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Super Star Path

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!

What works

  • Unique fusion of shoot 'em up and puzzle mechanics
  • Challenging but fair gameplay
  • Retro pixel art and chiptune soundtrack
  • Variety of ships and upgrades
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Repetitive voice acting
  • Some rng can cause frustrating dead ends
  • Limited replayability
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Beat Da Beat

  • DRAINUS

  • Bioweaver

  • IncreKnight

  • Guidus Zero

  • Exit the Gungeon

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Super Star Path but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Halls of Torment: Prelude

  • Rogue Legacy

  • Reality Break

  • Gunlocked

  • Star of Providence

  • SATAZIUS

More exploratory

Games that feels like Super Star Path but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Odallus: The Dark Call

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

  • Cathedral

  • Shattered Divinities

  • Lone Fungus

  • Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

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Super Star Path: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Continuation.

Last update: 21/08/2026