- UPDATE 0.98 - Poggers Gets Buffed, The Assassin Gets Nerfed + More! - 14 September 2025
Hello Gamers!In Update 0.98, I have fixed several bugs and done some balancing to the game.The POGGERS DLC SHIP: Now ricochets off of the smaller sized asteroids as well as the big ones while still destroying them. This I firmly believes makes the Poggers ship even more fun to play than ever before!The ASSASSIN ENEMY SHIP: Now does his spin less often than before and also can be hit from a bigger range directly behind him as long as he hasn't gone stealth on you!The GOBLIN ENEMY: Will now taunt you with many different text quotes near him when he either collects and steals your gold or when he casts a spell on you or heals himself.BIG FIXES:The top UI bar no longer should fade in and out randomly as previously seen before this update.The Healing Angel power-up should no longer show low cost fees to purchase that will not work if you try to purchase it by moving up through the Mother Shi…
- UPDATE 0.97 - Two Brand New Ships, The Assassin Stealth Enemy & A Healing Angel! - 4 May 2025
Hello all, In this big update to Zaxterion: Space Frenzy!, I've addressed several bugs that mostly dealt with the most newly added baby spider hordes that I added last summer to the game. It's been several weeks making this update, so I'm honestly void of exactly what bugs I fixed now, but I assure you that those baby spiders are still a massive pain to deal with! The best bet is to not let that spider lay too many eggs in his web without taking care of them! The main part of this patch adds two brand new ships to the game that you can earn and play forever once you earn and purchase them! ..Remember that the game saves all of your earned Zaxterion in the game and all of your purchased ships you use that Zaxterion to buy! "Crazy Kyle!" is the first "ship" you can purchase and yes, you see that correct if you think you just see a dude in standard clothing and a propeller attached to his…
- UPDATE 0.96 - Spider Hordes! - The Death Spider Now Lays Eggs, Oh My! - 15 May 2024
Yes, you read it right! As if Zaxterion: Space Frenzy! didn't have enough threats to worry about, now you'll need to be wary of the spider lurking in his corner web. He's always been a threat if you got too close, but no longer can you just stay on the opposite side of the screen as if you do, he will slowly form an army of eggs in his web that he'll protect with protective webbing until eventually they will be unleashed! Once this happens, you'll be relentlessly swarmed and mercilessly attacked by the spider demons and have to fight for your life! To prevent this insane and deadly chaos from occurring, you'll need to attack the Death Spider before he has a chance to form and protect the eggs that can quickly accumulate and spell your doom! Here's a look at the new content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakwe6F_lvI ..This is exciting new content and has been added in this update and i…
- UPDATE 0.94 - The Goblin Gets Massive Buffs & THE EYE Is Here! - 20 April 2023
Update 0.94 brings on intense new battles for your gold dropped from asteroids and chests with the new and improved goblin! The goblin has new improved skin that gives him about 20x the natural armor as before! ..It will take either a hell of a lot of regular shots or the help of power-ups to take him out now! It's up to you to learn what the most effective methods of giving him the most pain will be! The goblin will now keep cycling back across your screen stealing your gold until you take him out! The goblin will now stop and use your stolen gold to cast an assortment of spells to try and destroy you and end your game! ..and of course he has even more evil and sinister laughs then ever before! One of these new spells the goblin can cast is spawning the Eye, an enemy that has been lurking in development hell since this game launched! The eye will give you an all new challenge as it tak…
- UPDATE 0.93 - Lots of Changes and Fixes + 38 New Steam Achievements! - 17 April 2023
It's been a few months since I've made an update to Zaxterion: Space Frenzy, but I think there is some good stuff here! * 38 New Steam Achievements: The Valorox ship now has many all new achievements to match all of the existing achievements for the Reliant default ship, the Poggers DLC ship, and the Halycon ship. Many more Steam achievements are in the works, but I"ll need Steam to approve my recent request to allow me to add more than the 100 Steam achievement limits per game. * Added a new message that will display how much longer it will be until the Mothership will visit you again with its health restoration and power-up services that it offers. The message will display towards the top of the screen when the Mothership starts to leave and also when the Big Brother ship departs. * The Mothership, starting with this update will now take an additional 2 seconds to re-visit you every t…
- UPDATE 0.91 - Asteroids Look Better Than Ever, Multiple Game Changes! - 18 January 2023
