Astro Battle

Astro Battle
Developer(s)Lava Lord Games
Publisher(s)Self Published
Designer(s)Scott Williams
Platform(s)Windows, Java, Linux
Release
  • WW: December 31, 2004
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Astro Battle is a science fiction multidirectional shooter developed and published by American studio Lava Lord Games for Microsoft Windows and Linux. The gameplay focuses on players designing star fighters to fight against other players' ships in an overhead melee.

Development is continuous; New ships and weapons are continuously added, and a sequel to Astro Battle is available for beta testing. The basic gameplay in the sequel remains the same, and adds in-game tutorials, new design tools, a new 3D graphics engine, and support for Linux.