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Is Pentasma worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Arcade shooter fans who want defensive objectives alongside enemy combat
- Players who prefer procedurally generated action over fixed stages
- Score-focused players who want achievements, online rankings, and multiple modes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-heavy campaign rather than repeated arcade combat
- Players who prefer fixed level layouts instead of procedurally generated planets and attack waves
- Players looking for a non-shooter experience
Our take on Pentasma
Its arcade structure prioritizes repeated combat, score chasing, and generated attack patterns, giving up the fixed level progression and broader exploration found in more expansive action games.
What is Pentasma?
Pentasma is a side-scrolling arcade shooter set in 2846, when surviving humans use Terraforming Humanoids to create planets that can support human life.
Players pilot a plasma-powered space jet to defend the Humanoids from alien attacks and raid alien planets. The game combines shooting with defensive objectives across procedurally generated planets and attack waves. The jet uses lasers, smartbombs, and tractor beams. Pentasma includes 33 enemy types, three ships, six special abilities, 30 achievements, five game modes, and online scoreboards. A high-score progress display tracks progress toward higher scores, while the play area wraps around at its boundaries.
How Pentasma plays
- 01Generated Battlefields
- The game uses procedural generation for its planets and attack waves.
- 02Defensive Objectives
- Players protect Terraforming Humanoids while raiding alien planets.
- 03Three Playable Ships
- The game includes three ships and six special abilities.
- 04Arcade Score Systems
- Five game modes, 30 achievements, online scoreboards, and a high-score progress display are included.
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Pentasma: platforms & release
Is Pentasma worth it?
It is worth it if: arcade shooter fans who want defensive objectives alongside enemy combat. Skip it if: players seeking a story-heavy campaign rather than repeated arcade combat.
Where can I download Pentasma?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pentasma's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pentasma on?
Windows only.
