Merkava: The Sacred Armour of Meirav

Merkava: The Sacred Armour of Meirav is a short shoot-em-up by Salem Electronica released on 7 October 2025 for Windows and 64-bit Linux, self-described as a simple lightweight shmup running about 50 minutes across four stages. It is played from a top-down perspective and built around a shield that reflects blue projectiles both defensively and offensively, alongside a focus mode that slows movement for precise aiming and a speed penalty on diagonal movement. Abilities unlock stage by stage, adding a laser, a charge beam, a rotation option and a sword, and the game ships with arcade, boss rush, survival and practice modes plus local co-op on a shared or split screen.