Hello gamers, In this update, I've been working to balance the game, the ships, and making the game look better. Before this update, the large asteroids were stretched by the game code to about 3x the size I originally drew them at. This was never intended to be left this way forever as I was just trying to focus on getting the game up and working during development. Now, I've finally re-drawn all of the large asteroids to make them look MUCH better and cleaner in this current build. I've also shaded both the large and small asteroids to give each one it's own individual color shade. There are still three options for what kind of look you prefer for the asteroids. These are found in the OPTIONS before you start a game, and I highly recommend you try them all out to see the differences in the game and which look you like the best! - Several of the ships have had their special powers and/…
- UPDATE 0.89 - More Ammo, More Danger, And Much More Coming Soon! - 14 December 2022
Hello everyone, I hope that you are all doing well and not stressing or over spending too much during the hectic Christmas season this year. This update brings a lot of changes that should increase the overall enjoyment you'll get when playing Zaxterion: Space Frenzy! ..Let's get started with the list of additions and changes as usual: ----------------------- - The amount of ammo sticks given to you by the game has been increased by about 225% which means that finding additional ammo when you run out or run low should be easier than ever before! - Because of the greatly increased ammo, the amount of gold and green health leaves dropped by asteroids has been reduced to help keep a healthy balance in the game. - A new "High Scores" button has been added to the screen so you can now take a look at the current high scores before playing a game. - You can simply left click your mouse while m…
- UPDATE 0.88 - Rock Scores, Rock Glow Options, and More! - 7 December 2022
In version 0.88, I've added the following things and changes to the game: - Scores for destroying asteroids have been slightly increased, but the increase in points will magnify more and more over time as the asteroids start moving faster - Scores for destroying all asteroids are now displayed in white text that fades out. Regardless of how you destroy the asteroids, you'll still see how many points you got for destroying them - Added an option in the game settings to turn on an orange glow around the border of asteroids. This can be turned on for preference or if you simply have bad eyes and need more clarity of the asteroids - Fixed an issue that could cause the game to minimize to your task bar when you use multiple monitors and are in full screen mode if you moved the mouse off the game window and clicked a mouse button - Fixed an issue that could cause the game to lag for about a s…
- 1,000 FREE ZAXTERION!! - From ZaxtorGameS to YOU.. Just For Logging In! - 4 December 2022
Hello everyone! I hope that you all are doing well out there! Just in time for the holidays, I am now giving away 1,000 free Zaxterion gems in this game just for playing and all you need to do to get yours is simply log in to Zaxterion: Space Frenzy! and hit the F5 key before you start a game! This should be enough gems to help you purchase two or perhaps even three brand new ships so that you can find one that best suits you and your play style! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Sincerely, ZaxtorGameS (Solo Indie Game Developer)
- UPDATE 0.86 - Starting Ship Now Offers TOTAL CONTROL Over Ship Speed! - 18 November 2022
THE STARTING RELIANT SHIP NOW MOVES SLOWER BUT GIVES YOU TOTAL SPEED CONTROL: In an effort to make "Zaxterion: Space Frenzy!" more new player friendly, I've basically cut the Reliant Ships (the starting ship) speed in half. I've also added the ability for the Reliant ship to stop its speed anywhere from its slowest speed to its fastest available speed while playing. Every other ship will still have the natural tendency towards moving towards its base speed (in the middle of the speed bar on the bottom center UI) if you aren't giving it gas or slowing it down with the W and S keys respectively. HELP WINDOW NOW MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE: Before you start any game, you'll now see a prompt in the upper left hand corner offering the game help window by simply hitting the "H" key. Once you bring up that window, the prompt will change to allow you to press the SPACE bar to remove the game help wi…
- Massive Two Week "Discovery Discount", Play & Review This Game Until Nov 21st! - 8 November 2022
To help get my newest indie game "Zaxterion: Space Frenzy!" into peoples hands, I am offering a massive 70% discount all the way until November 21st! ..Keep in mind that this 70% discount is on top of the already discounted price drop from $6.99 USD to just $3.99 USD last week! All I ask that you review this game, especially if you enjoy it! I mean I welcome critical reviews as well, but please just let me know how this game could be a better experience for you and more fun if you do leave it a negative review. This game needs exposure people, and that's exactly why I'm doing this huge discount so soon after I just launched it. If you enjoy it, please let your friends and social media know all about it! Enjoy the game! Sincerely, ZaxtorGameS ... (Solo Indie Game Developer)
- UPDATE 0.85 - General Fixes & Balancing - 27 October 2022
