MEGAPAIN: Retro FPS Shooter 3D

Megapain Review: Serious Sam's Hordes on Android, Free, Still at Version 0.8

Ten Monster Types, Hordes on Screen, a Plasma Cannon in Hand

The design is the 90s arena shooter as the listing describes it — angular 3D, no pixel art, rock guitars, no filler — and the model is plainly Serious Sam: open desert arenas where dozens of mutants charge at once, each of the ten-plus types with its own attack and weak point, met with an arsenal from pistols through rocket launchers to plasma cannons. There is a story — a return to Earth a century after the apocalypse — told across a campaign a July 17, 2026 five-star expected to speed-run and found going level after level for hours, still unfinished; that reviewer grew up on Doom, Hexen and Quake and calls the game a flawless gem. The July 28 update added a level, achievements and visible damage on monsters. Offline solo play is the core; an online mode adds co-op for up to eight and PvP deathmatch on dynamic arenas.

Version 0.8, Ads for Upgrades, and Bosses That Deserve More Use

The reception is small and warm, with one recurring economy note: a May 28 five-star with two votes wants new levels, bosses and guns, more difficulty even on the hardest mode, and objects that improving a gun means watching ads — a very bad thing in the game, in that player's words. Retro Wave Publishing, the Cyprus publisher, replies to every review. The version number, 0.8.1.3, says the campaign is still being built, and the reviews treat it that way — requests rather than bug reports. What is missing from the record is any critical voice: the three visible reviews are all five stars, and 1,470 ratings at 4.5 from 10,000-plus installs is a committed niche rather than a crowd.

Free With Ads, Packs to $4.99, No iOS — and a Data Card Larger Than the Price

The game is free with advertising and in-app items from $0.99 to $4.99 — gun upgrades and ad removal, on the evidence of the May review — and there is no iOS version or App Store listing. The data card is the note: Google lists location, financial info and three other types both collected and shared with third parties, which for a mostly offline retro shooter is out of proportion. The floor is Android 7.1; no size is published; rated Teen for violence and blood, with the online mode flagged for user interaction. Prices are regional.