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Is Project X: Light Years worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Shoot’em-up fans who want demanding reflex-based spacecraft combat
- Players seeking local co-op for two-person arcade action
- Score-focused players who enjoy repeated runs, leaderboards, and multiple difficulty levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a relaxed game may find the main challenge demanding and failure-focused
- Those seeking a story-led adventure or exploration game may find the repeated combat structure narrow
- Players without a local co-op partner may not use the two-player mode
Our take on Project X: Light Years
The focus on demanding arcade combat gives up a broader adventure structure. Its stages, score systems, and repeated runs emphasize practice and mastery rather than varied exploration or a slower narrative pace.
What is Project X: Light Years?
Project X: Light Years is a side-scrolling shoot’em-up in which players pilot spacecraft through hazardous stages, enemy waves, and large bosses.
Combat includes several weapon loadouts, ship improvements, randomized power-ups, and an advanced scoring system based on performance. Local co-op supports two players, while online leaderboards and seasons add score competition. The game offers 5 modes and 5 difficulty levels, including Casual Mode with 99 credits and Tiny Wings, which removes bosses and reduces the number of waves. An advanced continue system allows credits to be used after defeat, saved sessions to be resumed, or completed levels to be restarted. The RELOADED update adds a Rogue-lite Career mode.
How Project X: Light Years plays
- 01Randomized power-ups
- More than 40 power-ups can alter each run with different offensive and unusual effects.
- 02Local two-player co-op
- Two players can coordinate their spacecraft during the campaign's combat encounters.
- 03Flexible weapon loadouts
- Several weapons can be carried and switched during battles to adapt combat tactics.
- 04Continue system
- Credits can restore a run after defeat, while saved sessions and completed levels can be resumed or replayed.
- 05Difficulty variety
- Five difficulty levels include a Rookie-based Casual Mode and Tiny Wings, which has fewer waves and no bosses.
- 06Online score competition
- Leaderboards and seasons track scores, fastest runs, and other performance results.
- 07Two soundtrack choices
- Players can select between a version evoking the original game and an alternative with a harder beat.
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Project X: Light Years: platforms & release
Is Project X: Light Years worth it?
It is worth it if: shoot’em-up fans who want demanding reflex-based spacecraft combat. Skip it if: players looking for a relaxed game may find the main challenge demanding and failure-focused.
Where can I download Project X: Light Years?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Project X: Light Years's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Project X: Light Years on?
Windows and Linux.
