Stratoskirmish is an industrial war-themed vertically scrolling arcade-style shooting game. The game aims to offer a dense, arcade-action experience featuring appealing, detailed pre-rendered visuals.

Players control fighterplanes and combat enemy ground forces. Fighters are equipped with front-facing autoguns which can be upgraded with collected powerups.
Fighters may also deploy an 'Aerotorpedo' special weapon; a group of small, radio-command aircraft. These may used to provide additional firepower and protection, or may be launched forward in a high-damage offensive attack to quickly destroy targets in a pinch.

Players earn points by shooting and destroying enemies, and additional score may be obtained by collecting gold items dropped by some destroyed enemies and by destroying bossparts. Bonuses are awarded for survival, enemy kills, and gold item collection serving to provide additional scoring opportunities for skilled players.

Features

• 4+ vertically scrolling stages with bossfights
  
• Versatile special weaponry
  
• Controller support. (Designed for 8-way arcade sticks, but also analog pad friendly.)
  
• Controller Rumble Support
  
• TATE Screen Rotation modes
  
• Multiple difficulty levels
  
• Scoring system with gold item collection bonus and score extends
  
• Sophisticated 2D dynamic lighting FX
  
• Steamdeck friendly

This game is currently in beta development. Visit the linked shmupsforum post for more development details.