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Truxton

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First release
Oct 01, 1988
Developer
Toaplan
Genres
Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Arcade, Linux, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the player takes control of a small spaceship across several planets. The game is played with an eight-way joystick and two buttons (a shot and a bomb button) through five large levels and their bosses (which then loop forever, at higher difficulties).

Also known as Tatsujin, Truxton.exe

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Storyline
Taking place somewhere in space: an armada of Gidans, led by the evil Dogurava, is invading the planet Borogo aboard five gargantuan asteroids. After surviving an attack on an orbiting Borogo cargo barge, a pilot enters one remaining fighter and challenges the Gidans in a desperate attempt to quell the alien invasion and divert their asteroid fortresses in the process.Read more

Taking place somewhere in space: an armada of Gidans, led by the evil Dogurava, is invading the planet Borogo aboard five gargantuan asteroids. After surviving an attack on an orbiting Borogo cargo barge, a pilot enters one remaining fighter and challenges the Gidans in a desperate attempt to quell the alien invasion and divert their asteroid fortresses in the process.

Release dates
Arcade
Oct 01, 1988
Arcade
Feb 01, 1989
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Dec 09, 1989
All 11 release dates
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Nov 01, 1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Feb 01, 1991
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Jul 24, 1992
iOS
Sep 20, 2019
Android
Sep 25, 2019
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 14, 2023
Mac
Feb 14, 2023
Linux
Feb 14, 2023
Age ratings
ClassInd 10
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
shoot 'em up
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Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 21 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 21 Oct 2026