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Tyrian 2000

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4.3/5

( 378 Reviews )

4.3

378 Reviews

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Tyrian 2000
Description
And you thought being a Terraforming Engineer would be a quiet life compared to being a Space Marine? Blasting rocks to make way for new settlements on Tyrian seemed like a quiet life, but your long-time Huzundra friend is now dead - bless his lizard hide. Murdered! And obviously Microsol, the Terr...
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4.3/5

( 378 Reviews )

4.3

378 Reviews

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Product details
1999, Eclipse Productions, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c...
Time to beat
6.5 hMain
7.5 h Main + Sides
9.5 h Completionist
7 h All Styles
Description
And you thought being a Terraforming Engineer would be a quiet life compared to being a Space Marine? Blasting rocks to make way for new settlements on Tyrian seemed like a quiet life, but your long-time Huzundra friend is now dead - bless his lizard hide. Murdered! And obviously Microsol, the Terraforming company wants you dead too! It's that huge new rock formation you and Buce uncovered - it's Gravitium, and it's priceless. Tyrian is the only planet where it exists in commercial quantities, and Microsol are determined to control it. You can expect them to throw all their resources against you - and they won't pull any punches.
Goodies
soundtrack
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

This game is powered by DOSBox.
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
6.5 hMain
7.5 h Main + Sides
9.5 h Completionist
7 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Release date:
{{'1999-11-30T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
17 MB

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English
audio
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Update (13 November 2024)
  • Updated DOSBox settings to enhance performance on modern hardware
  • Validated stability
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11
  • Verified Cloud Saves support
Internal Update (22 March 2019)
  • [WINDOWS] Added Cloud Saves functionality
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Posted on: February 14, 2014

ValderisVandala

Verified owner

Games: 1394 Reviews: 112

An old Gem, a Masterpiece.

Tyrian 2000 is an absolute masterpiece of a game. A must own game, so just buy it already! Great music, great visuals, great weapons, great ships, great length, endless secrets. Everything about this game is just absolutely fantastic.


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Posted on: September 6, 2016

DOWL

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 7

Suprisingly Good!

When I got this game, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. But this is a great space shooter with fast action packed gameplay that certainly feels quite retro (to me - and because it is). If you are reading this, you may as well try it out, it won't cost you a penny, and is only 20 Mb so even with my appalling internet it will download in a few minutes. Just give it a go and discover an amazing game you never knew about...


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Posted on: December 31, 2018

Amyrakunejo

Verified owner

Games: 185 Reviews: 4

Nostalgia, check. Great game, check.

Setup, needs tweaking. If you use or wish to use a gamepad/joystick, you'll have to do the following: [joystick] timed=false joysticktype=auto This goes anywhere in the dosboxT2K.conf file (I suggest using Notepad++), and also, change memsize to 32 in the same file. What the joystick configs do is keep the controls from going ballistic in menus and in game. After all that, it's smooth, melodically sound sailing from there. Alongside games like Raptor, Nebula Fighter, Demonstar, and others, Tyrian is one of the greats, and the music to boot is fantastic. Sure, like all games, it has its' faults, but not enough of them to make the game undesirable, and definitely rewarding for perserverance. It's not necessarily a game designed for the everyday casual gamer, but then again, the majority of these games made many years back rarely ever had the casual gamer in mind because well, the casual gamer didn't really exist. You were either a gamer, or a watcher. Tyrian, the Level: Beautiful, tearjerker music. Admit it! It brings tears to your eyes too. Okay, maybe not, but still! It is an amazing melody, one of many in the soundtrack alone. Ship Editor: How can you punish this. Basically this allows one to create their own custom ship graphics and ship stats with their unlocked abilities and such. Can start a new game with great levels of power this way, or at the very least, a full set of weaponry for 0 credits. Can also share ship data between rivals (though one cannot bypass the locked abilities with ship data). Best of all, this is completely cost free, and to boot, it comes with the OST as a free DLC. Hot damn.


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Posted on: May 30, 2019

deutscher.latin

Verified owner

Games: 89 Reviews: 4

Effective Nostalgia !!

Thanks GOG for giving us away this game and bring our nostalgia back. I had been looking for this game for many years, as I was too little when I first played it I couldn't recall its name. Now I can remember beautiful moments of my childhood. This is the typical 2D spaceships shooter game, it has everything you would like to try in a game: Different scenarios, difficult bosses, tough enemy ships, upgradable weapons and spaceships, and lots of fun! I fully recommend this game!


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Posted on: November 17, 2019

Worth your time

I'm not a huge fan of shoot-em-ups, but I enjoyed Tyrian 2000. It helps that it's free, of course, but there's still a time investment and I enjoyed that. I think the big appeal is the huge selection of ship and weapon load-outs, offering plenty of different playstyles and options to explore. There are also plenty of hidden secrets to find (or look up online), as well as great art design, solid music and an okay story. There are things I could quibble over, such as the dodgy method of story telling or the tendency towards too much silliness, but in a free game these can be easily overlooked. Recommended.


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