 in total) - Use these upgrade slots wisely.
• Various improvements and enhancements

The Wild Open

Adventure Mode Update - B.O.G. Update

Adventure Mode Update - Portal Question Update

Various Smaller Monthly Updates

Price Increase

Can you believe it's now been one month since Rocket launched on Steam? I've been very happy with the results so far and wanted to help highlight all the recent additions to the game. Since Rocket launched on February 19th, the game has gotten the following new features and updates:

• New Game Mode called Arcade
• New Rocket Weapon & Bomb Weapons (Dual Rockets & Rocket Bomb)
• Controller Setup - Which to change which button does what? Now you can!
• 3 New Steam Achievements. 15 in Total Now!
• New Mouse Option for Mouse & Keyboard Users that let you auto-fire your weapon by just holding down the Click Button on your Mouse.
• Game now fully supports up to 5 Local Players (Keyboard Player + 4 Controllers) with Drop In/Out Multiplayer anywhere in the game by default.
• Menus have been reorganized to be better adjusted
• Steam Deck Docked option/mode added to help support when Steam Deck is docked
• Various graphical & gameplay changes and improvements

What's Next?

• Shield - A protective upgrade that temporarily prevents you from taking damage
• Score Multiplier - An upgrade that will increase the Score you get in the game at the cost of having the game be harder.
• New Weapon Options - Need I say more?

A new update is now here! This update adds 2 new Weapons to the game as well as giving Controller users the ability to remap their Controller config with a new Controller Setup option popup. Want to use the d-pad to fire weapons? Want to switch which button slows down your ship or which fires the Bombs? You can now fully do it! The first new weapon is called Dual Rockets, which actually once existed in the game during the early Playtest version of the game before being replaced by the Bubble Blaster. This new version fires multiple rockets in dual pairs. As you apply extra Dual Rocket upgrades to your ship, your rockets will multiply and become more powerful. The second new weapon is a new bomb type called Rocket Bomb. As the name suggested, when this goes off it will shoot off a bunch of rockets all around it. Similar to the other two bomb types, this bomb can be upgraded and will become more powerful sending off more rockets in all directions. Lastly, with these new weapons comes a new change to the Space Station where you upgrade your ship. You are only allowed 4 weapons and 2 bombs at a time. On the left side of the screen you can change which weapon / bomb you would like equipped. Any weapon that is equipped but not actually upgraded on the right side will be greyed out to help visualize that you won't be able to use it. The same will apply for the right side if a weapon is upgraded but you didn't actually equip it on the left side. So choose wisely which weapons and bombs you would like to use!

The next big update for Rocket is now available! This update introduces the new Arcade Mode to the game. Unlike the other 3 game modes (Classic, Cadet, Galactic Hero), you will start with no upgrades each new play session. With just sing shot rockets at your disposal, you will need to survive in the deadly vastness of space. As you start shooting down asteroids and enemies, Upgrade pop ups will appear in the game allowing you to power up instantly. Each new playthrough will be completely random and chaotic and should bring about a lot of fun. This new update also adds 3 brand new Achievements to the game. Each of the new Achievements is related to playing the new game mode. I'm looking forward to everyone unlocking these new achievements and playing the game.

What's Next?

• Shield - A protective upgrade that temporarily prevents you from taking damage
• Score Multiplier - An upgrade that will increase the Score you get in the game at the cost of having the game be harder.
• New Weapon Options - Need I say more?

This new update brings about some minor adjustment and additions to the game, including:

• New Mouse Option to Auto Fire by holding down the Mouse Button
• Will be notified when a (NPC) friendly phantom or deadly invader joins your game
• Can now change your Ship Upgrades while in the Online sub-menus without having to leave the current game. Can only be changed in the Online Lobby.

Thank you to everyone who bought and played Rocket within the last week. I am excited to see how people feel about the game going forward and all that it brings. I have gotten pretty good feedback and spent the week updating the game. Here are all the changes added:

• Game now supports up to 5 local players (Keyboard + 4 Controllers) and shows the 5th player on the HUD
• The Space Station Upgrade screen has been slightly modified to show a hint to what Keyboard/Controller button is used for certain weapons as a helpful tip.
• Drop In/Out Multiplayer now possible everywhere. Co-Op was always possible, but just in the game modes. This makes it more clear.
• Pause Menus have been reorganized and adjusted.
• Mazes have been changed up a little bit.
• Maze Walls graphics have been changed.
• Level progression HUD has been flipped and now fills to 100%
• Steam Deck Docked mode now fully supported and fixed.

At long last, Rocket is now available for all to play! Rocket is a Bullet Hell, High Stakes Arcade Shooter & Score Chaser. Use your skills to survive the onslaught of asteroids, enemies, black holes and the chaos of rockets and bombs everywhere. Upgrade your ship over time and enjoy the challenge. How high can you score? I wanted to thank every player who helped give feedback for the Demo over the last year. Your feedback and been very important in turning the game into what it is now. I hope everyone who ends up playing Rocket, will come to like the game!

What's Next?

The new update for the Demo / Playtest versions of Rocket is here! New Features:

• Classic Mode
• Revamped Cadet / Galactic Hero Modes
• New Weapon - Bubble Blaster
• New Upgrades for the Default Rocket Weapon
• New Gameplay Mechanics

This is an arcade style space shooter game, with heavy influences from the classic Atari game Asteroids as well as the gameplay fun and challenge of a Bullet Hell / Shoot Em Up. As you shoot down asteroids and fire on various enemy ships, you will gain various resources you will need to upgrade your ship with more powerful weapons and various upgrades. Don't forget to avoid space anomalies like black holes and supernovas! Work toward upgrading your ship each time you play. Each play through builds up resources you can use to power up your ship, allowing you to score higher and explore further. Maximize your ships power to rank high on the online leaderboards! Come watch as we play some Co-Op in Rocket!

This is an arcade style space shooter game, with heavy influences from the classic Atari game Asteroids as well as the gameplay fun and challenge of a Bullet Hell / Shoot Em Up. As you shoot down asteroids and fire on various enemy ships, you will gain various resources you will need to upgrade your ship with more powerful weapons and various upgrades. Don't forget to avoid space anomalies like black holes and supernovas! Work toward upgrading your ship each time you play. Each play through builds up resources you can use to power up your ship, allowing you to score higher and explore further. Maximize your ships power to rank high on the online leaderboards! Come watch as I play my own game!