ActionFit check
Is Fire Arrow Plus worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Score chasers who want short, repeatable arcade runs
- Shoot-'em-up fans who enjoy randomized enemy patterns
- Players seeking timed challenges with escalating difficulty
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long-form campaign rather than short time-attack sessions
- Those who prefer steady difficulty, since the challenge rises quickly and reacts to performance
- Players looking for a shooter without randomized encounters or repeated score-focused runs
Our take on Fire Arrow Plus
The short-run scoring format trades campaign breadth for replay-focused attempts. Randomized waves and changing events give repeat sessions variation, while the rapid difficulty increase leaves less room for relaxed, evenly paced play.
What is Fire Arrow Plus?
Fire Arrow Plus includes Fire Arrow Remastered and Fire Arrow X, score-focused shooters built around short time-attack runs.
Enemy waves and other game elements change between plays, with special events sometimes appearing on later attempts. Difficulty rises quickly and responds to performance. Players collect medals that become more valuable and numerous during a run. Fire Arrow Remastered offers Novice, 3 Minute, and 5 Minute modes, plus an unlockable high-difficulty mode.
Red spread and Blue vulcan shots can be switched during play, alongside screen-clearing bombs and a DUAL ATTACK. The Steam version adds new endings, revised balance, updated menus, an originally composed soundtrack, gamepad support, and normal-play access to a bonus round. Fire Arrow X expands the core format with additional enemies, bosses, and challenges.
How Fire Arrow Plus plays
- 01Randomized enemy waves
- Enemy patterns and other run elements vary, while later attempts can trigger special events.
- 02Timed game modes
- Novice, 3 Minute, and 5 Minute options offer different challenges and enemy or boss variety.
- 03Switchable shot types
- The red wide shot and blue focused shot can be changed during a run to suit the situation.
- 04Medal scoring
- Collected medals increase in value and quantity as progress continues.
- 05Dual attack
- A separate high-powered attack complements the screen-clearing bombs.
- 06Fire Arrow X content
- The companion title changes parts of the basic formula and adds enemies, bosses, and higher challenges.
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Fire Arrow Plus: platforms & release
Is Fire Arrow Plus worth it?
It is worth it if: score chasers who want short, repeatable arcade runs. Skip it if: players seeking a long-form campaign rather than short time-attack sessions.
Where can I download Fire Arrow Plus?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Fire Arrow Plus's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Fire Arrow Plus on?
Windows only.