In this update, several small fixes and balances have been made to Zaxterion: Space Frenzy! - Fixed an issue that could cause you to spend the gold required to open a loot chest that was fading out, but the chest wouldn't deliver the loot before it faded out. - Fixed an issue that could cause the Transmulgifier to be offered by the Big Brother ship after you already own it. - Fixed an issue that could cause no Zaxterion gems to be offered on rare occasion after purchasing them with rhodium from the Big Brother ship. - Nerfed the firing speed of the Valorox ship from 5 shots per second to 3.75 shots per second. - Nerfed the armor strength of the "Protect Me Daddy!" shielding available from the Big Brother ship by about 30%. These shields made a ship just take too little damage once 5 or 6 shields were collected. - Fixed an issue that could cause the transmulgifier icon to show on the Big…
- UPDATE 0.84 - Starting Ship "The Reliant" Overall Speed Reduced By 25% + More! - 8 October 2022
This update was made entirely to help new players understand the game and have more control of the starting "Reliant" space ship.... - The lowest speed, the default speed, and the maximum speeds have all been reduced by just about 25% overall on the Reliant starting space ship. - When the game starts with the introduction, a game screen is now shown to give the player important information such as what the gold, rhodium, and Zaxterion resources are, and how they are obtained. It also shows the Mother Ship and the Big Brother ship and what they sell in exchange for gold and for rhodium respectively. - The intro screen cannot be skipped the very first time but afterwards, the same saves a variable in the settings so the introduction can be easily skipped whenever the game is launched in the future. Here's a look at that info screen that is now displayed on the introduction screen: Okay, w…
- UPDATE 0.83 - Up to 504 Steam High Scores Now Available Within the Game - 20 September 2022
Just a small update that changes the total number of Steam High Scores that can be seen within the game to 504 which is 42 pages of 12 high scores on each page. That's all for this small update, thanks for reading! ZaxtorGameS (Solo Indie Game Developer)
- UPDATE 0.82 - Full Controller Support And Rebindable Keyboard Keys Added! - 14 September 2022
This update added a new "options" screen where you can now see and adjust your game volume, your controller dead zone setting, and even rebind the WASD keys and the default space bar for placing dynamite to whatever keys you desire! (The keys you change to must be either a number or an alphabet character. Whenever you change your key binds to, the game automatically immediately saves them so you'll never have to change them again, unless you want to change them again! There is also a "default settings" button for the key binds to just set them back to WASD and the Space Bar if you ever want to. The also now constantly detects if you're using a keyboard and mouse to play or if you're using a gamepad controller. If you're using a controller, all functions before and after a game have the controller buttons associated with them clearly defined and easy to see. This update also includes fou…
- UPDATE 0.81 - 36 New Steam Achievements Plus More Small Additions and Fixes - 11 September 2022
In this update, just two days after I launched this game, I've created and added 36 new Steam achievements, bringing the total achievements to 58. The starter ship (The Reliant), The soon-coming Golden Poggers DLC ship, and the Halcyon ship all have 12 new achievements that are obtained by both surviving and scoring in your games. All of the other seven ships will soon get the same 12 Steam achievements each, but 120 Steam achievements all at once would have been a big task. This update at least gets you started on the starter ship and the next two ships that make sense as far as game progression goes. Here's some other things added to the game since launch in this update: ----------------------------------- * Added a new healing effect and sound when you move upwards through your mothership to buy a heal * Added a red exclamation point that pops up over you when you get webbed by the s…
- Zaxterion: Space Frenzy! .. Has Launched! - "The Eye" Is Coming Soon!! - 10 September 2022
Hello everyone! I am proud to announce that my latest arcade action retro game has now launched. This is a title I am very proud of and one that I started work on back in April of 2021. It got put on the back burner sometime in the early summer of that same year and I started working on it again around May of this year. I've put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into this game over this last several months, but I believe the result has been well worth it! I want everyone to know that just as with all my Steam games, this one is far from being "complete" in my view, but after a couple of delays, I knew it was time to just launch it already. There are lots of ideas I still have to make the game deeper and add even more value to this already addicting and fun game! One of those ideas is coming to life and should be added soon with a new foe to face, and I simply call it "The Eye". The eyes…
