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ETHER VAPOR Remaster

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2012

Should you play it?

Ether Vapor Remaster is a cinematic 3D arcade shooter and visual treat from developer Edelweiss.

What works

  • Innovative multi-perspective gameplay
  • Challenging yet accessible with unlockable continues and shields
  • Good weapon variety and strategic depth
  • Cinematic presentation and music
  • Supports controller well

Things to keep in mind

  • Bullet visibility issues due to flashy effects
  • Limited resolution options (max 1600x1200)
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Short game length
  • Lack of tutorial and unclear controls for some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Valfaris: Mecha Therion

  • Valfaris

  • ARMORED HEAD

  • Deflector

  • STRAFE: Gold Edition

  • Akimbot

More expressive

Games that feels like ETHER VAPOR Remaster but with more self-expression and customization

  • EVERSPACE™ 2

  • Jets'n'Guns Gold

  • DRAINUS

  • DRACOMATON

  • Drunken Robot Pornography

  • Magic Rune Stone

More status-driven

Games that feels like ETHER VAPOR Remaster but with more focus on status and recognition

  • Sine Mora

  • Syder Arcade

  • ESCHATOS

  • Astebreed: Definitive Edition

  • Ex-Zodiac

  • RIVE

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ETHER VAPOR Remaster: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026