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Roto Force

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Roto Force

Steam $7.99 Humble Store $7.99 Fanatical $2.39 -70%

Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions to protect the Rotoverse. Roto Force is a twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.

Year
2023
Developer
Accidently Awesome
Publisher
PID Games
Orientation
Multi-directional

SCREENSHOTS

HISTORY

Roto Force is a twin-stick shooter video game developed by Accidently Awesome. PID Games and East2West published it for mobile devices and personal computers in 2023.

Gameplay

Players progress through levels that consist of small, enclosed spaces in which they are restricted to staying within the edges. Players can attack their enemies using twin-stick shooter controls and must avoid enemy waves of enemy attacks, as in bullet hell games. To avoid attacks, players can dash around the level, essentially teleporting to the opposite side. New weapons are unlocked on each level, and dying returns players to a checkpoint.

Development

Austrian developer Anton Klinger initially made Roto Force as an entry in a game jam for Game Boy-style games. PID Games and East2West Games released it for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS on Jul 18, 2023.

Reception

Eurogamer praised its gameplay, which they said make it feel "new and weird" in a good way. TouchArcade called it one of the polished games on iOS and praised the "slick controls, excellent haptics, [...] amazing gameplay [...] and memorable writing". TechRadar included it in their list of the best Android games, calling it "claustrophobic and intense".

Roto Force won the jury award for best mobile game at the 2022 Game Development World Championship.

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STORY

Step into the shoes of the newest recruit of the Roto Force, and take on missions nobody else has the time for. Venture into dangerous deserts, joyful jungles, and slimy sewers, and make them a safer place.

GAMEPLAY VIDEO

STORES best right now: Fanatical −70%

Store
Price
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Lowest ever
$7.99
Lowest: $2.39
$7.99
Lowest: $2.39
$7.99$2.39
-70% ends in 4 days
Lowest: $1.91

Prices are cached from each storefront and may be out of date. Last checked 22 Sept 2026.

PRICE HISTORY

Every price change we know of, per shop. Flat means the price held; PC shops reach back through IsThereAnyDeal's archive, console shops start when this site started watching.

$0$5202420252026Fanatical $2.39Humble Store $7.99Steam $7.99

Fanatical low: $1.91 (21 Nov 2025) , Humble Store low: $2.39 (20 Nov 2025) , Steam low: $2.39 (19 Jan 2026)

REVIEWS

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SCORES

Source
Audience
Score
Reviews
Users
90 / 100
96

RELEASES 5 systems

System
Platform
Year
Notes
PC
Windows
2023
Original release
MAC
macOS
2023
Original release
LIN
Linux
2023
Original release
IOS
iOS
2023
Original release
AND
Android
2023
Original release

GAME DATA

Orientation
Multi-directional
Danmaku
Yes
Wanted by
584 on ITAD waitlists

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