Psychic possession in a retro shooter
Enemy Mind is a side-scrolling space shooter with an old-school arcade feel and 8-bit style pixel art. You play as a being of pure psychic energy, lost in space, and your main tool for survival is possession: take over any ship you see and fly it. There are over twenty ships to control, each with its own power and ability, so the ship you steal changes how you play the moment you steal it. The run covers 8 levels and more than 70 waves of enemies, and the story system adapts to the way you play, which means the tale shifts with your individual style rather than following one fixed path.
Playing together
Multiplayer co-op supports up to four players at once, so a group can work through the waves side by side. Since everyone is grabbing and switching ships on the fly, co-op play leans on quick communication: call out which ship you are taking, cover the players who just lost a body, and trade roles when a wave needs a different set of abilities. The game is built for PC, and Remote Play Together is available, which lets friends join in from their own machines. Expect the classic shoot-em-up rhythm of dense enemy patterns and bullet-hell stretches, where staying alive together matters as much as clearing the screen.
Before you start
The tags list this one as difficult, and the wave count is long, so treat the first runs as practice for learning which ships suit you. The soundtrack is an original chiptune-inspired score by Rainbow Kitten, chip-emulated, which fits the retro presentation and keeps the pace pushing forward. The adaptive story system rewards replays: since it changes with your play style, running the levels again with different ship choices reveals parts of the story you did not see the first time. Bring patience for the harder stretches, coordinate with your group before a wave starts, and pay attention to each new ship's ability rather than grabbing the first hull you see.