They Came From the Sky
Review

They Came From the Sky (2019) is retro shooting game where you control a 1950s Flying Saucer with one mission: make a delicious juicy human smoothie. You play by aiming your beam at the various threats and beaming up humans. The twist is that you play with a just two buttons one that fires the beam and switches your direction and another that lets you bash the humans to the floor.

Your mission is to "rescue" all humans from earth. Some humans will try to take your ship down. Each person you hit with beam gets you a point, but you will get combo bonuses if you abduct more humans in short time. As you progress you can unlock power-ups for your ship like Shields, Invisibility and Freeze Ray. You can also unlock six Flying Saucers, each with their own unique abilities.

The result is a fun game that's quick to play and approachable for most players. Add to this the multiplayer and time-trial mode and you have a game that packs more entertainment than you might expect.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked They Came From the Sky a year ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 5 months ago.